I may be biased because I'm also a skeptic, but if Polak has an honestly held and reasonably based pessimism about the Flames' chances, it's as legitimate as anyone else's honestly held and reasonably based belief that they're going to make it. Hell, I think it's much more worthy of discussion than a lot of the views around here, as a lot are just pie in the sky optimism based on nothing besides rooting for the home team. Not that there's anything wrong with that, per se; if you want to be a homer, go nuts. But ragging on people who aren't all sunshine and rainbows even if they can articulate good reasons for it creates a double standard that no one should be okay with.
"You're not allowed to express negative opinions about our team that are well-reasoned. However, you're encouraged to express positive opinions about our team that are ignorant." That's just crazy talk.
Besides, people are pessimistic for different reasons... some people might just be trying to keep their expectations low to avoid disappointment, and conversely, increase enjoyment if the Flames do end up in the postseason. That's totally understandable, isn't it?
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