[Sylvanfan]

I'm not going to lie, I'm worried. I really did want this group to make the playoffs this year because they have played so hard and fought back so often. They truly do deserve it. Plus 5 out of 15 seasons in the playoffs is awful, so a playoff appearance even a short one would at least be a nice thing to experience.

But the logical part of me is seeing that after the initial streak post Giordano, things are starting to normalize, and this is a team that is missing it's center piece.

Unfortunately the Flames may be in position to end up as the best non playoff team in the league, and that's really awful. If there is any justice on this planet the Flames would either make the playoffs, or miraculously win the draft lottery this year.

Regardless of what happens, it was fun to actually care about hockey again. In the past 5 years I really had lost a lot of interest with it being a bad team that continued to make poor decisions. I was quite please to see the front office shakeup last year, but really couldn't be bothered to care about the actual games that much since they really meant nothing outside of some entertainment. This year though, the games started to mean something again, and to me that's what makes it fun to be a fan. That apathy of who cares that Oiler fans are currently experiencing, blah, that sucks, and that's why I'm pleased that the team has at least got this far and is still playing meaningful games.