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Originally Posted by FiveSeven
Well when you have nearly every person outside of flames fans, and even some fans, and the media beat the drum of regression that's got to get into the heads of everyone.
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Not really. The only people banging the regression drum hard are the spreadsheet warriors who need to have their doomsaying from last year retroactively validated. Most everyone else is expecting we make the playoffs again. The reality was always that we would not be likely to make the playoffs again with a mid-40s CF%, but an improving team with additions like Frolik and Hamilton should end up with a higher Corsi anyway to balance it out.
You did touch on what I think the Flames' problem is right now though. Last year, this team was unified and motivated by a desire to prove all the naysayers wrong. They don't have that this year as most do expect Calgary to be a playoff team. These guys haven't yet figured out what will drive them this year, and the result has been a listless team that looks even worse than the Flames of four years ago. And with the next six games being against quality opposition, this team needs to find that drive fast, or they may find themselves completely buried.