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Originally Posted by Flames_F.T.W
...teams being ready for us...
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I don't buy this one for a second. This might have been the case for the first two months of last season, but in the rare event that some teams still occasionally look down at their opposition, that stopped happening with the Flames a long time before the playoffs started last year.
A lack of chemistry and unreliable goaltending have been the major culprits, but I think that Brodie's injury is also a really important factor. The timing of it has been especially bad. Yes, every team experiences injuries, but they seldom ever happen in a situation to so dramatically affect so many other players. With Giordano getting back up to game speed, and with Hamilton getting adjusted to a new team in a new Conference, it has emerged as a perfect storm of suck for the Flames.