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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Isn't that something eh? Last season, with an almost identical roster, the universal consensus around here was nothing but love and admiration for that team. "One of the most fun Flames teams to watch in team history".
So we add on a couple quality pieces in Frolik and Hamilton, and now suddenly it's the worst Flames team ever.
Hockey sucks like that. One single break in the off season can totally throw your team off the bridge when it comes to chemistry and systems. The Calgary Flames franchise is one of the most inconsistent hockey teams in NHL history. Nothing but ups and downs. And other then some years in the 80s and early 90s, never a team that was consistently at the top. Even if the rebuild of this team does pan out and every young player hits their primes all at once, I doubt we'd see the Flames near the top of the standings for any extended amount of time. It will be one season high ,a couple low, repeat. That is the fate the hockey gods of relegated to us. 
For all the talk of the Sharks being labelled chokers, they are easily one of the most consistent teams. Year after year, always competitive and near the top. How enjoyable it must be to be a fan of a team that you know will be competitive for 82 games. Playoffs are a different story, but at least they make it every season (except for last).
Everything about this team just sucks this season. And it's extremely frustrating for everyone considering it's the same god damned team as last season. What the hell happened to everyone in the summer?? |
In my mind there are two major changes this year vs last:
(1) PK: The loss of Byron (lots of speed) and Bouma (lots of blocks)
(2) PP: Wideman/Gio/Russell lost big strides making the point very weak, Hudler is playing with less creativity and speed
Both PK and PP are killing us, while the goal-tending is murdering us