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Originally Posted by Jacks
1/2 way through the season and everyone is talking about the draft.
Reminds me of a no good fanbase  |
Hey its okay for some fans to be realistic. Not all of us can blindly hope that we'll pass 3-4 teams down the stretch when so far this season we've been one of the worst teams in the league. I mean I understand why some people still want to believe and hope in playoffs no matter how bleak it starts to look. I like that optimism. Rock on IMO.
But yeah, some of us look at the standings, look at all the teams we need to pass, the probability of that happening, combine that with how inconsistent our goaltending, special teams, etc have been and it is starting to add up to looking unrealistic.
It's hard not to think about the draft if any of us watched some of the available kids dominate the World Juniors against players 1-2 years older than them. Matthews, Puljujarvi, Laine, Tkachuk, Juolevi and Nylander were crazy good. Best ever showing by a draft class at the World Juniors that I've EVER seen. No hyperbole. It's hard not to get excited thinking about adding one of those players to the awesome core the Flames have assembled.