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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
And then took a Flames team that was projected to be 2nd or 3rd in the Pacific into the lottery sweepstakes.
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Who exactly projected that? The only people foolish enough to project an upward trend like that are people who were fooled by our clearly unsustainable style of play last season and who aren't patient enough to handle a 5 year rebuild. At minimum, that's how long this thing will take. We are halfway through. Are fans patient enough to wait that long? Evidently, not everyone. Anything quicker then that is pure gravy.
Rebuilding suck. Losing is expected. The GM and head coach ALWAYS take the heat when the team is losing. But rebuilds are all about short term pain for long term gain. There should absolutely zero expectation of being division contenders for the foreseeable future, let alone annual playoff contenders.
We're in this for the long haul folks. I'm of the opinion that Hartley's job is safe, until upper management feels we are ready to take the next step and another coach who is available is deemed to be a better fit.