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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
Interesting reading all the talk this year about tanking and Matthews points and inverse standings, when just a year ago such things were shameful and embarrassing and a dark spot on the great and glorious act of being a hockey fan.
Funny how that works.
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You are right, but this season has very little amount of positives associated with it. Lets face it this year has been mostly a disappointment(so far) for the Flames, and Flames prospects in Stockton. Fans are looking for hope, and try to stay positive. Winning the lottery generates a hope for a better future. It is also the reason why people are grasping at anything positive from players we brought in(Jokipakka, Shinkaruk, Pollock, and even Backstrom), and prospects up with the club(Nakladal, Wotherspoon, Hathaway, and Ortio).
I as a fan watch games for the excitement and that winning feel. This season I realise that we already lost, so might as well go for broke. It somewhat feels like a team pulling a goalie, no one cares if the game end 3-2 or 5-2; however, with the goalie pulled you get a higher chance of winning(even though it won't be this season).