I am half full for sure but typically I am an optimistic person. This season has been extremely frustrating and I was of the belief the rebuild needs to be over and this team needs to start contending. We have 3 of our core youngsters out of their ELC being paid to be top players. We have a 33 year old captain who is on his big money retirement deal. 2 young veterans in Brodie and Backlund who are on the contracts that lead the to UFA status. A new coach was brought in to move the team forward so now is the time.
The season has been a struggle. Things felt off since training camp with the Monahan injury and Gaudreau holdout. I have witnessed some of the worst efforts from the flames this season since Iginla was traded. We have also witnessed short spurts of dominance from this team that get me excited but they never seem to be able to sustain that through an entire game.
The biggest positive for me is this team is scrapping together wins while their best players struggle. I am optimistic that Monahan, Giordano, and Brodie will find their games and if this team can hang around until Gaudreau returns from injury they can push for a playoff spot on the weak pacific.
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