Anyone arguing that this fan base has been patient is kidding themselves. This doom and gloom bitch fest has been going on all summer. The Flames made the playoffs and changed the expectations and fans can't handle it. These are young players. They need time to develop. Brodie and Backlund are examples on our own team of players who some wrote off and are now key contributors, you don't even need to look further than that. But for some reason Monahan and Bennett are supposed to just come into the league fully formed, or show only upward progressions, otherwise they are busts.
This place has been a nightmare for months. Fair to be critical. Fair to be disappointed with the season. But there is plenty of evidence to be optimistic, including the Darren Haynes article that documented how often new coaches take 15 - 20 games before the results start showing, which is where we are now with Gulutzan and the team is looking much better.
No, they might not make the playoffs this year, but that was not a given at the start of the season anyway. Many of the posters who are doom and gloom now were saying that then, but somehow when their prediction comes true they double down and want the team fired into the sun. Why not give them some patience and enjoy cheering for a team that has young talent on it? Isn't that better than cheering for a washed up group who might squeak into a bottom playoff spot?
People make fun of Oilers fans for being overly optimistic, but that seems a hell of a lot better than whatever is going on around here these days.
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Harry, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just... let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or... two cups of good, hot, black coffee.
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