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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Hard to say really if they will ever become an elite team. A few years ago when the Avs were in the playoffs they appeared to be heading in the right direction and today they are a disaster. Every year there's a team like the Avalanche, Flames, Panthers, etc that break a slump of being out of the playoffs but it's hard to climb that hump and get into the group of perennial playoff teams like the Penguins, Hawks, Blues, Ducks, Rangers, Capitals, Wild, Sharks, etc. The fact is that most of the teams make the playoffs annually means there's really only room for a few teams to get their foot in the door and stay there. Most teams in the Flames situation can never make that move which is why it's typically the same teams in the playoffs every year.
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I agree we are at the point in this team's development where it's "debatable" on what will happen next. Are we on the brink of becoming a true perennial playoff contender, or are we going to consistently be in the rebuild cycle. Very fair to suggest continuous improvement due to our young core isn't a lock.
What still confuses me is why is that the factor that impacts whether you are losing interest or not? That's saying something very different then I find the hockey boring (which fair ball if you do) or something like that. The team is playing meaningful games, at least for the time being. So if that's the case, what's stopping you from enjoying it? I get the non meaningful games thing, I lose interest big time when the Flames games mean nothing because they are out of it, not afraid to admit that. I also think it's fair for you to say we don't know yet if this years Flames are about to crash and burn out. But tonight's and tomorrow's games, mean something and are huge big games. Why do you need to know that in a month from now the Flames will still be in the hunt for you to get into the games this weekend?
I'm not saying you are wrong, I can't say that, this is a purely opinion based conversation and you are very entitled to yours. I will admit though I'm confused by this sentiment of "I'm not sure if the team is good or not yet" preventing you from enjoying meaningful games in the present at the fullest, having a hard time relating. It almost sounds like what you are saying is that you don't want to get invested yet in case they crash and burn cause you don't want the heart break or stress of that? Is that the case? If so, I'd say that's what sport is about, and it's also what makes it so good when your team is actually a winner.