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Originally Posted by Mike F
"Playing great hockey for extended portions all year" is just as inaccurate as "tire fire".
If you're going to cherry pick / break the season into fragments, the following is the most appropriate:
Oct 12 - Nov 12: 5-10-1
Nov 15 - Dec 10: 11-3-1
Dec 14 - Feb 18: 13-13-2
Feb 21 - today: 5-0-0
So, prior to this recent stretch, you had a poor start, a red-hot spree, then a long string of mediocrity, for an overall meh record of 29-26-4. This was borne out by Bingo's stats round-up which had the Flames (through Feb 11th) being on pace for 833 scoring chances for but being on pace for 829 scoring chances against.
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I would disagree that your grouping of games is "most appropriate." How many of those games did you watch? I would say that a string of 15 excellent games is an extended period, and before they won their last five straight they went 4-2-1, and compiled a record of 9-2-1 in February. With the lone exception of their first game back after the NHLPA mandated break, they played great.