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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Just think last year at this time this thread would have been over the top with resentment and anger as the next time we would see the Flames would be in Sept.
"Blow it up"
"Fire everyone"
"Who are we going to draft"
"This team sucks"
"I like Cheese"
Now we're almost casual about this game, and we're debating who we're going to play in the first round.
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Two years ago we were ecstatic just to make the playoffs. However, the mood among Flames fans seems rather somber this time. I see three reasons:
1. Still burned by the fact we got swept by the Oilers this year (and let's face it, the Oilers look like the better team right now)
2. We are not the media darlings of Canadian NHL teams. With 5 Canadian teams likely in the playoffs, storylines abound, and so attention of media and casual fans is more dispersed.
3. With a .500 record in our last 10 games we are limping into the playoffs rather than storming in.
I'm as hopeful as the next fan. But I admit that a first round match up against Chicago, Anaheim, and even Edmonton, does not give me huge feelings of optimism.