The Flames are 2 points out of a playoff spot with Christmas around the corner. There is no time for patience anymore. SJ and MIN have games in hand.
Missing would be disastrous because of the lack of picks in 2018.
You need to salvage this season somehow, and I think the answer is firing the leader. Sometimes players respond when they are traded and start playing better. Sometimes a team starts playing better with a mid-season coaching change.
This season is too important to stand back and hope it comes together. You must act NOW before the gap becomes too big. Chicago is playing much better of late and the Ducks are playing their way up the standings. Everyone keeps banking on Vegas "coming back down to earth" but I don't buy that. They are what they are, and they will make the playoffs.
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