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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
If you ignore the point I was trying to make then yes it is insane
If you are trying to assess what is wrong with a team and why then yes standings are an input.
But indeed they are also the most important output. Wasn't suggesting otherwise.
But if you are going to use the standings to say. Flames are x in the conference therefore we can conclude the coach is bad. Or the roster is bad. Or whatever. Then no - it isn't the only source of truth.
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I respect your opinion Jiri. You are pretty even keel. Lets say the Flames keep the coach, sign Evander Kane and maybe find an affordable replacement for Stajan. Based on the last two seasons which have been very similar with the slow starts, below .500 in regulation with some winning streaks mixed in. How confident that next season would be different? Keep in mind this team has been largely injury free to key players for the last couple of seasons and may be due for a bad one. You really have a lot of faith that this guy could take the team to a higher level or even keep the team afloat in the case of adversity such as major injuries? To me that's a big leap of faith.