Boy I have a hard time attributing much of the season to bad luck. 82 games should be long enough to even things out, and in any case, this team looks like it will miss the playoffs by a healthy margin.
I think for the most part what we’re seeing is a team good enough to play well when the other team is not at their best. But in crunch time, when both teams know the game is in the line, Flames are often the poorer team. This was evident in series vs Ducks IMO. The gaffes by Elliott masked the fact that in third period and OT of close games, Flames were outplayed.
That’s not luck. This is a team that needs to get better.
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