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Originally Posted by Dajazz
Are you actually a flames fan? Because it appears to me you dont really like any flames players. Gaudreau is small, Monahan is one dimensional, Hamilton is a little girl, Tkachuk is overrated, X is not physical, Y is not so and so, this other team is much better, this player on team Z etc etc etc. Is there anything about this team you actually like?
I'm not being an ass about it, I am genuinely curious.
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As a DBA/System admin I incorporated goflamesgo into various passwords so Oilers and Leafs fans would have to think goflamesgo to log in.
I never ever suggested that Tkachuk is overrated.
The only possible criticism that I have had of Gio is that when he was hurt I thought the team was done and they went and won a playoff series without him. He is going to go down as one of best player to never prove to himself in the playoffs.
Brodie is a high skilled player that played with courage.
Gaudreau is great ... he is small and would actually be elite if his supporting cast was significantly more physical. I really can't see that he will not be leaving as soon as possible. He gets the slashing and whines. There should be no whining just immediate and disproportionate retaliation by his teammates. In the playoffs there was and would be fear for his safety.
I argued long and hard that Monahan be the Flames pick rather than Lindholm as Lindholm had basically no penalties playing in Sweden. He is a great skilled player. He isn't tough to play against. Do you think he is hard to play against?
I do have a couple of objections with Hamilton. He was rewarded with a big contract based solely on potential. He was brought in at a huge price and was pretty much a disaster .. He made everyone he played with worse. I had bought into nothing given everything earned. His treatment was the antithesis of that standard. He does not give any impression of being a team player and has not worked or studied hard enough to improve his defense play. He seems to play for the name on the back rather than the crest on the front.
The Flames management are always looking for a quick fix. Throw money and Draft picks at it.
They don't seem to have a handle on how important it is to have value contracts... ELCs where the players play at a higher level than they are paid.
I guess I can't be a fan of the Flames if I can see the problems and want them corrected.
Are you satisfied with the makeup and direction of the Flames? Are they as good as the Jets? or Predators. or Golden Knights? Right now the Canucks are closer to being a top 8 team than the Flames.
What is your timeline for the Flames being a top 8 team? It seems that a lot of posters here are sounding like Lowe era oiler fans..... oooh so close..one aging overpaid UFA away.
Yes I guess I am a Jets fan. I am excited how as a perennial crappy team has turned into a real SC contender.
Last year I was an Oilers fan as they had their first good team in a decade.
I guess I am just worn out by not enjoying the playoffs by not having a horse in the race.