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Originally Posted by Textcritic
So, on 20 April, before the 2018 Stanley Cup has been awarded, before the Flames next head coach has been announced, before he has hired a single assistant, before the GM has made a single adjustment to the roster you are already making projections of a dire outcome for next season.
Is this not just a little bit short-sighted?
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Being a fan of one of the most spectacularly incompetent franchises in the NHL over the last three decades brings some baggage with it. I can't fault people for being frustrated/critical. We just watched one of the biggest failures in franchise history, have no draft picks, and have (potentially) hired a coach who coaches a similar brand of hockey to his predecessor - which a good portion of us are sick of due to poor results, and poor entertainment value.
Perhaps the negativity is over the top, but this organization has not had a good run of it in recent years. It's been disaster (arena) after disaster (swept in '16/'17 playoffs) after disaster (missed the playoffs in '17/'18). We all look to the summer as a time to refresh our fandom, get amped back up as fans and hope for a brighter future...
...then we get to read about how the Hurricanes suffered from a near identical flop of a season, and their head coach is going to be our new head coach? It's an early, and unwanted challenge to our annual fandom cycle .