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Originally Posted by Textcritic
So, please explain then to me how you would distinguish an "excuse" from a "reason"? I explicitly said the turnover is NOT an excuse because the team cannot nor should they depend on this to excuse their poor performances. But this stuff happens—it's something the Flames have to deal with, and I think the erratic differences in the quality of their play we have seen this season suggests that it's something they are possibly dealing with. Are we now simply expected to ignore the innumerable factors which will effect how a team performs from one game to the next, or from one part of the season to the next?
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So you believe the new players and the new coach are the single biggest reason for the Flames failing to show up for those three games? Or as you put it, has more to do with it "than anything else".
That is quite a bold statement so I'm prepared to listen to your rationale but at face value it sounds more like an excuse than a legitimate reason IMO.
Remember the teams the Flames play also deal with change in personnel, injuries and travel too. Have you determined the Flames are facing greater adversity in these regards than their opponents? And even if they are, why should that translate into such a poor effort from the Flames?
I fully expect a few bumps in the road, such as players being unsure of where to be occasionally during a game. But at this point I'm not of the opinion that more familiarity is going to yield better results. It is going to take a rather significant change in the performance of several players IMO.