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Originally Posted by SmoggyFlamesFan
The league is starting to recognize that this team on most nights is no longer the underdog. The words: "elite" and "contender" are being thrown around pretty commonly. I don't know about you but I am proud the league views us this way. We have been viewed as underdogs and mediocre for as long as we can remember. We should revel in the fact that for once, other fans around the league think highly of the Calgary Flames.
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This. An underdog is just a positive way to say a team is expected to fail. I like expecting to dummy teams like San Jose and Colorado.
The board doesn't stay up late to read ATL for comments about plucky underdogs.