People getting a little over panicked about what’s going on out there. Don’t get me wrong, I really wish the number 1 was clicking, they still are off and they need to get going before the playoffs start.
But outside of that, way too much concern being placed on what’s happening in these games considering this is a team with very little to play for right now. People commenting about a lack of desperation, yah no ####, this team isn’t despatate and that’s a good thing. They are home and clear for the playoffs, basically home and clear for home ice in round one and things haven’t been that tight recently for first. It’s got to be hard right now for the Flames not to be thinking to April 10th and staying healthy. Fair 1st is very important and I’m sure they want that but with a six point lead, also hard for that to cause a tone of desperation I’m sure.
I don’t disagree with what we keep hearing from the coach, focus on habits. And IMO tonight has been the first game in the last 9 where they haven’t been the better team. They haven’t been world beaters in the last 9, but again I’m sure it’s hard to feel the desperation required to be and they’ve been steady. 6-3 in the last 9 and tonight is the first of the 3 losses where I didn’t think they deserved better.
First line needs to get going, but otherwise no issue with how this 1st place team has been trending to the playoffs. Fans on here are looking to validate their worst fears about the playoffs being a type of game the Flames can’t play. There’s nothing more “playoffs” about the last few weeks other than we run into a few teams playing with playoff desperation (like tonight) but we aren’t in the same situation so there’s no way for us to summon the same desperation. So let’s stop evaluating how the Flames will do in the playoffs until this version of the Flames finally gets to play a playoff game.
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