I don't see this as a whining thread or a wound-licking thread. You can criticize/analyze a team and be a fan. Also, you could generate a positive opinion that is unpopular, for example, a guy could go out on a limb here and say that the progress we are seeing in Rittich, how ready he looks, how calm he is, we have a legit #1 goalie in him, and moving from Smith/Rittich to Rittich/Talbot will be the biggest improvement the team makes this year.
You could say that Treliving has been mediocre through no fault of his own - if the Zucker deal doesn't get scrubbed by outright incompetence in the other party, that's a good one, and if Kadri arrives here and Janko is gone, that's a good one too (although some didn't want Kadri here). Tre has done well, and done all he can - circumstances outside his control have been the dominant factor in recent trades.
You could say that Lucic for Neal is a huge win, outright for the Flames, because Neal double super sucks and Looch only sucks a little, or you could spin it up higher and say that Looch still has some game, some passion, and ... truculence. Neal has none of it.
All positive takes, which lots of people would not agree with I think.
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