[djsFlames]

When they finally pull through it I don't see them allowing this sort of stretch of hockey to happen again for a long time because they're going to pinpoint exactly what makes this group click.

This could be when they find honest answers to those look yourself in the mirror questions. If the flames become successful down the road, this is likely the stretch that they'll refer back to as a key time in diagnosing whats missing to take a step beyond mediocrity.

It's so uncharacteristically bad of a start for so many good players that I don't see how they don't learn some important lessons about overcoming adversity.

Could very well be a blessing in disguise. See, it's playing merely average hockey where nothing is really learned because its not far enough to any extreme to reflect on. Now they're being forced to figure out some tough #### and it's both important and necessary.

I just look at how the 8 or 9 game losing streak in 2014 springboarded a rather poor roster and how great Johnny and Sean were down the stretch after they figured it out. If you can get that finish out a roster that had so many fringe level players, think of what this will do for a significantly more talented team.

Wait out the storm. It'll be over sooner or later.