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Originally Posted by Joborule
I don't like that we're using Tampa as a basis of comparison because of this. Tampa has had a string of being competitive for a period of time now. This season has been more of a anomaly compared to previous. Flames do not relate to Tampa at all in comparison. How the Flames are presently is more in line with their past several seasons, mediocre. As Flash has said, last season was an anomaly.
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Tampa is still 5th overall in win percentage and will likely win their division and possibly the Presidents Cup again. They just took off the first 25 games because they are trying to pace themselves this year. The Flames have never had a game plan to become an elite contender like that, trading multiple top 60 picks a year after you are blown out in the first round and has a core under the age of 24 at the time is a move done by a team that just wants to make it, not a team that wants to be a contender year in and year out.
This team, this year, should be good enough to make the playoffs and get a couple home dates in the playoffs. Hard to see them contend for a Cup right now, but that has been the state of the Flames for 27 years or so now. I guess somebody could ask why we can never get a GM who has the ability to put together a team on paper that objective fans could think is a Cup contender, but regardless it is the state of affairs for Flames fans now and seemingly in perpetuity.