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Originally Posted by Firebot
https://www.hockey-reference.com/box...&month=1&day=2
Would be Stanley Cup Champions dead last in the NHL even below the lowly Senators last year on Jan 2. This was a team that people were talking of blowing up just a few months prior to winning the cup.
The Flames are currently in a playoff spot, and barring a collapse should make it. They are 3 points away from 2nd in the conference.
Tampa Bay Lightning were also swept in 4, should they be rebuilding?
I don't get it. The team certainly is not perfect and has some motivational issues, but every team has its issues. Parity in the NHL means the difference between a non-playoff team and a Stanley Cup champion can be small at times, but this team is certainly not in the aging veterans / need to rebuild crowd. I do think that trading Gaudreau may be needed as the team does need an attitude shift and it does not seem like he wants to be here, but this is not a team that needs a rebuild. This is what a newly competitive team looks like, and it has its highs and lows (see Canucks 2007-11). It's frustrating, until eventually (and hopefully) they pull it off.
Let's not forget, last year the Flames were an OT goal away from being 2-0 in the series with a dominating game 1 and a tightly played game 2. Everyone looked past the Avalanche at the time.
Avalanche got the momentum and took over. That's what parity does.
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I don’t recall the first game being a dominating win, regardless of the score. In fact, I recall that the Avs had more scoring chances, although my memory could be wrong.
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