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Originally Posted by dissentowner
our window to be competitive?
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It all boils down to what you think 'competitive window' means. We are competitive. I want to contend.
At this moment I'd feel more confident dropping a $20 on 16 other teams to win the cup before Calgary.
I'd place our current odds as similar to Columbus, Toronto, Vancouver, and Edmonton. Slightly greater than zero, but a ton of things have to happen just right.
I actually think the Flames are about as good/better than teams like Florida, Philly, Arizona, Chicago, and Nashville, but I don't have any evidence to suggest that those teams will wilt under the bright lights like Calgary has. I have more confidence in any of those teams to win the Stanley Cup than Calgary (even if I think a few are less likely to even make the playoffs).
Perhaps I'm a pessimist. I still say get in and anything can happen. But that means that anything can happen even if you've traded away a UFA RD and not bought any rentals.
I see 21 teams in the hunt (I say no to MIN, NYR, BUF). We are 20th/21 in GF, behind only Dallas, who is 1st in GA by a huge margin. We are 21st/21 in goal differential; CHI and WIN are the only other 'competitive' teams in the negative.