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Originally Posted by dissentowner
So if they go on a winning streak and take the Pacific lead they should sell anyway? That is pure stupidity. Unfortunately there is a slew of posters on this board that even if we play well and win tonight will still plague the GT and the PGT with negativity.
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Maybe the pure stupidity is thinking that a team with an armful of regulation wins, and mostly 1 goal ones at that, is somehow good enough to go deep and "make some noise" if they beat the Canucks, or the Kings, or the Sharks.
I think I'm a realist, I don't try to be "negative". I think the team is mediocre, I think Bennett not panning out hurt the Flames terribly, and I think the wasted contract of Neal (now Lucic) is just too heavy to carry. I wish it were otherwise, I was super excited about the playoffs last year and felt it was lucky to get Colorado rather than a "really strong opponent". Ha!
I think overestimating how good the team is, how good some of the pieces are has hurt this group for.... a long time. "We're just a piece away, boys, let's see if we can't beat those Canucks."
Tre should sell (or trade) if there's a deal on the table that makes the team better, but that's the case all the time, win or lose, October or February.