I want the Flames to win a Stanley Cup, but I don't 'expect' them to.
What I expected them to do was build a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. They didn't.
Sometimes you build a legit Cup contender, things don't go your way and you never get the Cup. That's what happened to Doug Wilson in San Jose. They didn't win it all, but they were a legit contender for a loooooong time.
It is true that a well built legit contender isn't a guarantee you'll win a Cup, but you pretty much have to have one to win a Cup. A lot of "under dogs" have deep runs, and lots of one hit wonders have made it to the finals, hell Dallas did it just last season, but it's been a long time since a flash in the pan actually won it all.
Treliving will continue to try to make adjustments without tearing it down in an attempt to make the Flames a contender. In the mean time we can all hope they catch fire at the right time and go on a run and buck the trend.
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