Was starting to get excited with the Flames pulling out a win tonight, but that crashed back down to earth. All I have now is silver linings.
This is just the weirdest thing that is going on here. You can't really blame Markstrom for the losses, but he hasn't 'won' a game for Calgary since the first couple of weeks of the season. They are looking better to me, but somehow every mistake goes in the back of the net, and they can't out-score their problems - not even close. On paper, they are not THIS bad. The eye test confirms that they are not THIS bad. Underlying metrics confirms that they are not THIS bad. Say what you will about them, they are simply not THIS bad of a team, but here we are.
I figured it all out, however. I have figured out this frustrating season for which nobody seems to have any real answers. It is solved.
The reason the Flames suck, is 100% because of Mike Smith. Why? Because that mother####er drank Jobu's rum in 2017! This season is the result of that. Flames just have to ride this season out, and next season will be way better, trust me. But yeah, they should do their best to improve their roster nonetheless. They sold their souls to Jobu, and he is extracting his pound of flesh this season.
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