What's telling to me is that the Flames couldn't win 4 games in a row even once.
If they had gone on a single winning streak of 4 to 6 or more games they would have easily made the playoffs but they didn't and it's because they're just not a good enough team, blame it on whatever you like. That's on the GM to figure out.
They simply couldn't win a couple more games. But being so close they may be optimistic and looking at the glass as half full which I think is a mistake in this case.
I think it may have been during Hartley's tenure one season when the Flames were going through a rough stretch but they ended up going on a 8 game or so winning streak and it saved their season and they made the playoffs. This current group can't do it.
Darryl Sutter is a good coach and maybe fitness is an issue but I don't think those two things are what ails the Flames.
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