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Originally Posted by Goriders
In my mind the flames aren’t as bad as everyone seems to think. They had a 8 or 10 game stretch before they fired the coach that sewered their season. If it was a regular 82 game sched I’m pretty confident they would have passed montreal. Probably the jets as well. I thought Ottawa and Calgary were two of the better teams in the north over the last dozen games or so.
Montreal is in the final 4. You can look at it however you want but even Trotz thinks along the lines of what I stated above. Anyone can beat anyone if one team doesn’t show up. That was the Flames problem in the first half of the year.
The Flames do need some roster moves. But so does almost every team in the league. It’s probably more abnormal to have no moves in the off season. Most teams I would guess turn over 25% of their roster as a minimum.
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I am not sure I share the same confidence. We have seen it too many times with this core where certain players just are not invested enough; Even to the point of not putting in the effort to pass the team directly in front of them.
This team needs players who put in the effort night in and night out and not ones that run the asylum. If you watch Vegas every player is invested they all look like clones, where as Calgary's players couldn't be bothered. It is an ongoing problem that I suspect wont change unless the noxious entitlement gets dealt with.
I know some feel the team is not actually that bad, but as Sutter pointed out the team isn't very good especially when stacked up against other teams. We need to raise that bar and expectations a lot higher if we want to see a team that meets the standard. An elite center would be a good first step, either that or the players coming in have bring
a lot more to the table.