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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
wait, are you referring to my post?
I don't think I've ever criticized Monahan or Tkachuk (In fact I said we need more Tkachuks and not less). I've definitely criticized Bennett for a lack of consistency, which is hardly unfair.
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You appeared to be saying that the Flames were a bad drafting organization because they should be hitting on their top-10 picks and were not doing that. If that wasn't what you meant, I apologize.
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As for negative posting, I'm sorry that you feel the need to defend an organization that has finished with an average ranking of 20th in the last 7 years....and is on its fourth head coach. That's not opinion - that's the reality
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Calgary Flames, 2014-15: 16th place in the NHL standings
2015-16: 26th
2016-17: 15th
2017-18: 20th
2018-19: 2nd
2019-20: 19th
2020-21: 20th
Average ranking for those 7 years: 16.85
So no, the Flames have not had ‘an average ranking of 20th’ by the only objective metric.
If instead you mean that their prospect pool has had an average ranking of 20th, well, there you are into predictions, judgement calls, and all the other subjective choices made by the people who compile such lists. Those lists, by definition, are opinion and not reality.
Either way, you don't get to pass off your opinion as reality. Where it can be tested against facts it is incorrect, and where it can only be tested against other people's opinions, frankly, nobody knows just what the reality is or how to measure it in quantitative terms.
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The organization isn't going anywhere fast - criticizing it or defending it doesn't make a damn difference to how they perform on the ice.
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And I'm not defending it. I'm making fun of people who claim to be fans, but also hate every decision the team makes and want to catastrophize everything. If I had an extra dollar for every time I've read the phrase ‘Treliving should be fired immediately’ on this board, I wouldn't have to worry about my bills for a considerable time to come.