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Originally Posted by kukkudo
So the Flames are actually gonna roll with the same forwards and close to the same D going into this season. I got no confidence in this group for some reason.
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I think it's a well earned lack of confidence. This team/organization has shown countless times that they don't have what it takes to be anything more than mediocre (at best).
With that said, the Flames are firmly in that "mushy middle" that lends itself to some pretty wild emotional swings as a fan. Every year we see a team like the Habs make a surprising run to some degree - which is damn fine entertainment when you're actively "in it" like Habs fans were during the playoffs. The downside of the off-season is that we're detached from the emotion/fun of the season, and can soberly analyze the fact that the elite few are the only teams that win Stanley Cups. This team just doesn't have a core built on the foundation of players like Crosby+Malkin/Toews+Kane/Bergeron+Chara/Hedman+Vasilevskiy. Having teams built around players of that quality give you every reason to be optimistic, and we just don't have that.
We may very well have the pieces for a really fun and entertaining season, but there is zero reason to believe the on-ice players actually have it in them to win it all, or even win enough to make the playoffs.