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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
I don’t remember the 09-10 start being so hot.
How the hell did that team miss the playoffs with that kind of a start?
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Losing 11 out of 12 games during January happened, as well as going 10-14-5 during December and January.
All the Phaneuf drama leading up to the trade and after pretty much tanked us. While he absolutely had to go, I think losing the (perceived) future captain of the team was a blow the Flames never recovered from until Iginla was traded. If that trade hadn’t happened I think we likely would have been a contender on paper for a few more years.
But I do also remember feeling that 09/10 team felt a bit smoke and mirrors during their first 25 games. Lots of goals spread out between the lineup, Bouwmeester was underwhelming, Jokinen had one or two games he played well but wasn’t at all fitting in with Iginla, and Dion was having the worst season of his career. It became clear we made a mistake choosing Jokinen over Cammellari.
Once the scoring from our 3rd and 4th liners dried up we were in big trouble.