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Originally Posted by D as in David
I'm already sick and tired of hearing going out on the road is the answer. Generally speaking, road teams have a poorer record than home teams do so if the players are thinking getting on the road will magically change their fortunes, they're in for a rude wake up call. This is a professional sports team - do your job. Sutter and the players have talked about making the dome a tough place to play. With over a fifth of their home schedule complete by Saturday, they'll have to rip it up over their remaining home games.
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It is not that playing on the road is in itself somehow easier, it is just a lot less distracting. The Flames have literally not left Alberta since the start of training camp, way back in mid-September. That is an absolute eternity in hockey terms, and then to have played only nine games in that time is ridiculous. The reason people think the road will help is because it should get them into a routine, which looks like it is badly needed. Through the first five games the team looked fantastic, and now looks to be getting stale. A bunch of games on the road seems like it could help a lot.
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Also, the Flames had an identity right out of the gate last year; this year I don't see one and, honestly, don't see what it would they'd even be attempting to identify as.
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They sure looked like they had the same identity as last year through the first several games. I am not worried that they will get it back.
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