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Originally Posted by Locke
I think pessimism is absolutely warranted.
You're not wrong, at all, there is a lot of runway left.
But the way the NHL operates these days, you cant go on a skid like this and expect to make the playoffs without anticipating a winning streak equal to or greater than your losing streak.
And I dont think any rational person looking at this team and the way they're playing is seeing that as anything other than a really tall ask.
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This isn't true. Every team goes on a skid, every year.
The difference for the Flames right now, optically, is that it has happened at the beginning of the year.