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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Honestly I don't know if this is a Markstrom thing or a Flames thing. It just seems like every season after a successful one, things fall apart for the entire team. I fully expect Markstrom to find his game and the Flames to be a 100 point team again next season but for whatever reason everything just sucks this season and it's an ongoing pattern with the team every season following a successful regular season.
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I had hoped that was a problem with Johnny/Chucky/Gio/Monahan and also due to having guys like Gulutzan/Peters/Ward as coaches. All of those people are gone and the team continues to take a step back when they take 2 steps forward.
More frustrating because the core turnover and the team being veteran heavy. Is Darryl losing the room with his demanding ways? Is Markstrom broken from the Oilers series?
When trying not to panic I look at the core turnover and things taking time to settle. Maybe this team will be among the best over the last 50 games? It is frustrating how old the team feels and there are several prospects having strong seasons which can make this team feel a lot younger.
This good year, bad year trend that started when Treliving joined the team is bizarre.