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Originally Posted by Saqe
Re: Regular season success vs playoff success
There can be made a case for regular season success, like the two years recently the Flames have had, being valid data point of "success". Arguably regular season success SHOULD be celebrated more, it is such a long and tough grind for months. I don't have a problem with fans who want to make the argument that it's enough for a successful season to have success in the regular season, even if the playoffs are a flop.
Personally I could not care less about the regular season. Case and point, I would take the long playoff run the Panthers had last year over the Presidents trophy they won two years ago any day of the week. It's not even close really.
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Playoff success is the ultimate priority, but I can see how fans at least enjoy seasons like 21/22.
There were some real jump out of your seat memories that season, I still remember certain game and goals and how much I enjoyed watching them like the 4-3 OT win over the Avs.
At least I was getting value for my time as a fan committing 3 hours a game to watch Flames hockey.
Solid entertainment value and excitement as a hockey fan, even though the playoff loss to the Oilers really sucked.
I also felt that team could come back the next season and maybe get further; that they would be around the top competitive teams for a while and have another shot at it.
Last season was the lowest of lows where it wasn't even enjoyable to watch games. Just don't give me that level of garbage again.