The Flames never seem to lean into a bad season...when really they should be more honest.
In 20-21 they should have leaned into that terrible season in the bubble - especially with limited fans in attendance anyways. Instead they brought Sutter in mid-year to try to salvage that season.
Fir this year I don't think they are at that point yet, and the underlying stats say they won't be bad enough to truly be that bad, but if by game 20 they are below .500 and don't seem to be making progress then they need to lean into being bad. Don't make a panic move to salvage the season, just lean into getting that top 5 pick.
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