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Originally Posted by Cheese
An open letter to Murray Edwards: It’s time to adopt a new philosophy for the Calgary Flames
It’s quite obvious that the mandate from ownership is just to make the playoffs and see what happens. But in today’s NHL, even making the playoffs is a tough task. As the NHL has expanded, so does the number of teams that miss the playoffs every year. You have to be a pretty good team to just make the playoffs, let alone win a Stanley Cup.
And look, I get it. We’ve seen some teams make it and go on an absolute heater. But I think the difference between the Flames and say the Florida Panthers last year is that the Panthers had/still have elite talent. So, maybe this team treads in the mushy middle and makes the playoffs and goes on a huge run one season. Weirder things have happened. But I wouldn’t be placing my bets on it, especially as the long-term contracts on this team continue to get older.
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It's "quite obvious"? Based on past history under past administrations, or based on present actions by the current GM?
When a team trades away their top centre, this is not an"obvious" sign that they are all in on just making the playoffs.
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