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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
Catching up on the interviews and the media discussion and I’m so tired of:
1. Reporters constantly begging the players to say something nice about Calgary.
2. Reporters saying ‘well he didn’t say he wants to be here’ and twisting themselves into pretzels about how they wish the player said he wants to be here, only to follow up and say Tkachuk said he wanted to be here yet left. Pointless circle complete.
Please just stop.
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For better or worse, Flames basically have mouth peices in local media. And not relevant enough for national media to do much more then very basic analysis. Francis is the same, sometimes says something idoitic more then anything of negative analysis. Same with Valji, causing drama is different then some proper analysis.
Flames PR is tied closely with them. Clear the message asked to get sent out after today is that even though the season results were a lot worse than last year, things are "better". With the thought that everyone is happy, as opposed to last year, but ignoring the warts.
Obvious the Flames website highlights Kadri and Weeger and anyone who is happy to stay. Markstrom doesn't get much of a mention. Nor does Huberdeau. Fine for the Flames website, but no one in the press wants to step up and analyze some of the issues?
Besides the exodus of players (and the Flames really didn't expect all to want out, either) there were players that had bad seasons, but will any press mention any of that? Huberdeau obviously.Mangipane. Vladar. Dube, long before he went on leave. Backlund, coming back only because he was made captain, that Sutter didn't grant him, had a terrible last 22 or so games, with 5 points and a team worst plus minus (-16 that period). But Kelly was proud of him, so I guess it's ok?
They need a new building and to win to attract players. In the meantime, they need to overpay to get some players to make the thought of playoffs next year, workable. They lose Markstrom they have a tougher road to that. There are challenges, and the organization really does not, and there is no need to sugar coat it or avoid talking about the fact that the existing players have to do more.