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Originally Posted by Mightyfire89
Agreed. What year was that the Flames went 13-2-2-2 or something to start the season? 2000? 2001? And then proceeded to miss the playoffs. Sometimes teams that are not great go on a heater. I love the way this team has played thus far but I’m not convinced of anything just yet.
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2001, my first year watching hockey and I distinctly remember that blazing start carried by the Iggy-Connie-McCammond line and Turek having a hot start before he turned back into a pumpkin.
The difference with that team though is they were truly a one line team with little to nothing else going for them. This team, so far at least, has the defensive structure and goaltending and gets contributions throughout the lineup. I’d bet that it’s far more likely for the success of this team to continue than it was for the 01 Flames.
Not saying that we will keep this up all season but IMO this team is better positioned to do so than some other teams that have had hot starts to the year and then faceplant shortly after.