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Originally Posted by FanSince'01
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.
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Then there's the opposite scenario, the 1995-96 Flames which started the season 3-15-5. Three wins in their first 23 games.
That team somehow managed to get the 6 seed and were one point away from having home ice advantage in the first round.
That team lived and died on Gary Roberts who only joined for the second half of the season due to injury. He got hurt again before the playoffs and they got swept. And, of course, that season foreshadowed the 7 years of darkness/Young Guns era/whatever you want to call it.