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Originally Posted by Mathgod
What did it take to keep the Flames out?
- 12 game Blues win streak
- Nucks blow 2-0 third period lead
- Ducks blow lead in final minute
- blow late 2 goal lead vs Ducks
- blow late lead vs grease
- cheated out of at least a point vs Utah
- possibly cheated out of a point vs Dallas
All in the last month of the season. Take away even one of these, and the Flames stay in control of their destiny. At some point, all you can do is laugh.
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Yup.
All the negativity from the usual suspects online with the "Same outcome" and "Mushy Middle" and "Flames were fooled not to sell at the deadline" narratives are incredibly annoying tonight.
Flames went 11-4-4 after the deadline, they've went 10-2-3 in their last 15 games. The only problem is the Blues went 11-2-1 in that same time frame.
Flames did all they could to make the playoffs and really just got unlucky, in some of their own losses, as well as some of the outcomes in other games, and that has them on the outside looking in.
If this team went 8-8-3 after the deadline, and ended up giving up the 11th overall pick then I think the criticism would have been warranted.
But they played great in the last 20 games of the season, fought like hell to get in, will finish ahead of two playoff teams on points, but just got some of the worst luck I've seen down the stretch.