[mrdonkey]

There is no silver lining, the Flames and their fans are not owed anything and there is no higher power responsible for meting out justice on our behalf. Edmonton got incredibly lucky in the Connor sweepstakes and the Flames have one of the worst/greediest owners in pro sports who oversaw a series of poor management decisions that Florida is now reaping the benefits of, and that's where we're at.

Even if Edmonton wins it all, life will go on and you're free to just focus your mental energy on other things. The writing was on the wall for this organization looooong ago, and it is actually very freeing to just not care. The Flames will more likely than not continue to wade around in the mushy middle and chase wildcard spots until Edwards either dies or sells out, and the only thing you as a fan can do is choose to either accept it or walk away. That's how the organization is run and it ain't changing.