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Originally Posted by Groot
Could not care less. According to the article, Flames made the playoffs 11 out of 20 seasons, and we all know a few they fought to the bitter end of the season a few times just to miss by an inch. So say about 75% of the last 20 seasons have produced quality entertainment. For me personally, that's fantastic.
To each their own, but I watch hockey for entertainment and to me there's nothing entertaining about watching a garbage team scrape together 20 wins in a season so they can draft a stud and then hopefully not suck in a few years.
If the Flames never win a Cup or even make a Cup finals again in my lifetime, I'm not going to be looking back on my life with any sort of regret. I pity anyone that does. Go Flames Go, thanks for the ride.
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I'd add the article is defining franchise success solely on playoff success and ignoring the regular season completely. Calgary is 13th over that same period in regular season points. That's not great, but it's not the bottom. For comparison, the Oilers are 27th since the lock out in regular season points.
Fun fact, the Canucks are 12th in points over that period and the only Canadian team to have more regular season success since the lock out than the Flames. And they only have 1 more point than the Flames over that time.