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It says a lot to me that Francis is putting this out after this game
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CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are on the cusp of what almost certainly looks like a lost season.
And the latest team to help put them there is a perfect example of how the Flames should proceed from here.
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It’s time to get serious about bottoming out like the Habs did in 2022, just one year after a surprise run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.
That was the year they drafted Juraj Slafkovsky first overall, followed by Lane Hutson in the second round as part of two straight seasons of pain, patience, and pruning.
And now? Despite being the youngest team in the league, they’re on the cusp of something real. Something sustainable. Something the Flames desperately need to emulate.
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The Flames have long been stuck in hockey purgatory — not bad enough to bottom out, not good enough to contend.
It needs to end, meaning this early faceplant could be a blessing.
It’s time for Calgary to stop chasing the final playoff spot and start building something meaningful. That means embracing a lost season or two leading up to the new building.
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