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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Wouldn’t the fact they struggle to score goals point to the clear lack of talent. Why are you so sure it’s the system?
This team doesn’t have a single first line player. They are out talented every night.
People are saying they want a bad but entertaining team? That’s not really practical
This is what having a bad team looks like. The fan base has been crying for this. Now that it’s here are we ready to actually take the medicine?
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I get the point about talent, but that does not excuse how the team plays. You can lack elite scorers and still have an identity, tempo, and purpose. The Flames do not. The system is built around dump ins and perimeter shots, and it kills any creativity the roster might have.
Look at Huberdeau. He went from a 115 point playmaker to invisible overnight. That is not just a talent issue, that is a system that does not fit its players. Teams like Nashville and the Islanders have proven you can play structured hockey without being this boring.
Fans did not ask for boring and bad. They wanted a rebuild with direction, effort, youth, and signs of progress. Instead, they are watching the same predictable, low event hockey every night. Lack of talent explains losing. It does not explain lifeless.