12-05-2025, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Some people need to relax a little. Flames are still, by points %, the worst team in the league, even after their current hot streak. They've luckily banked a lot of losses earlier in the season to shield themselves from finishing in the mushy middle.
I expect as other teams start ramping up the second 20 game set, we'll see Flames get those coveted losses. They had to play above their heads just to be barely over .500 over the last stretch of games.
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Is this a hot streak or is this the team playing up to their level? If I look at the season to date, the first 15 games or so seems like the anomaly. Since then they have played similarly to last year.
Trading Rasmus at the deadline should have a negative effect. But I looked at the record at end of 2024 and they were .500 in their last ten games after trading half the team. In small samples, anything can happen especially with an injection of youth.
'm not ready to predict anything but this looks like a team working hard and getting solid goaltending. Some of the big underperformers have been picking it up lately.
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12-05-2025, 09:51 AM
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#62
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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Only 5 points out of a playoff spot!
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Yeah, Looks like we are back in our regular path.
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12-05-2025, 09:56 AM
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#63
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Originally Posted by fotze2
I thought we hated Andersson? Now he's back? I can't keep track. Now I need to get a backpack and a six pack. - Eminem
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Never hated Andersson, but the timing is such that he needs to be traded and not extended.
He started out slow this year so maybe some posters gave the impression that he sucks, but he'll fetch a good return.
Alas, the return would have been better if they traded him last year.
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12-05-2025, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Alas, the return would have been better if they traded him last year.
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How do we know this? There are so many factors that weigh into a trade return including how the player is performing, term remaining and the available buyers.
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12-05-2025, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Is this a hot streak or is this the team playing up to their level? If I look at the season to date, the first 15 games or so seems like the anomaly. Since then they have played similarly to last year.
Trading Rasmus at the deadline should have a negative effect. But I looked at the record at end of 2024 and they were .500 in their last ten games after trading half the team. In small samples, anything can happen especially with an injection of youth.
'm not ready to predict anything but this looks like a team working hard and getting solid goaltending. Some of the big underperformers have been picking it up lately.
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I agree that we never know what to expect. But I am still of the gut feeling when all's said and done, Flames will still be drafting top 5 this season. Maybe that's wishful thinking on my part, but I don't feel any panic yet until they go on a 10 game heater lol.
At the end of the day, I'm with you. I do now subconsciously cheer for losses, even though before I was on the anti tank side. Maybe it's the Maloney thing that rubbed me the wrong way. I just really want the team performance to spell out to upper management that this team is clearly not good enough, and continuing to spin their wheels is the worst way to run this franchise. We have an opportunity to draft a high end guy, and we refuse to do so?
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12-05-2025, 11:46 AM
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Flames played at their best capacity, Minnesota was terrible by their standards. The worst team wins games when that happens. Unless the Flames never try at all, they will win those kind of games.
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12-05-2025, 12:39 PM
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Hopefully someone wants to trade for Andersson etc before the team wins too much and the brass things they can make the playoffs!
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12-05-2025, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 442scotty
Hopefully someone wants to trade for Andersson etc before the team wins too much and the brass things they can make the playoffs!
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Rasmus would be the first asset that the Flames have ever let walk to free agency under Conroy in that scenario, don’t think you have much to worry about.
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12-05-2025, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by FlameX
The Vancouver Canucks of all teams are now 32nd. A team that consists of Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes. A team with 3 stars to beat us out of a better chance at 1st overall. Then there's Flordia right there as well.
This is going to turn into a Buffalo rebuild if they keep delaying the inevitable.
A huge thing to say right now but the frustration is valid.
In no way is that a stab at Conny, I believe in what he's doing for the organization. The rest of upper managment has me saying otherwise.
We had to watch the Canucks dominate most of the 2010's
Recently watch the Oilers dominate (if you can even call it that) the 2020's.
Last thing this fanbase needs is another divisional rival to have a generational talent.
I understand it's still early in the season but the scare/frustration is there.
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Those two are nothing too special
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12-05-2025, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bingo
Record needed to ...
Make the playoffs : 105 point pace the rest of the way.
To NOT draft in the top 10 : 96 point pace the rest of the way.
To NOT draft in the top 5 : 87 point pace the rest of the way.
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Just curious what are you using as the playoff number? Because currently the pace is quite low
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12-05-2025, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I agree that we never know what to expect. But I am still of the gut feeling when all's said and done, Flames will still be drafting top 5 this season. Maybe that's wishful thinking on my part, but I don't feel any panic yet until they go on a 10 game heater lol.
At the end of the day, I'm with you. I do now subconsciously cheer for losses, even though before I was on the anti tank side. Maybe it's the Maloney thing that rubbed me the wrong way. I just really want the team performance to spell out to upper management that this team is clearly not good enough, and continuing to spin their wheels is the worst way to run this franchise. We have an opportunity to draft a high end guy, and we refuse to do so?
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They need to draft 1-2 though. Not top 5. Need McKenna.
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12-05-2025, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
They need to draft 1-2 though. Not top 5. Need McKenna.
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If McKenna goes number one he will be the 4th best first overall pick in the last 4 years.
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12-05-2025, 01:24 PM
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damn onions
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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
If McKenna goes number one he will be the 4th best first overall pick in the last 4 years.
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Maybe! But still the best prospect by far the Flames will have.
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12-05-2025, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
They need to draft 1-2 though. Not top 5. Need McKenna.
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The worst team in the NHL most likely drafts #3
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12-05-2025, 01:26 PM
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damn onions
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Originally Posted by dino7c
The worst team in the NHL most likely drafts #3
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Better than 8th or 9th. By a long shot. Or even 5th.
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12-05-2025, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
They need to draft 1-2 though. Not top 5. Need McKenna.
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For me it's top 4. One of McKenna, Stenberg, Lawrence or Verhoeff.
Any of those 4 and I'm thrilled.
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12-05-2025, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Better than 8th or 9th. By a long shot. Or even 5th.
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sure, YOU just said it has to be 1 or 2 not me. Just telling you the odds so don't get your hopes up. An 0-82 team is most likely to draft 3rd.
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12-05-2025, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by dino7c
Just curious what are you using as the playoff number? Because currently the pace is quite low
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8th place team based on win percentage and the record the Flames need going forward to beat that level by a point.
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12-15-2025, 06:13 AM
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