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				TBF to the Wild, they’ve been without a top 6 player in the league in Karpisov for the back half of the season.  And Erickson-Ek was out for a while too. 
			
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Either way they have been garbage the last 20 games. Flames have been white hot. So have the blues
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:11 PM
			
			
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			Suddenly the Flames aren’t gripping the stick
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:12 PM
			
			
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			Pachal looked like Weegar there, nice moves.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:13 PM
			
			
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			Our D now suddenly have the moves lol
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			04-15-2025, 10:13 PM
			
			
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			No matter the case, clearly the Flames are way far off and in need of much extra top end talent to not even just get into the playoffs, but compete
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:14 PM
			
			
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				No matter the case, clearly the Flames are way far off and in need of much extra top end talent to not even just get into the playoffs, but compete 
			
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Dude, we get it.  In the meantime though, can we all just enjoy this team and the effort they bring every night?
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:14 PM
			
			
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				LOL...I love it. 
 
"Hey guys...you were just officially eliminated in the playoffs. What do you want to do?" 
 
"We're going to win this mutha####a...." 
			
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They are going to kill the snake, aren't they. 
'No team in the west has ever had 96 points and missed the playoffs'.
 
Excuse me, Mr snek.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:16 PM
			
			
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			Pressure....... it is a thing.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:17 PM
			
			
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				They are going to kill the snake, aren't they. 
'No team in the west has ever had 96 points and missed the playoffs'. 
 
Excuse me, Mr snek. 
			
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I was thinking the same thing. Of course the snek will finally fall and it will be the Flames that do it.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			04-15-2025, 10:17 PM
			
			
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				They are going to kill the snake, aren't they. 
'No team in the west has ever had 96 points and missed the playoffs'. 
 
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That’ll be a cool thing to break I guess
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:17 PM
			
			
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			Now a penalty call? F### you refs
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:18 PM
			
			
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			Wow that’s a soft call.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			that was butter-soft
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:18 PM
			
			
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				Either way they have been garbage the last 20 games. Flames have been white hot. 
			
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Thing is, since Erickson -Ek and Kaprisov came back, the Wild turned it around.  Suddenly scoring goals and winning games.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:18 PM
			
			
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			That could have ended badly for Kolesar.  Not the smartest hit by Klapka.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:19 PM
			
			
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				No matter the case, clearly the Flames are way far off and in need of much extra top end talent to not even just get into the playoffs, but compete 
			
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Fresh take.  Never heard that one before.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:19 PM
			
			
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				Thing is, since Erickson -Ek and Kaprisov came back, the Wild turned it around.  Suddenly scoring goals and winning games. 
			
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Scraping out OT wins vs 3 bottom feeders this last week.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			04-15-2025, 10:19 PM
			
			
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The Flames handled pressure with excellence over the last dozen games.
 
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			04-15-2025, 10:20 PM
			
			
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