Time to panic yet? Or still too early?

[LiquidX]

Originally Posted by FireGilbert

Anyways, I am starting to panic. I thought this team was a year away from being a cup contender but now it looks like another long rebuild ahead.

in whose eyes?
this is a team that hadn't been successful in the playoffs, or even getting to the playoffs.. yet they were 1 year away from being a contender to win the big prize?

pfft.

people need to get a grip. Yea it's been a bad start, but when the entire team is playing like garbage, it's not a good time to label anyone as a whipping boy aside from the coaching staff -- and that isn't changing anytime soon.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

The Flames also have quite a few more wins. I would agree that the playoffs are highly unlikely at this juncture, but this team could still come around and play a strong game down the stretch. If they figure it out and grow from it, this could be a positive outcome regardless as to whether the Flames make the playoffs.

Yes and no IMO. Wins are better than losses and this team needs to figure things out. But I'm not sure momentum carries from one season into the next. This team had a horrible training camp and several players have shown a propensity to start seasons slow. Playing better when the pressure is off doesn't show team has learned right lessons around those things.

But playing better would certainly help the trade value of some of these guys, so long as that doesn't extend to Treliving overpaying on any contract extensions.

[TheIronMaiden]

I think the people who are "panicking" the most are the same people who predicted the Flames would be kicking ass.
I had hoped the Flames would improve on last season and land outside the bottom ten. I still don't think this is unreasonable. Any progress from last season will be a positive result.
Lets be honest with ourselves, the Flames struggling in the first 20 games should not be a surprise.