They have looked awful for a long time now. I mean, not just on the ice, but in their demeanour the players have looked just miserable. Maybe this fixes that.
So if we lose it will be a kindler gentler happier loss.
But you are right , they have looked miserable, and Derek Wills just Tweeted Conroy is leading practice this am and they are having fun.
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So if we lose it will be a kindler gentler happier loss.
But you are right , they have looked miserable, and Derek Wills just Tweeted Conroy is leading practice this am and they are having fun.
I wonder if this is deliberately part of the repair process: Conroy has been delivered specific instructions to keep things light, fun, and get the players into a better head space.
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Meh, call me pessimistic, but I think that this team will come out distracted and flat after a really emotional couple of days. They'll play with no energy and sit on the bench with blank million mile stares not talking to each other.
I expect we're going to get pummeled
Okay. CaptainCruch, you are pessimistic.
Unfortunately, your theory is plausible. It could go either way. If there are current players on the team who dislike Peters they could feel like a weight was lifted off of their shoulders and they'll play much better tonight. Either they want to prove that they can play well without Peters to ensure that he does indeed get fired, or they know he is already fired and they feel better about playing for this team and new coach.
On the flipside, maybe there hasn't been an official announcement by game time and they feel uncertain about the team's future and/or are drained from the emotions and distractions of the past couple of days. What gives me hope that this isn't true is how they appeared to be loose and having fun at practice yesterday.
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I was contemplating whether I should go to game tonight based on the poor performances of the last 2-3 weeks. I didn't think I would be all that entertained and didn't want to make the effort as I thought the Flames didn't care so why should I.
I ended up changing my mind and purchased tickets right after the Flyers game on Saturday.
Well, thanks to the sh**show from yesterday, I should at least be entertained.
Here's hoping the Flames can somehow put this matter on hold for a few hours and come out and build on the effort from Pittsburgh.
It is hard to imagine the Flames will play a good game with the circus surrounding them.
If anything I think this circus takes the focus off the team and their poor results. It's a pretty tried and true method for a coach to stir up controversy to take heat off the team when needed.
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