Vent your frustration (as a Flames fan) here

[Burning Beard]

Flames fans lack of patience. Unprecedented changing to the core of the team but somehow the slow start out of the gate is unacceptable to some.

Also it drives me nuts how people say they hate the way the team plays. I'd way rather they learn to play this way versus the river hockey they defaulted to against the Oilers last year in the playoffs. Regular season "best line in hockey" is fun, but getting spanked in the playoffs when the line disappears isn't.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

Flames fans lack of patience. Unprecedented changing to the core of the team but somehow the slow start out of the gate is unacceptable to some.

Also it drives me nuts how people say they hate the way the team plays. I'd way rather they learn to play this way versus the river hockey they defaulted to against the Oilers last year in the playoffs. Regular season "best line in hockey" is fun, but getting spanked in the playoffs when the line disappears isn't.

LOL

give me a ####ing break. Lack patience hahha

I’m nearly 40 and have had like 3-4 memorable seasons in my life.

Lack patience.

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

I don’t know what else Phillips and Pelletier have to do to get legit NHL chances. Grow several inches and lbs? It’s frustrating and worrying.

Grow several inches, put on several pounds, age about 8 years apiece, lose about 1/4 of their skill, and win a Stanley Cup somewhere. Then they'd fit in!

[Burning Beard]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

LOL

give me a ####ing break. Lack patience hahha

I’m nearly 40 and have had like 3-4 memorable seasons in my life.

Lack patience.

Wow my post sure triggered you huh? Doesn't seem very healthy.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

LOL

give me a ####ing break. Lack patience hahha

I’m nearly 40 and have had like 3-4 memorable seasons in my life.

Lack patience.

3-4?

We've had the '04 run and '16 I think was Hartley's Flying Circus. What are the other two?

[Kasi]

Losing in round two against Edmonton I guess is a successful season for some.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

Wow my post sure triggered you huh? Doesn't seem very healthy.

It is the vent your frustration thread TBF

[WhiteTiger]

The sheer inconsistency is so frustrating.

Some nights this looks like a team that can bring home the Cup without any problems.

Some nights this team struggles to beat the HAWKS.

And you NEVER know which team is going to show up until you are 10-20 minutes into the game.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

Wow my post sure triggered you huh? Doesn't seem very healthy.

No not really it’s just that you’re wrong. Is there a fan base more patient? That’s the one thing Flames fans are actually good at. Being loud isn’t but they sure as #### are patient.

[Mass_nerder]

I'm 37; while I was technically alive for the cup winning season, I wasn't watching hockey at 4.
I would like to see/participate in a cup winning celebrations in my lifetime. Based on the historically abysmal performance of this team over the last 30 years, I'm not super optimistic.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

I just want more youth in the line-up. We’re the only team that hasn’t graduated any of our picks from 2019 onward. I’m tired of seeing Lucic in the top 6. Yeah he’s been getting some points but we’re not going far if he’s the opposite winger on a line with Huberdeau and Kadri. I don’t know what else Phillips and Pelletier have to do to get legit NHL chances. Grow several inches and lbs? It’s frustrating and worrying. What if Wolf gets wasted away in the minors? I’m genuinely starting to get scared that Coronato is gonna pull a Fox on us

I know this isn't to rent but, maybe we are lacking somebody to come in with a long-term vision so we could get a franchise player? Maybe the long-term vision gets influenced by ownership? My biggest rant would be that we didn't bring in a quality coach from the beginning when the guys were young. We really missed the boat and wasted a lot of valuable time with our coaching carousel. I remember when we first brought in BT and I was concerned that we didn't hire an experienced general manager, and in turn he didn't hire the right coaches for the team. I think had we had brought in the right combination of people we might not be where we are right now. It goes back to my original point, I think we need to hire somebody who has a long-term vision and can stick to it. I think that the way things are done now we tend to fill in a lot of holes season by season and sometimes the players don't fit as they should. We need to swing for the fences get a dynamic player and then build around that.

[Scroopy Noopers]

I just want to be able to talk about my favourite team with other fans without them whining about the same things I’ve heard since I was 8 years old.

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

3-4?

We've had the '04 run and '16 I think was Hartley's Flying Circus. What are the other two?

86 and 89

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by DazzlinDino

Maybe the long-term vision gets influenced by ownership?

Most likely. We've heard from a number of GMs that ownership's mandate is to make the playoffs and that means no prolonged rebuilds.

So picks are spent, money is given to UFAs, all the exciting stuff that satisfies a fan base in the moment but ultimately leads to what we've seen and what we have.

[Yeah_Baby]

fwiw I think there is the perception from ownership that the fanbase lacks patience. I suspect it's a reflection of Calgary's (perceived) culture as city in general. I wonder how the Library/Young Guns era scared ownership off doing a true rebuild (again now saying they did it write then because they didn't really, although Iginla and Regehr were parts of the most success the team's had since 89)

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Mass_nerder

I'm 37; while I was technically alive for the cup winning season, I wasn't watching hockey at 4.
I would like to see/participate in a cup winning celebrations in my lifetime. Based on the historically abysmal performance of this team over the last 30 years, I'm not super optimistic.

This is exactly where I'm at.
I've admittedly let the degree and depth that I follow the team ebb and flow with the tides of life, but yeah. One Cup in going on 43 years. That's getting pretty close to Leafs territory in the post Expansion era.

[Burning Beard]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

No not really it’s just that you’re wrong. Is there a fan base more patient? That’s the one thing Flames fans are actually good at. Being loud isn’t but they sure as #### are patient.

My post is only about this season. Things changed when the team swapped out its core last offseason. No team has done the same. It is a complete unknown how long it will take for everything to come together, if it even does.

I think it's coming around now, but goaltending has really let them down.

I've been a flames fan for as long as you have. If this was another year of Gadreau, Monahan, Gio and Tkachuk in the same boat I'd be angry. But they are all gone and this is a new core and team that all came together in one offseason. I never expected them to get out of the gates running.

I've made peace with the past seasons of the Flames and don't get stressed about it. I figure all you can do is laugh about some of the epic chokes. At the same time I'm interested to see what happens with this version.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Bingo

This is actually a good idea ...

Venting thread may prove to be a solid release valve.

Hard to argue with some/most of the posts either. Personally I just don't get all that up or down as a rule. Helps with following this team.

I'm pretty even keel too. My downfall is reading CP. I tend to get worked up when I'm reading a pileup of negative comments.

[CSharp]

What's there to biatch about for this season beside the Flames coming in the middle of the pack for the draft pick? I'm actually hoping that they sink further down to the bottom 10 (top 10 draft position) to get some decent prospects for the future of this team. If they're gonna be a bubble team and they're not even in contention for the Cup, this is probably the best year to not do well in the overall standings. I still say the Flames have a good mix of talent in the lineup, even after losing Gaudreau and Tkachuk. Just hoping the Flames get a decent high draft position. The future looks pretty good from that point on. The team itself doesn't look that bad now on paper. They just need to gel more for certain members.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

My post is only about this season. Things changed when the team swapped out its core last offseason. No team has done the same. It is a complete unknown how long it will take for everything to come together, if it even does.

I think it's coming around now, but goaltending has really let them down.

I've been a flames fan for as long as you have. If this was another year of Gadreau, Monahan, Gio and Tkachuk in the same boat I'd be angry. But they are all gone and this is a new core and team that all came together in one offseason. I never expected them to get out of the gates running.

I've made peace with the past seasons of the Flames and don't get stressed about it. I figure all you can do is laugh about some of the epic chokes. At the same time I'm interested to see what happens with this version.

I call BS