To be honest he’s kind of right. We can’t trade Huberdeau or Kadri and even if we shipped out Hanifin, Lindy and Backlund for futures we wouldn’t be finishing in the absolute bottom either
bretttacular
I mean he’s not wrong.
Visotto1
There’s not a Flames fan out there that would argue this
badgerbob1
The Calgary flames- born to be 9th in the west!
cakeschmammert
This is a pretty perfect list (I’m a Blues fan)
janroney
We are so mid it fucking hurts.
ksofm76
Fuck Murray Edwards!
iggyisgoat
Facts
nutfeast69
The Wild should probably be in this, they define mediocrity
imaybeacatIRl
Ahh the Flames. The absolute best at this.
Scissors4215
How often do we hear “just get to the playoffs and anything can happen”
flyin_italian
While I don’t think flames fans disagree…like was a list necessary?
“These are the top, not top, but not terrible teams…some like to call these, the top 8, not top or bottom, top, teams.”
eddiebronze
The Vancouver Canucks have never been too good. They have always sucked and their future has always been bleak. ZERO cups in 50 years, demote them to AHL already
CaptinDerpI
When I’m in a Flames hater challenge and my opponent is mbonhockey
Chemical_Signal2753
In my opinion, this is a pretty good way to evaluate what your team is:
1. Rebuilding team: finishes in the bottom 10 teams 2 or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 9 seasons in the future when making decisions. 2. Bubble team: outside the bottom 10 two or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 7 seasons in the future when making decisions. 3. Playoff team: makes the playoffs two or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 5 seasons in the future when making decisions. 4. Contender: wins at least one playoff round two or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 3 seasons in the future when making decisions.
The Flames have been a bubble team for most of the last decade, and a large portion of the reason for this is they have been too short sighted in the offseason. At the deadline we shouldn’t be buyers, and should sell off pending free agents if we’re not in a solid playoff position. When signing free agents we should be picking younger, lower risk players who are unlikely to require a buyout. Until you have that core group that will get you to the playoffs repeatedly, it doesn’t make sense to stop focusing on drafting and developing players.
Duck_Caught_Upstream
While I don’t disagree we deserve to be on this list, I think #1 is a little harsh.
Before the start of last season some people outside of Calgary said they could win the cup, and that team is still largely in tact.
To me Calgary has way higher ceiling next year then everyone on this list
KrolWorld
How are the flames number 1 when just last year we topped our division and we have by far a better prospect pool than literally of these teams
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To be honest he’s kind of right. We can’t trade Huberdeau or Kadri and even if we shipped out Hanifin, Lindy and Backlund for futures we wouldn’t be finishing in the absolute bottom either
I mean he’s not wrong.
There’s not a Flames fan out there that would argue this
The Calgary flames- born to be 9th in the west!
This is a pretty perfect list (I’m a Blues fan)
We are so mid it fucking hurts.
Fuck Murray Edwards!
Facts
The Wild should probably be in this, they define mediocrity
Ahh the Flames. The absolute best at this.
How often do we hear “just get to the playoffs and anything can happen”
While I don’t think flames fans disagree…like was a list necessary?
“These are the top, not top, but not terrible teams…some like to call these, the top 8, not top or bottom, top, teams.”
The Vancouver Canucks have never been too good. They have always sucked and their future has always been bleak. ZERO cups in 50 years, demote them to AHL already
When I’m in a Flames hater challenge and my opponent is mbonhockey
In my opinion, this is a pretty good way to evaluate what your team is:
1. Rebuilding team: finishes in the bottom 10 teams 2 or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 9 seasons in the future when making decisions.
2. Bubble team: outside the bottom 10 two or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 7 seasons in the future when making decisions.
3. Playoff team: makes the playoffs two or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 5 seasons in the future when making decisions.
4. Contender: wins at least one playoff round two or more seasons in a row. They should be looking 3 seasons in the future when making decisions.
The Flames have been a bubble team for most of the last decade, and a large portion of the reason for this is they have been too short sighted in the offseason. At the deadline we shouldn’t be buyers, and should sell off pending free agents if we’re not in a solid playoff position. When signing free agents we should be picking younger, lower risk players who are unlikely to require a buyout. Until you have that core group that will get you to the playoffs repeatedly, it doesn’t make sense to stop focusing on drafting and developing players.
While I don’t disagree we deserve to be on this list, I think #1 is a little harsh.
Before the start of last season some people outside of Calgary said they could win the cup, and that team is still largely in tact.
To me Calgary has way higher ceiling next year then everyone on this list
How are the flames number 1 when just last year we topped our division and we have by far a better prospect pool than literally of these teams