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GDT: [Official] 2015 Playoff Race Thread Part III - The final 4 days

Lunatik

Lunatik

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RaginStajan said:
I cheered for Vancouver. That is how much I dislike the Bruins.
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Pirate King Luffy

Pirate King Luffy

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Adirondack Flames said:
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Well to be fair, I never had a team that I cheered for on a regular basis. I was more a casual fan, Pittsburgh I suppose, but I didn't follow them like I do the Flames now. It wasn't probably until a season after that I started to like the Flames around grade 10. I had a friend who liked the Flames since I met him in grade 7. I always chirped them just to annoy him haha. Eventually I grew a soft spot for the team and grew a soft spot especially for Matt Stajan. This was before Hartley came in and no one liked Stajan. As a result followed them more closely. Joining HF probably made that bond/attraction to the Flames much stronger. Glad to say I became Flames fan, and it was during the years they didn't make playoffs. I ain't no band wagoner fan. Went to my first Flames game back March against Ottawa. I normally don't show a lot of emotion out in public, but man I was freaking out at the game. I will never forget that game.

You would think I would be a Leafs fan or something in Ontario. Or especially a Hawks/Bruins/Kings bandwagon fan.

edit: Also getting CentreIce was good decision, I would not be able to watch as many Flames games as I do now had I not got it.
 
Mobiandi

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Stewie Griffin said:
I hate to say it, but those four squandered points against Toronto & Buffalo in early December loom large right now.

That could have been our entire season - right there.
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I've been thinking about that recently, but LA and SJ and other teams had a lot of "what ifs" and stupid woulda/coulda/shoulda moments which they should've capitalized and been above us in the standings or in a WC spot so it doesn't really bother me
 
Kanye

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Stewie Griffin said:
I hate to say it, but those four squandered points against Toronto & Buffalo in early December loom large right now.

That could have been our entire season - right there.
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Too many if's and but's. It is what it is.

I haven't been more excited/nervous/stressed/happy/sad for a regular season game in YEARS with this Flames team.

I have friends who are huge oiler fans who cannot wait to watch this game.
 
Anglesmith

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Stewie Griffin said:
I hate to say it, but those four squandered points against Toronto & Buffalo in early December loom large right now.

That could have been our entire season - right there.
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You balance that against LA's inability to win shootouts, though, and suddenly we're lucky to be even here.
 
Johnny GODreau

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Or if we won 1-7 in our losing streak. Or went 4-4 we would have home advantage against the Canucks. Oh well.
 
Unkki

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I personally don't like that "what if -game". Yes, there are many buts and ifs existing, like those BUF & TOR-games, but also those games, that the Flames shouldn't have won. Because the playoff-spot is still on our own hands, the past doesn't matter. Now you just have to get those two points and deserve that spot.
 
Calculon

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Since the Flames' probable first round playoff opponent will be the Canucks:

Baertschi said his few days up with the Canucks so far have been “amazing,” and the 2011 first-round pick said it’s exciting to be around a team getting ready for a playoff run. As it stands right now, the Flames are the Canucks’ most likely first-round playoff opponent, and Baertschi admitted it would be extra special for him if he gets to lineup against his former team in the postseason.

“Who knows? Maybe if I can stick around here, be around the team longer … maybe even get a game in, that would be, of course, awesome,” he said.

“If I could get a game against Calgary, that would be unbelievable.”
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Tofveve

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FLAMES666 said:
Just in general a 9 game pointless streak
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Yeah, that was mind-numbingly bad. I actually can hardly believe they survived that and came back to be in a fight for a playoff spot. Unreal. That was so brutal to go through.

On a side-note, I saw Hiller pushing a baby in a baby-carriage today on 13 Ave S near a nice park there. I had to do a double-take but I'm sure it was him. I was driving so couldn't do more than a gawk drive-by.
 
JMT21

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Stewie Griffin said:
I hate to say it, but those four squandered points against Toronto & Buffalo in early December loom large right now.

That could have been our entire season - right there.
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Jets are pretty much in the same boat. We've given up a goal with less than 5 minutes left in the 3rd no less than 8x this season to give up at least a single point.

Just win tonight :yo:
 
ps241

ps241

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Ok you guys are away to cool and calm today. 4 pages in with no detectable panic, fear, or anxiety that I can see? :laugh:
 
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