We are gathered here today to fondly remember the 2014-15 Calgary Flames. No, this is not a sad day, for they would want not us to cry for them. They would want us to celebrate them.
We all knew from the drop of the puck that their demise was inevitable. Doomed from the outset by a lack of talent, we knew this day would come.
But in the famous words of the computer hacker Switch in The Matrix...not like this. Not like this.
The death of Mark Giordano's season was a catastrophic blow to the Flames. He was the heart, brains, liver and every other vital organ of the team. The Flames were on life support, their pulse weakening, their life-force draining with each passing day. No one wanted to see the Flames go out so swiftly.
At least, not like this.
The passing of the Flames was not unlike what happened to the Toronto Maple Leafs last season. Low expectations, a hot start, continued success in the face of horrendous possession numbers, success based on unsustainable numbers, the continuous dread that the rug would be pulled out at any point. Then an injury to Jonathan Bernier compounded the failures of ...
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