NHL Weekend Rankings: The Shocking Stories Everyone’s Buzzing About—But Are They True?
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Given that context, you might have figured the Flames would be a trendy playoff pick this year. Instead, they seemed to have been virtually forgotten. (Only 11 percent of our staff thought they’d make it, which was less than half the support the 80-point Ducks got.) If there was a consensus, it seems it was that last year’s Flames were a fluke that didn’t even really pay off, and would drop back down the standings this year while other, more interesting teams passed them by.
That would seem to set that stage for a classic “everybody gave up on us” statement season. The problem, at least so far, is that sometimes, “everybody” ends up being right.
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