Beat Edmonton. Lose every single game. Get eliminated from the playoffs. Beat Edmonton again. Worth it?
It was nice to feel something
Apathy is probably the worst state a sport can evoke in a person. If you’re happy, you’re invested. If you’re sad, you’re invested. If you’re mad, you’re invested! If you’re apathetic you’re nothing and you’ve just wasted three hours of your life sitting there, staring blankly at a screen.
The Flames have given great reason to leave their fanbase without feeling. Once it became beyond obvious they were not going to make the playoffs – once they started losing, in embarrassing fashion, to other Pacific teams, in particular the Coyotes driving the first prominent nail in the coffin – there has been no reason to care, and the play on the ice reflected that.