FlamesNation · Apr 12, 2016
Mark Giordano: 'We won't take [the playoffs] for granted'
Amidst everything from yesterday, there was one particular garbage bag day player quote that stuck out. Amidst finding out so-and-so was injured and what's-his-name likes Calgary, Mark Giordano offered up this tidbit:
"The one good thing to come out of this is we won't take it for granted how hard it is to get into the playoffs." - Mark Giordano
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) April 11, 2016 So, let's get this straight... A rebuilding team that essentially fluked its way to success the season before assumed they could rest on their laurels? And it took an entire year for them to figure out this wasn't the case?
There are so many things wrong with this picture.