Calgary Flames

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Thu, Oct 8L 3-7vs COL43
• Sat, Oct 10L 2-4vs ANA46

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

Game of the week: Sat, Oct 10, L 2-4 vs Anaheim Ducks

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What happened

Two games, two losses, and a fanbase somehow calmer than last week. Colorado came in and left with a 7-3 win, the turning point less a moment than a pattern: the crowd watching both goalies wave at pucks, with one fan noting the real worry is "both our goalies are letting in some Soft goals." Thursday's 4-2 loss to Anaheim turned the frustration personal, including "I am rapidly coming to despise Jake Middleton," and statistical: "the lowest scoring team in modern NHL history." Misery at 44 feels less like contentment than acceptance.

What fans said

• “I am rapidly coming to despise Jake Middleton.”

  u/ErikDebogande▲ 37rage

• “The only real concern I have right now is that both our goalies are letting in some Soft goals.”

  u/landofschaff▲ 26frustration

• “It seems like the league has figured out they can beat him up high and he hasn't been able to adjust to that. Big trouble! Don't trade Cooley.”

  u/zoziw▲ 20frustration

• “I think we might actually have a chance at being the lowest scoring team in modern NHL history”

  u/Nice_Perception382▲ 16despair

• “Ya call Parekh for a crosscheck and you don't call that? What a fucking joke this league is. Pathetic.”

  u/snoshredder▲ 13rage

• “Oh I needed this game tonight buried a old close friend yesterday only in his thirties with 2 kids.. everyone who's drinking tonight raise ya glass for me to an amazing guy took way to soon 🍻🍺”

  u/Brilliant_Reserve_57▲ 12despair

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