Hopeless; Flames lose

This is a clip from the anti-war movie "Johnny Got His Gun". This movie is about a man who is severely injured during WWI. His sensory organs have been blown off (eyes, ears, mouth, nose, etc), and they have removed all of his limbs. The one thing he has though is his consciousness. He is, for lack of a better word, a prisoner in his own mind. In this particular scene he is just discovering his situation for the first time.

Enter the 09-10 Calgary Flames.

After starting the season 4-0 and basically dominating opponents on the scoreboard, there was much optimism for this group of men playing out of Southern Alberta. Until the month of January came along there were aspirations for a division title and playoff success for these Flames.

It appears now that the Flames were dreaming that whole time and are only now gaining self-awareness. This is a team that is waking up and realizing that all is not well, all is bad in fact. They don't have anything on their face. They don't have any arms or legs. All they have is their mind, and they are trapped inside it. They are most definitely alive, but unable to live.

Mark Gior-dangles

But enough bitching. Earlier this week I suggested that the Flames should be able to win every single game against STL, DAL, and PHX up to the Edmonton game on Saturday night. By some act of god I was wrong on all accounts and the team has now lost nine in a row. The flaws of the Flames at this point are well documented. They can't score, and when they do, they can't defend.

If you cheer for the Flames and have an internet connection, you have likely seen this picture before. Now more than ever do the sentiments on the back of this dude's jersey hold true; the Oilers really, really suck. Saturday night the Flames, who have lost nine games in a row, will take on the Oilers, losers of twelve in a row and winless in 2010. Seriously, the score of this game is going to be either 2-0 because neither team can score, or 8-6 because neither can defend. Either way, someone is getting two points and I hope that it's Calgary.

The most exciting part about that game is that someone is going to score a game-winning goal. Once they do, it will be fair to say that he is the one the prophecy spoke of.