I've been thinking about it some more.. and talking with some of my buddies that are hardcore Flames fans.
IMO.. Back when some idiots were saying that Kipper was "the best goalie in the league", the Flames also had arguably the best defense in the league. Since then, they got rid of a few guys like Commodore, Ferrence, and Montador, while insisting on keeping Warrener.. picked up Sarich, etc. Admittedly, Kipper doesn't look as good as he did for those couple years, BUT, I think a big part of the problem is the Flames defense right now is nowhere near as good as it was then.
Thoughts?