says heart and Hartley instead of smoke and mirrors ...
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What’s more impressive about Hartley’s evolution is the way he designed Calgary’s game plan this season. He identified the team’s biggest strength – skill, speed and smarts on the blueline – and focused the attack around a charging defense corps.
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It should be pointed out, however, the Flames had the seventh-best record in the NHL last season (19 wins in 31 games) after the Jan. 18 line brawl with Vancouver. Combine that with 17 wins in 28 games this season and that’s a 100-point pace over almost 60 games. That’s getting to be a pretty big sample size.
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