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Jay Random · 08-11-2015, 12:13 PM

In my mind there are six strong possibilities.

Badger Bob was a legend, of course.

Terry Crisp not only won the Stanley Cup, he did so by getting an offence-first group to buy into team defence; they cut their goals against by almost a goal per game from one year to the next.

Al MacNeil took a pretty average and strangely built team to the conference finals, a nice follow-up to the Cup win on his resume from Montreal.

Dave King took a team that was no better than average, that had been bleeding talent for years and continued to lose one star after another, and somehow kept it looking pretty good.

Darryl Sutter: '04. 'Nuff said. In L.A. he showed he could win that last game.

But I went with Bob Hartley, because he changed the culture and work ethic of the Flames like no other coach in team history, and few in the league. From 27th place to the second round of playoffs, and as a bonus, wrecked the career of John Tortorella and exposed the decline of the Vancouver Canucks. A lot of CPers howled about nepotism when Feaster hired him, but he's made Boblievers of us all.

08-11-2015, 12:13 PM	#8
Jay Random Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	In my mind there are six strong possibilities. Badger Bob was a legend, of course. Terry Crisp not only won the Stanley Cup, he did so by getting an offence-first group to buy into team defence; they cut their goals against by almost a goal per game from one year to the next. Al MacNeil took a pretty average and strangely built team to the conference finals, a nice follow-up to the Cup win on his resume from Montreal. Dave King took a team that was no better than average, that had been bleeding talent for years and continued to lose one star after another, and somehow kept it looking pretty good. Darryl Sutter: '04. 'Nuff said. In L.A. he showed he could win that last game. But I went with Bob Hartley, because he changed the culture and work ethic of the Flames like no other coach in team history, and few in the league. From 27th place to the second round of playoffs, and as a bonus, wrecked the career of John Tortorella and exposed the decline of the Vancouver Canucks. A lot of CPers howled about nepotism when Feaster hired him, but he's made Boblievers of us all. __________________ WARNING: The preceding message may not have been processed in a sarcasm-free facility.