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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I think team identity is one of the most useless cliches in hockey.
Not every team can be gritty or underdogs or speedy. Beyond that, there aren't a lot of identities that mean much. Is being a possession team an identity? Having great goaltending? Defensively sound? Being young? Trying really hard?
And what is the identity of the other 30 teams? I don't think you'd be able to come up with one for more than 5-10 teams.
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That's actually a fair comment Cecil. If you were the coach from another team scouting the Flames and you went back to your room to describe "Who the Flames are and their style of play" what would you say?