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Originally Posted by GioforPM
But it was unsustainable, no? The Flames aren't the only examples of that. And while there are all kinds of excuses for Hartley's failure the next year, they mostly have to do with the start of the the year. yet the Flames were at their worst in February/March that year.
It's funny, though, the huge Hartley success in one year is based in large part on him winning one additional round against a much inferior team to the one who beat Calgary in the first round the next year (all but one in one-goal games).
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I don't know if it was u sustainable. We were step two I the rebuild and Hiller and Berra and God whoever else there was in net fell off a cliff into an abyss.
While it is true I think that specific team caught a lot of people off guard that year, the tinkering tree was doing could have helped Hartley more than bringing in gully and starting over in that system.
But at the end of the day. I know which was more fun and entertaining, which is where my money wants to go. Not the dread of last season that ultimately led to a big trade and a shift in coaching.