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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
Or, some people find winning in the playoffs to be enjoyable. Which has nothing to do with “armchair GM’ing”. I’m glad you were entertained, but it was an inflated winning percentage that did not reflect the team as a whole. Which became glaringly obvious come playoff time.
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He is the only one that won a playoff round, other than Darryl.
I don't like Hartley, I didn't like how he was hired, BUT... watching the Flames since Keenan left has been like watching paint dry, aside from Hartley that season and the first few months of last season. Hartley renewed my interest in the on-ice product. He also fostered a team toughness and strength of will. A lot of people dismiss the goonery as neanderthal, but I think the stunt he pulled against the Canucks (much like Sutter's last minute brawl against Nashville) sends a message to the opposition and to your own team that fosters unity and swagger.
Talk about dinosaurs, past-due-date, etc, but the Flames played their best under very experienced coaches - Sutter, Keenan and Hartley...