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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Everything I read in here convinces me even more that "having an identity" is just double-talk for "being tough."
I don't care if the Flames have an identity. So long as they play well, and they win that is what matters.
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Whatever you have read in this thread, that’s not really correct
Hartley’s team had an identity. The ‘find a way Flames’ were fast, well conditioned, quick on the transition, had Jooris as the poster boy for ‘always earned, never given’. Poured it on in the third and never quit. D has the green light as long as they bust their ass to get back.
Nothing to do with toughness, everything to do with belief
Brent wanted to have an identity and the team hated it. Wolf pack, Junior style hockey, a team that works hard, and gets ugly goals because it doesn’t score on the rush. Bad system for the roster.
The 04 Flames had an identity. Also hard working. Physical and stifling D with 4 lines, relentless wave after wave of forechecking.
Keenan’s team was D be damned firewagon hockey.
This team? I dunno. The closest I have seen the last few years was when Peters seemed to have the team flying before they made their adjustments post all star game. Had something to do with Purple Gatorade but I can’t remember because it seems like the gap between the last game and the next one feels like an eternity