I find the Calgary market incredibly soft. People say its brutal but I don't really think so. A lot of the media are total homers and afraid to criticize the team. Fans keep supporting the team and even in times like this it takes a lot for people to admit maybe the coach needs to go, and its actually stunning how little criticism has been aimed at Treliving at this point. People are mostly satisfied with what has happened the last 5 years. Stopping watching is probably a good idea for your individual time management but I'm not sure when the organization feels pressure to do anything differently.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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