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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Hartley’s 1st year, we weren’t sure if Backlund was even going to make it as an NHLer.
Stempniak, Glencross, Stajan, Hudler, past-prime Cammalleri, Brodie just beginning to establish himself as a full time player, Iggy, Bo and Kipper on the way out the door, and an ascendant Gio.
No Johnny, no Monahan, but hey, he did have Sven!
He didn’t make the playoffs with THAT in a shortened season?
No.
Way.
That garbage roster he had to work with was the same one that hadn’t made the playoffs without Mike Keenan, and Hartley didn’t even have the benefit of a healthy Kiprusoff.
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To repeat myself, I’m not judging by “didn’t make the POs”. They had the second worst Flames winning percentage of all time. Worse than Gilbert. Worse than Hay/Gilbert. The worst since Jarome’s rookie year, when Theo was a mess and the starter was Rick Tabaracci and the D boasted Cale Hulse, Tommy Albelin and James Patrick.
“Past prime Cammalleri” went on to score 20 goals a few more times. And it was Backlund’s 4th season.