Those coaching hires never made sense on any level. I don't think anyone can sit here and say they were genuinely excited about any of those announcements. With Gulutzan it was "who?". With Peters it was "why?". And with Ward it was "facepalm, not this again". It took 5 years since removing Hartley to get a legit high quality NHL head coach.
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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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