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Originally Posted by CF84
The arrogant and entitled Oilers-old-boy-club won lots of cups and act as if more cups should just roll their way because they are so great.
This Flames group came literally as close as you can to touching the cup only to have it ripped away from them. This is their chance for a cup and they will do everything they can to finally hold it above their heads. I'm not worried at all.
I know which group wants the cup more.
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Yeah the Oilers were based on Lowe, who had just retired, an assistant for one year, coach the next, then GM the year after....with all the executives and 20 owners of the team all ganboys, nd his sole desire was to recreate the same type of dressing room and be the same father figure as a GM that Slats was to him and created in the 80s.
It shaded all of his decisions with no one to tell him no and given his fast track from a player to a GM in 3 seasons, and his desire to recreate the 80s, he knew nothing more and his ego was too big to let him get some actual NHL guidance.
Conroy got screwed over by the GM he last played for, has seen the ups and downs. Iginla.is nothing more right now that someone to provide guidance and a bit of a trusted, external sounding board for the GM. Again, years away from the game helped him mature and realize how and where he fits in an NHL organization.