Fantastic article. "The NHL is structured to reward the boom and bust cycle of team building". This is it in a nutshell. You can hate it all you want but that's what winning in the NHL is. Until the Flames fully accept this, they will continue to tread water in mediocrity.
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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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