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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I don't even think Crisp was a very good coach. I think he threw out a super talented team that had been trained for years by the best coach the Flames ever had.
The fact that team lost to the freakin' Kings the year after the cup (the same Kings who got swept the next round and allowed 24 goals in those 4 games) says a lot.
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That's fair. I have also always believed that starting the season early in Russia, after a Cup run, didn't leave a lot of gas in the tank for that team in April. Athletes weren't anywhere near the same conditioning level then as they are now.