tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post1867426576433325786..comments2023-10-13T03:04:59.079-06:00Comments on Flames From 80 Feet: Final Playoff Push: Eight Reasons for Flames Fans to be OptimisticDarren Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-36248652760180218152017-03-01T23:36:52.694-07:002017-03-01T23:36:52.694-07:00Bob Hartley's work with this team was fine but...Bob Hartley's work with this team was fine but the GM wanted a new style of play that catered to better puck possession, seeing that as the path to getting to the next level. <br /><br />It came time to bring in a new coach and a new system (and new PP, PK) and while it took a while for it to sink in and the guys to learn it, understand it, embrace it and trust it (even if they get behind 1-0), that's where they're at now and it's why they're a better team.Darren Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-79916130134721729722017-03-01T23:32:30.317-07:002017-03-01T23:32:30.317-07:00Meh, scheduling has pros and cons always. Had Calg...Meh, scheduling has pros and cons always. Had Calgary swept the Oilers in the back-to-back to start the season, there would be much more happiness in Calgary with the schedule. <br /><br />As for their record after two periods, it's impressive and an indication that they're embracing how the coach wants them to play.Darren Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-48947271671212494262017-03-01T16:14:29.678-07:002017-03-01T16:14:29.678-07:00To be fair, Harley had much younger players who ha...To be fair, Harley had much younger players who hadn't matured to what they are now; and the GM never went out and bought him the goaltending Gully now has. Gully has done a nice job, but so did Coach Bob considering what he was given.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544565335162238584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-66460595850595896052017-02-25T12:55:01.213-07:002017-02-25T12:55:01.213-07:00You're bang on as usual (about not knowing som...You're bang on as usual (about not knowing something that I need to know): 23-0-1 when leading after 2. Who knew? besides you ... and of course Peter L. I'm sure :)<br />Too bad the multi-billion dollar Bettman Empire outdid themselves with such a p1sspoor scheduling job this year. <br />Only 4 games against the Oilers and all of them before New Years. How incredibly incompetent!<br />If we still had 2 or 3 games against them this would have been the icing on the cake. <br />Thanks Gary, for absolutely nothing. (To say nothing of the non-calls all year - like the elbow to Tkachuk's face in the Bolts game.)edncdanoreply@blogger.com