My issue with the organisation is that we have absolutely no identity anymore. We aren't skilled enough to be a skill team. We aren't mean, we arent big, we aren't fast. We are middle ground in everything.
Snider spent years cultivating the big bad bullies. The city thrives off that reputation. Teams were visibly scared to play in the Spectrum. You can create sucessful teams off the back of a reputation. Let it dominate your draft, your FA signings, your culture.
Take a step back, re-evaluate who you are, and embrace the hate again. Draft and sign height and weight. Sign your coaches that want you to mix it up. To play with absolute hatred. There are players in this league that still bring intimidation. Fill the team full of them. Just become that horrible, nasty bastard team again. Sacrifice skill if you need to. Sacrifice the better player for the one that can someone is going to hate.
It appeases the casual fan, it draws in the old time hockey crowd, it gives us something to say "this is who we are".
We haven't been anything for 20 years other than a mediocre mess. Calgary are a mess right now, go get yourself Tkchuck, he's a POS. Go grt yourself a Reaves, a Wilson, a Martin, a Clutterbuck. Keep the likes of Morin and just roll line after line of people that batter the shit out of teams.
Become the blue collar team you used to be.
Fill your bottom 6 with horrible
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