Flames hire Keenan

[Chadd 916]

Just heard it on ESPN, looking for confirmation

[D-MaN88 0]

Here you go Chadd, it's true:

Keenan Hiring

[Chadd 916]

Thanks, no more powerplay practice in Calgary.

I still think Ottawa should have been looking at him

[Chadd 916]

Great headline on Fark

The Calgary Flames have apparently recently replaced Coach Jim Playfair with Satan

[wickedwrister 0]

He is certainly getting some serious mileage on that Cup from almost 15 years ago. The guy is not that far away from being just .500 and can't along with anyone. I am surprised the guy keeps getting offers.

[JR Boucicaut 3789]

He is certainly getting some serious mileage on that Cup from almost 15 years ago.

13 years to the DAY.

:)

[barrett 0]

I think it was a good move for the flames. It seemed playfair was almost to laid back and not hard enough on them.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

Keenan was clearly the right guy to get right now. He has no history of alienating franchise players (hull, messier, jokinen), so obviously bringing him in the year before Iginla becomes a UFA was great

[jjtt99 0]

I have no idea how this guy keeps getting back into the NHL. Well, all of a sudden Vancouver vs. Calgary games have gotten a lot more interesting!

(I guess we should at least thank him for Luongo....but we'll never forgive him for the public lashing he gave Linden. It's funny how we refer to those horrible mid-90's years as the Keenan-era.)

[Eazy_b97 1]

He knows Sutter from his Chicago days apperantly.

[mattzilla 0]

I have no idea how this guy keeps getting back into the NHL. Well, all of a sudden Vancouver vs. Calgary games have gotten a lot more interesting!

(I guess we should at least thank him for Luongo....but we'll never forgive him for the public lashing he gave Linden. It's funny how we refer to those horrible mid-90's years as the Keenan-era.)

you should refer to those horrible mid 90s years as the 'messier years'

or the 'they tore out the heart of the canucks,trevor linden, and replaced it with mark messier' years.

no linden = no playoffs. he SHOULD be captain.

[ktang 34]

The flames players got what they deserved, just as those Columbus players did with Hitchcock.

At least Keenan isn't a trapper.

[tsiarls79 0]

Not too familiar with Mike Keenan, so as dumb as it sounds what did he do that made a lot of people despise the him?

[D-MaN88 0]

To sum it up, he's a prick.

[hunterphfr 12]

That coach you never wanted to play for, he's that guy.

Like he said a prick.

[oggy_3 0]

Hey some people respond to coach's being a prick, maybe that is what the flames need but with saying that some players just might give up or something. He's payed to win not be there friend.

[Monty22 829]

Well, it should be interesting to say the least. Typically lots of goalie juggling, head games with players, 1-3 guys will "get it" a la Thornton and start playing close to potential, then he will implode and be fired/resign within 3 years.