Everybody loses their shine in Calgary. If you were to write a list of players that dropped off when arriving in Calgary or took off after leaving Calgary, you might have to stop half way through and refill yer ink cartridge. Amonte, Bouwmeester, Hull, Jokinen, Leeman, Drury, Savard, St Louis.....
players must be responsible for their own success or demise, and not blame others. coaches shouldn't
have to motivate players, they didn't get to the NHL because someone else had to motivate them, it's
a hard long road to make the NHL, most don't make it, and those who do, earned it, then they have to
make sure they stay there, as there are lots of players just itching to take their places, and many
do.
Boumeester for one played in the south east, weak division for a long time, now he has to deal with
the faster conference, and he must adjust and get better, if not he is proving that he just wasn't
good enough, for the west.
some of those players who mention was years and years ago, much different team then, much better team
then. I'm not a jokinen fan at all, he is kind of streaky. Couldn't understand why they wanted him back,
another player from the south west division.
St. Louis left calgary when he was very very young, how could they have hurt his game, the mistake they
made was not keeping him.
You generalize so much, and give inaccurate info, stats that do not apply to 'this season' or even recent.