It doesn’t happen everyday
It’s not often sportswriters are willing to give Mike Keenan credit for anything anymore. Here’s one who has owned up to his criticisms and says he gives Keenan a lot of credit for the Flames’ success this year.
I’m ready and willing to eat my words based on what I’ve seen this season. Sutter deserves a ton of credit bringing in Mike Cammalleri, Todd Bertuzzi, Rene Bourque, Curtis Glencross and Mark Giordano. But it’s Keenan who’s responsible for working them into ideally suited roles and being wise enough to mix them up to create freshness and hunger.
He wants to see more before he’s convinced. I just want to see more.
