I was frankly sick of Babcock. Way too many mistakes in the playoffs over the years, beginning with losing to the Pens in 2009 and culminating with what should have been a 3-1 series this year. He's too stubborn, and I'm glad he's gone. Blash is promising and hopefully he has a similar impact as Dan Bylsma. We need new ideas.
I didn't follow Backlund but the Flames had a good year. Good pick up that Hartley. Monahan and Johnny hockey were great. Giordano was superb up until he got seriously injured.
Glad Giordano developed well, I remember him coming into the team. I should maybe start watching highlights on nhl.com again, that website is (or at least was) brilliant for being able to follow things even when you couldn't catch games on TV.