I'll openly admit my GMing style is wacky and in theory shouldnt work, but I'd argue Halifax could be considered successful based on 3 pretty damn good playoff runs in a row. Obviously your chances of making the playoffs every season are high, but I'd argue that a team that has finished top 3 three times in a row and had 2 finals appearances, and a game 7 in that other season, is pretty damn good. S63 and S64 Hali had really no assets worth anything but both times made em count. Yeah, Halifax needs a cup to actually be considered a success, but IMO they've already reached a scary status of something that is unheard of