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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I can't remember when the Flames really cast their net wide for a GM or coach. I mean take a couple months, interview four or five top candidates from outside the organization. We always seem to just pluck up someone already in the organization, or with close ties to it. There's something deeply parochial about this franchise. Maybe it's the small-city environment the owners are accustomed to operating in. I don't know the source, but it's holding us back.
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And it's fan base, judging by the difficulty with letting go of former players, an illogical belief that players will return and resign or that the best coach or GM is some ex player.