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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think Dave Tippet is possibly the best overall head coach in the NHL so that's not exactly a fair comparison as Brent is good but not in that echelon and lets not forget that Tippet was available that summer that Darryl hired Brent.
I still believe that the biggest obstacle during Brent's tenure was Iginla and Brent ultimately lost that battle. Since Iginla's last great season under Brent his career has nosedived and it's telling of how hard it was for Brent to try and win when his best forward and captain was on a steep decline that everyone could see except Flames management and ownership.
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I thought that bolded part was part of it, I thought the biggest obstacle was that Brent couldn't get the players on his side because he was too abrasive. I look back and I can still see the whole team at the bench looking disconnected with tails between their legs while Brent had that scowly angry look (...as if they failed him.. again). Not only that Brent kept focusing breakdowns, failures to the point that it seemed like he was micro managing, that likely had players at times feeling deflated and discouraged. Not to rehash but some of his defensive pairings were like sticking a square peg in a round hole.