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Burke has had three media appearances since he was hired, and has been openly supportive of the current hockey ops. staff. He and Feaster have a long history and were very well acquainted before Burke arrived in Calgary. The only indications are that he has the confidence of his boss.
But you didn't answer my question. Do you trust Burke to make these decisions? If so, then what's the problem?
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well according to you, i'm too underqualified to have an opinion so it doesn't matter
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How can we know if anything has changed? And if it has, why must we assume that it is the fault of the coaches?
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I didn't assume anything.
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That's your hilariously under qualified opinion. I don't mean to be insulting, but there is so, SO much more going on behind the scenes that none of us sees or will ever know about. OF COURSE there are more teaching and motivation tools, and I am quite confident that the Flames coaching staff—like every other NHL coaching staff—is taking a multi-pronged approach to player development, which includes all sorts of stuff that we don't see. I just don't understand the reason to complain or why we should jump to conclusions when we only see a fraction of the whole picture.
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True, we don't see behind the scenes. What we see is from history though - 15 years of prospect development (yes I know, Feaster/Hartley wasn't htere for all of them) - and the best forward prospect developed internally since Iginla was David Moss.
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Maybe. Maybe not. But again, why should we assume that the coaches are to blame IF Backlund does not develop into a second line centre? I think much more often than not, players who disappoint or who fail to meet lofty expectations are the authors of their own fates, and not beholden to the dictates of their coaches to harness their full potential.
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2/3 young prospects who appear to me (albeit, under-qualified) pretty talented players, with a good attitude..... struggling.....