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Originally Posted by troutman
Burke talked to people all around the league. He got negative reviews on Feaster and positive reviews on Hartley. We already have a great coach. It is known.
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I think much of this depends upon where a team is at in its development as well. The recent history of Stanley Cup winners shows that coaches with whom teams win are not the same coaches who they start with in the rebuilding stage. It is practically certain that whoever coaches the Flames next season—whether that be Hartley or someone else—will not be the coach to take the team to a championship.
Having said that, I think Hartley is a good coach for where the team is at in its development, but will likely only be a good coach for this team over the course of the next two or maybe three seasons. I don't think that this is the right time to make a coaching change. It will happen, but the best time is probably when the team begins to be competitive again.