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Originally Posted by ricardodw
That would be because the new GM would not have his own coach? If Hartley was a top choice of any of the new GMs over the last 7 years other than his non-hockey buddy from Hershey. He would have been coaching somewhere in the NHL or at least affiliated with some NHL organization.
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The new GM is gonna roll into Calgary in July/August and there isn't any pressure for the team to make it or break it next year. That's why I don't think they make a last minute coaching change before training camp starts.
If the new GM does want to bring in his own guy, it would mean that
1) the guy is currently out of work already, which may not even be the case;
2) The guy is out of work, which means he's likely on par with Hartley based on what's out there already; or
3) we're getting a rookie/inexperienced head coach.
Either way, I think the new GM waits it out until the situation is better suited for his guy to come in and have success. I don't think you rush a new coach into running an AHL calibre bench for the next 3 years unless you see things that are horribly wrong with the existing coach (and Burke seems to think Hartley is doing things the right way) or you are prepared to fire the guy you just hired in 3 years right before the Flames are ready to turn the corner.
Hiring a new coach asap, runs the risk of seeing the team take a step back (like it is in Edmonton) considering the current coach is making more with this roster than anyone thought was humanly possible. That puts more pressure on the new GM, and people don't like to put themselves on the hot seat if they don't have to. Hartley is going to allow the new GM to come in and keep the status quo, while focusing on the draft, developing prospects, etc... Inevitably, Hartley will go in favour of someone the new GM picks, but I don't think it happens before the 2014-15 off season. That gives the new coach about 2 years to develop the rebuilding Flames into his mould before we realistically start to expect results.
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Do you think that if and when Burke decides that he should be GM he won't want his own coach? and that Hartley would be his first choice?
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I take Burke at his word. If he was going to be the GM, he wouldn't go through a dog and pony show. He would have made himself the GM already, which reverts back to my points above re: what I think the new GM will do.