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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
That all sounds fine in theory, but the fact of the matter is that, as soon as things aren't going well, the vultures will circle. The length of the contract will offer no defense whatsoever.
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Coaching term is nothing to really worry about. The team can fire the coach at any time without any impact to their business (ie. cap implications). Just cost the owners some money which is not great but not a show stopper.
It is my understanding that many of the longer term coach/GM contracts have a buyout clause in them (apparently this is the case with the Torteralla and Gillis contracts) so the team isn't necessarily even on the book for the full value of the contract should they decide to terminate the coach.
In the end, teams get the perceived benefit of consistency with minimum risk.