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Originally Posted by saillias
Why not? We don't need to waste another full year of our young core's prime with a poor coach. The change should be made this off-season.
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The question is how soon do you want them to move from bottom 5 to the 10-15 spot which is no-man's land in regards to finding sure-fire franchise players? We know Hartley will very likely deliver a top 6 or better pick as after this season he will have delivered that three times in his four seasons as Flames head coach. Chances are very good that in year five he will deliver another high draft pick and coincidentally it makes the best time to fire him with only a year left on his deal. The team will likely ice a less talented team next season with guys like Hudler and Russell not being immediately replaced. Sure a couple of young players may surprise but a better coach likely still only gets the team out of the bottom five but not a playoff team. May as well take your lumps with Hartley one more season to get a better first round pick IMO.