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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
After seeing Greg Gilbert totally bomb and go through other successful junior coaches that couldn't translate to the pros like Don Hay I would much rather go with an experienced and proven NHL head coach as it's no fun watching your favorite team crash and burn around a head coach that is in over his head. If Treliving absolutely has to have a young guy I would at least hope it's a guy like Travis Green that has success coaching professional players. The junior to pro jump is too much for the majority of coaches in their first NHL stop. If a guy like Dave Lowry ever turns into a good NHL head coach the chances are it would be in his second NHL head coaching job not his first. I don't want the Flames to be the place for these guys to test the waters.
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Agreed - let's not go into Oilers mode and start an old boys club where former Flames like Lowry, Gelinas, and more can learn the ropes.