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belsarius · 10-24-2016, 10:06 AM

It was pointed out that there was really one more year of a rebuild. After this season a lot of money comes off of the books and can be redistributed properly, players have another season of experience and the Flames window is 5 years with Johnny.

If Treliving knew he wasn't going to take Bob as the guy for the next phase of the team then it starts to make sense that he made the move this season knowing of this transition period to a new coach. It gives the players this whole season to learn the new system and start next year, Burke's run phase, already acclimatized to the new coach and systems. It's a plan for the long game, give them the year to be prepped for the real push seasons instead of having to waste a playoff year on learning a new coach.

Maybe I give him too much credit but if a reporter can see the trend with new coaches, then I hope a NHL GM can see that same trend and plan for it. Bob didn't deserve to be let go but in a 5-6 year outlook it makes sense why it was done.

10-24-2016, 10:06 AM	#14
belsarius First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cranbrook Exp:	It was pointed out that there was really one more year of a rebuild. After this season a lot of money comes off of the books and can be redistributed properly, players have another season of experience and the Flames window is 5 years with Johnny. If Treliving knew he wasn't going to take Bob as the guy for the next phase of the team then it starts to make sense that he made the move this season knowing of this transition period to a new coach. It gives the players this whole season to learn the new system and start next year, Burke's run phase, already acclimatized to the new coach and systems. It's a plan for the long game, give them the year to be prepped for the real push seasons instead of having to waste a playoff year on learning a new coach. Maybe I give him too much credit but if a reporter can see the trend with new coaches, then I hope a NHL GM can see that same trend and plan for it. Bob didn't deserve to be let go but in a 5-6 year outlook it makes sense why it was done. __________________ @PR_NHL The @NHLFlames are the first team to feature four players each with 50+ points within their first 45 games of a season since the Penguins in 1995-96 (Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Sandstrom). Fuzz - "He didn't speak to the media before the election, either."