I feel that Treliving felt he needed a big change in the type of coach he was going to have for this team. Going from hard nosed task master in Hartley to soft spoken buddy coach in Gulutzan has not looked good. I feel the work ethic this team had under Hartley is missing now. I really wish the team could have brought Darryl back this season as he would have been the perfect coach for this group.
Elliott appears to be a poor choice, Chaisson was a garbage pickup, Brouwer had been pretty decent, and Johnson has been good while Versteeg has been injured. Luckily the Flames had the exact player they needed fall into their laps at the draft as Tkachuk has been a marvelous fit.
Treliving was looking home and cooled until this season. Good trades, decent drafts, and the roster building looked good on paper. As this season falls off the rails the heat definitely is getting turned up on Brad. I really hope he gets at least one more chance to hire a coach as I feel he is doing a good job for the most part. He signed some good contracts and more often than not we are pleased with his trade results.
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