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Originally Posted by Johnny Rotten
I wouldn't replace G.G. YET, and I'd leave Huska where he is so two teams wouldn't be looking for a coach.
But, if it at year's end, it appears that the team won't respond to Gulutzman, then I'd look at a guy with a strong pedigree like Julien or Hitchcock.
It would be nice to have a young coach become successful here, and increase my faith in Treliving, and not have to hire a retread coach regardless of their past success.
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Why? Was anyone actually thinking "I hope the Flames hire Gulutzan!" when the coaching vacancy came up?
Why wouldn't you want a proven coach who knows what it takes to take a team from mediocrity to elite? Coaching is a very specific skill, I don't see the sense in the Flames being a training ground for inexperienced guys.
When we sign UFA I think we expect a certain degree of capability, not sure why that's any different when hiring a coach. I'm completely baffled why the Flames took this approach.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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