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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
The fact that Trevor Kidd, Leland Irving and others didn't pan out really is moot.
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I wouldn't say that Irving's development is moot with regards to Sigalet.
Sigalet was the Heat's goalie coach for Irving's last two seasons in the organization. Those two seasons saw a significant decline in Irving's performance and he went from looking like Kipper's heir apparent to playing in Finland in 2013.
Obviously, it's tough for us to judge how much of Irving's struggles can be pinned to Sigalet. The man has survived 6 seasons in the organization, so he's done enough to keep management satisfied with his quality of work. On the other hand, it's a results-driven business and he has to be judged on the results.
The question is, what is the judgement of those results? The Heat and Flames have made the playoffs in 4 of the 6 seasons that Sigalet has been the goalie coach and won a playoff round in 2 of those 4 seasons. Those are good results. However, goaltending performance has been very inconsistent during his time. At what point do the Flames decide to change the one thing that has been consistent with the goaltending?