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Originally Posted by Scorch
while it's hard to find anyone who would say Chia > Treliving, but had a recent chat with the resident greaser fan at work today...
is Gluegun > McLellan?
What if the Oilers were to fire McClellan in the next 5 games... would it be worth our while to fire GG and pick up McClellan?
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Is McLellan a proven coach? He took over a really strong SJ team, and was never able to win with them. That group is looked upon as a perennial Stanley cup disappointment. SJ missed the playoffs the last year he was there, and the following season under DeBoer, they make it to the Stanley Cup finals.
He did have Edmonton playing well last year - much better, in fact. However, this year they have reverted to themselves.
I am not sure if he is an upgrade on Gulutzan. He is without a doubt more experienced, but I am not sure he is really any better. At any rate, if the Flames for some reason let Gulutzan go, I would hope it is to hire a better coach than McLellan. McLellan is just not one of those coaches that make teams think they should replace their existing coaches for. I don't see it.