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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
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.
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Exactly. If he's fired this soon after taking over the Oilers, it's because he's not effective. I don't know what about his body of work over the last several years is all that appealing. The grass is always greener, but also comes with warts of its own