Coaches in the NHL seem to have an immediate impact or not much of one at all. There’s a reason why their tenures tend to be so short. The message may not be right for this group. Look at Vegas. Is this roster demonstrably worse than Vegas? Not by a long shot yet the Flames continue to wallow in mediocrity.
So the choices seem to be that either the coach is not maximizing the players in which case a new coach needs to be tried or the players are the problem. If it’s the players that’s not a mid season fix and the GM has some major culpability there. So unless you think GG is the next Scotty Bowman it doesn’t make sense to me that you’d keep him around. The coach is the easiest target because it’s also the easiest fix. Change coaches and if nothing gets better the blame has to go up the ladder after the season.
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