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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Then they should be perfectly happy with Gulutzan as you get what you pay for. I don't think the Flames ownership is as shortsighted to pay up to the salary cap only to cheap out on the head coach. Theses guys didn't get rich by missing critical details like this. There biggest concern is likely the length of the contract handed out.
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Success in one industry doesn't translate to success in another. I mean we saw how detail-oriented the Flames were with CalgaryNext.
When you look at past history, the Flames have pretty much always hired the cheap young coach (or GM for that matter), or retread looking for one last chance.
MacNeil
Johnson
Crisp
Risebrough
King
Page
Brian Sutter
Hay
Gilbert
Sutter
Playfair
Keenan
Darryl Sutter
Brent Sutter
Hartley
Gulutzan
Out of this list, the vast majority are first-time coaches. And out of this list, only 4 men went on to have a head coaching position with another team. Not really a great track record.
I would say only the two Sutters could be considered established quality NHL coaches when they were hired by the Flames. Keenan was way past his prime, and we pulled Hartley out of Switzerland after half a decade away from the NHL. MacNeil was hired 8 years after his his last tenure as head coach.
To me that certainly suggest a certain penchant for pinching pennies at the position. I would assume the same thing happened with GMs and scouting.