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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
It's not that i'm married to Gulutzan, it's that it's too late if you thought a coaching change would save the season, because the team MVP is injured, you can't load up on talent at the deadline to help your new coach succeed, and that any coach out there is going to likely be subpar, but also will hamstring a REAL coaching search that should happen in the offseason, when all candidates are available, and you can make more than a rash decision that will impact the organization for years.
Flames could still make it and maybe do some damage but it's not on the coach at this point.
The team is horribly put together. Needs major changes in the off-season.
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I look at the roster, and I can't say I want major changes. Measured changes, absolutely - but not massive sweeping ones. We're definitely going to see, I think, at the minimum two significant moves.
1. High-end D prospect, or prospects, is going out for a high-end scoring RW because free agency is a wasteland - unless Evander Kane hits free agency, which I'd love.
2. I think Brodie and/or Stone is going to be dealt. Roster spots need to be opened on the back-end.
Saying that though, I guess it could be viewed as "major changes" as we're likely looking at a 3-5 player turnover. That's definitely not insignificant.
The coaching market is going to get really interesting this summer with uncertainty in Chicago and New York (Rangers).