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Originally Posted by kevman
I don't know where to find this stat but I'd love to know the average tenure for a coach and GM in the league. Does every team flip these positions as often as the Flames do?
Bob Murray has been the GM of the Ducks for 10 seasons. (GM of the year 6 years post hire)
Dean Lombardi was GM of the Kings for 11 seasons. (Stanley cup 6 & 8 years post hire)
Doug Wilson has been the GM of the Sharks for 15 seasons. (Presidents trophy 6 years & Stanley Cup appearance 13 years post hire)
But the Flames are having an off year less than 4 years into Treliving's tenure so they should fire him?
Those are our Pacific division competitors. They're given time to build teams. The Flames? Not so much.
Randy Caryle coached the Ducks for 7 years before Bruce Boudreau coached them for 5 years.
Darryl Sutter coached the Kings for 6 years.
Todd Mclennan coached the Sharks for 7 years, Ron Wilson for 5 years before that.
Gulutzan's in year 2. Probably time to move on...
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You highlighted GM's and coaches that got results in their initial seasons. Are you of the opinion that the Flames should have kept Hartley? How about the Oilers should they have kept Eakins? All hirings are done with the best intentions but sometime you have to realize when it's simply not working. As a poster above noted coaches are hired to be fired. It's the reality that of all the positions it's the most results based. There is too much money at stake to wait multiple seasons for a head coach to get a team moving in the right direction. If it doesn't happen in the first two seasons chances are it's not going to happen. If Treliving gives Gulutzan another season and it ends much like this season he's pretty well guaranteeing his pink slip whereas he's going to get at least another two seasons grace with a new head coach. That's just the way it works.