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Originally Posted by ComixZone
With New York potentially poised to move away from Alain Vigneault (who makes $4M per season, and has 2 seasons remaining on that deal), I think he's THE guy we need. New York likely wouldn't want to flat out fire Vigneault and be on the hook for $8M, and Vigneualt likely won't be out there looking for a pay-cut (more than likely, he's due for a raise). So would the Flames be willing to pay $4-$5.5M for Vigneault?
Or around the same for Darryl Sutter?
We should be prioritizing a high-end coach, and realistically - even if Quennville does move on from Chicago, I sincerely doubt he'd come to Calgary. I think Quennville is the Rangers "Babcock", if he becomes available.
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And this is also the Crux of the matter.
Historically in the NHL Coaches are cheap.
That landscape recently changed in the advent of the 'Compensation of Executives' initiative that failed miserably, and the landmark Babcock Contract and now a lot of the coaches in the top echelon of the league are paid more than the Flames have likely ever paid.
But thats the new 'Normal.'
A decent coach is going to cost that and thats the price unless, like Gulutzan you want to go back to the 'Scratch and Dent' bin.