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Originally Posted by CGY12
I wouldn't fire GG yet. Let the season finish. Only reason I say this is cause you completely embarrass GG firing him at this point (with so little time left) and although he deserves it (since December) its not exactly the way to attract other coaches. Wait till the 1st day the off season starts (day after the last game).
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Embarrassing him has nothing to do with it. He's failing at his job as a coach. NOT firing him is failing at the job of being a GM.
Part of being in a high profile, high paid position such as coach of a major league sports team is having your employment status/change in the public eye. It's not embarrassing, it's public. It goes with the territory.
Firing him now sends a message to the rest of the team - abysmal failure isn't tolerated.
I don't see how this has any effect on attracting other coaches to the Flames either. The season is a failure, so the coach gets fired. If the season was going well, or had signs of improvement/positive trends, then firing the coach might be a warning sign to other coaches. This is pretty straightforward in a results based business - complete failure = loss of job.
Think about it from a player perspective. If a player gets called up from the AHL and fails to produce or perform, he gets sent back down. Do you think this is a negative warning sign to other AHL players? Not at all. It says "perform while you're up here or you won't stay up there".