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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The player problem is nothing that can't be fixed with a head coach that commands respect and the players have faith can lead them to glory. There's nothing wrong with a firm hand. In fact it's often required over the course of an 82 game season. There's simply a big difference between a firm hand from a coach the players don't believe in and a firm hand from a coach that is a proven winner and the players realize he knows what he's talking about. The moment a coach starts to listen and cater to what the players think is best for them is the moment he's toast because if the players knew what was best for them they wouldn't need a coach in the first place. Heck if you are looking at two not great coaches in Hartley and Gulutzan I would say regardless of how the team may have not liked Hartley's firm hand they never checked out like this under him like they have with this velvet glove approach.
I would take anything Friedman says regarding the Flames coaching situation with a grain of salt because he's clearly been trying to take heat off a head coach that he likes personally.
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Really, they had a coach with a firm hand in Hartley and they went and whined to management "We need a players coach, teacher like guy".
So Hartley was tossed and in comes Gully
"Thanks for being nice to us Gully, we'll decide when we want to show up for games"
There's something rotten at the core of this team and no coach is going to come in and fix it without an object lesson to encourage the others.
I have a feeling that one or two major pieces are going to take a bullet to the head in the off season.