[djsFlames]

Don't know why on earth there would be a bidding war for a .500 coach, but as long as it keeps him away from the Flames I'm fine with it. No hurt feelings. Maybe he has potential, and that's what GMs are seeing, but given the Flames' situation and the "experiment" they're coming off of, it's not a chance worth taking at this point. This team needs the closest thing they can get to a proven commodity as their next bench hire. That goes for the special teams coaches, too. BT had his opportunity to try to outsmart everyone with an off the board pick and it didn't pan out.

Own it, do those guys a solid and give them time to get another gig lined up so that they know what they're doing next season, and let's go out and pay the necessary price land the big fish to get this young core moving in the right direction so that we can make something of the next few years. Get the city back behind the team with a more enticing product and maybe the tires can start rolling on that next arena, too.