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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I'd like to understand this more.
No coach is a guarantee of success. So the bottom line is that Tre likely needs this hire to work out regardless of whether it is an experienced coach or a less experienced one.
Which is to say, his neck is out there on the basis of whether this works or not. Not the type of coach he hires.
If he hires Darryl Sutter and they miss the playoffs for the next 2 years is that any different than hiring Bill Petey and missing the playoffs 2 straight years.
So then it really comes down to him picking the guy he thinks gives him the best chance of success. And that's the only rationale way he would approach this.
What am I missing?
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From the perspective of Treliving's future in Calgary, it doesn't really matter who he picks if we fumble the next two years. He'll be gone anyway.
But, IMO, if Treliving pulls back to back 'smartest guy in the room' coaching hires and both fail, he's likely doing far greater damage to his future prospects of getting a second GM job in this league than if he goes with a more proven/'safer' choice.