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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
I do not think this ownership group is cheap in that sense. I think the advantage of hiring a below the radar coach is that you maintain your influence and control with the ownership group. From a self-preservation perspective it is in Trelivings best interest to avoid Laviolette or Gallant. They have actually won in the nhl and I suspect that their voice may carry more weight with the people that actually matter to BT, that being Murray Edwards and the rest of the ownership group. I think BT has learned the Craig Button lesson well, do not hire a coach that is so credible that the ownership group may listen to them more than they listen to you.
Flames ownership spent top dollar on Darryl and Brent Sutter as coaches. I bet they would be willing to spend top dollar on the next coach as well.
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Treliving saw first hand in Phoenix when a respected head coach wins a power struggle with a GM and it sure looks to me like he's gone out of his way in Calgary to avoid hiring experienced and respected coaches that may have roster preferences and their own ideas about what's required to win in today's NHL.