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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
How do we know though? We as fans don’t know other team’s strategies and their strengths and weaknesses. I feel like this team knows what to expect out of their opponents. They know if they’ll be in for a track meet or if they should expect a defensive grind of a game. They certainly play a style against the Oilers that is more conducive to success than in the past.
This team’s biggest problem has been their desire i think. These players just don’t have that burning desire to compete against the bad teams. They’ve been able to get up for the good teams. But they think they can just skill their way to victory against the bad teams.
They bought into their own hype as the second best team last season and I’m not sure any coach can force their team to care. Ken Hitchcock certainly didn’t help the Oilers last season and he’s a hall of famer. I think Treliving’s goal should be to find skilled guys with that 4th line mentality like Crosby has or guys who step on the peddle even when up. That killer instinct and that never satisfied attitude. That would help this team stay more consistent on a day to day, game by game basis.
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If we cant confirm nor deny that anything he is doing has any net positive or negative affect on the team what so ever then in my opinion they need to try getting a coach with some sort of previous success. I'm not saying he is bad like the OP but i'm not saying he is good either. For him to keep his job the Flames need to see the second round imo and I need to see him adapt and change his game plan if the Flames run into adversity in the PO unlike Peters.
To be a playoff contender we need a coach that adds some sort of measurable value otherwise why have a coach at all. The Flames certainly need roster upgrades as well but I dont think Ward is the coach that's going to get them to the next level. Motivation is a large part of the job and im not seeing it. The players need to take responsibility to but when have the Flames last had a coach that the players actually respected Sutter? Hartley for 1 season? Ward is a nice guy but I dont know that he is consistently helping them get up and be fully prepared for these games or they wouldn't fall behind so often. If they dont get to the second round there are many available coaches right now with fantastic resumes. It would be a good time to at least get a big name once and see where it goes.