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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well what does that say about Darryl? In his last season as Flames head coach Jarome totalled 67 points (in Iginla's prime) and in all the seasons Darryl coached 73 points was his highest output as his stats were remarkably similar under the brothers. The reality is that Iginla struggled offensively when asked to play a Sutter style team game. Those rosters were nowhere as good as some Flames fans seem to remember they were as Brent should be ranked higher than he is on this list.
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These are two very different coaches
With Darryl, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. He could get the team on the same page, playing for each other. Implement a defensive system that is suffocating and getting the goals when you need them, and winning. He even has a couple of cup rings to show. What he also had when it mattered was speed, and wave after wave of forechecking. He installed an appropriate system for his roster in its place and time
Darryl got the team to compete, with a way worse roster than Brent had
If Brent had any other last name, he wouldn’t have even had a sniff at the job, and he should not be ranked higher. If anything he is ranked too high. Turned a perennial playoff team in to just a perineal team. On the outside. Not a place they want to be.
He killed Iggy’s offense, just with no corresponding team success. It was plodding, excruciating hockey that the players hated and they didn’t score enough to allow them to make any defensive mistakes.
We all hated watching it. He was terrible
Bob Hartley had to come in and at least get the value back up on assets, with Bouwmeester being a prime example. Bouw was not a Sutter style D. Banging an clearing the crease. He wasn’t even tough in front of the net in any way. He is a puck mover not a grinder
I can’t even fathom under what circumstances someone could look at the crushing disappointment Brent presided over for three years and think he was any good. His time was a colossal flop