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Originally Posted by transplant99
How do we even know what Ward (or anyone) can do if the players aren't the right ones though?
I mean look at the history of this core....its the same thing over and over again regardless of who is behind the bench. Coaching only does so much at this level.
Im not advocating for Ward to return per se, but right now with this group, Scotty Bowman in his prime would be seeing the same results Im guessing.
I know this..if I'm a "renowned" or "elite" coach in this league, Im sure as hell not coming to Calgary with the reputation these players have established for themselves. Why would I do that to my own reputation?
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I'm hammering the coaching button pretty hard due to the history of coaches in Calgary.
Peters - out of the league after leaving here
Gulutzan - assistant coach in the league
Hartley - out of the league after leaving here
Keenan - out of the league after leaving here
Playfair - assistant coach in the league
Darryl Sutter - removed himself as coach, went on to coach and win two cups elsewhere
Don Hay - out of the league after leaving here
Brian Sutter was the last head coach we had that went on to coach elsewhere (I mistakingly said Page earlier).
I think the organization needs to re-think how we hire coaches, and probably the amount of money we make available to hire coaches. I also think the organization needs to make pretty huge changes to the core of the roster as it has continually proven itself to be lacking. It's not one or the other, it's both.