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Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford
I honestly wonder if GG is the worst coach in Flames history.
Think of when he took over - Monahan & Gaudreau were looking like our Toewes & Kane. Bennett was looking like a superstar in the making.
GG gets his hands on them and now we have 2 1-way soft players, and a 3rd line C. Not to mention how he also tried to destroy Brodie.
I know it's hindsight, but Treliving almost deserves a firing for that hire as this is what it has left us. He better NAIL this next HC hire, but I am betting he goes the coward way and just keeps Ward.
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GG was awful, but I don't think you can hang the lack of progression on him alone. Those players also stalled under Bob the year after they got to round 2.
But no question that what has ground progress of this team to a halt. The strategy hinged on the core continuing to improve and progress. Instead Johnny has regressed, Monahan arguably has as well. Sam stalled out. Even a guy like Jankowski, who looked like he could be an important piece at one point, may not even be in the NHL soon.
Way too many players stalled or regressed and not enough progressed.
Coaching is a factor as well, but it could also be that we all had a false perception of what the ceiling of these guys was and is.