With the shortened off season, I don't see the Flames making big management changes. Until things normalize, I think they will take a conservative approach and limit staff hires and player signings. It just doesn't make sense to go into the draft and free agency with a new GM who will not have a lot of time to plan or get to know the players.
Treliving has done some good things, but has had some pretty glaring failures. Going from Hartley to Gulutzan is probably the most obvious. Not that Hartley was flawless, but he was better than any of the head coaches after him. I can't blame him for being forced to remove Peters, and I don't think Ward is the issue (although maybe not the answer either), but it is hard to get traction with a coaching carousel.
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