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Originally Posted by activeStick
Burke asserted this morning on the Fan that spending money on players or coaches was never an issue at least when he was with the organization, so I don't think it's valid when fans say that ownership has been unwilling to spend the money required on one of the big name coaches. Burke does say that he expects new pandemic pricing to change how much this round of free agents (coaches and players) get in the offseason.
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Yeah I found that interesting as Burke shot down the talk of ownership not willing to pay for a top head coach. Maybe Treliving simply isn't good at identifying what is the right coach for the team? Maybe after seeing what happened to his buddy Maloney in Phoenix he's weary of hiring a head coach that has more experience than he does? No idea but most of the coaches he interviewed when he hired Gulutzan were of the inexperienced or previously short tenured head coaches. If he doesn't at least interview or call to interview one of the bigger fish available I will have to seriously question if he's trying to win at all costs. I think with the Gulutzan hire he was hiring a guy that fit his vision for what would work with the team rather than hire a guy that had proven results. Peters really wasn't a proven winner in the NHL and it seems Treliving hired him based off of what he saw from him in the World Championships. I'm not sure hiring by gut, feel, or vision is the right way to go about things in a results based business. This could be his last coach hire so he best ensure he hires a guy that fits the most important criteria which is proven winner.