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Originally Posted by Table 5
I think Treliving has to look at this coaching decision as if he had a completely clean slate. Ward didn't earn the head coaching position, circumstances put him there. Treliving has to ask himself, out of all coaching possibilities out there, would Ward be the one to hire if the Flames didn't have a coach right now?
If he's the guy you'd hire if you had an open spot right now, fine, keep him on. But if he's not, you can't keep him on just because of circumstance and some kudos from the players.
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I think that is right and is essentially what they are doing right now. "Interim" HC has been his tag since the Peters dismissal. I would only add that it is out of all the coaching possibilities that would accept the position. I am not convinced Laviollette and to a lesser degree Gallant would come here.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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