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Originally Posted by Bingo
I imagine it's a tough call for Treliving.
If he brings back Ward he pretty much has to change the core (clearly doesn't have to but it would be a harder case to sell).
With the team stuck in an bubble phase it has to be alter the coaching, alter the team or ... I guess get a big fish goaltender.
Getting a different coach takes a lot of the pressure off of forced change, and may be the way he's leaning.
Now will a big name coach come to Calgary?
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He should be doing both. The team needs a shakeup and they need an elite coach behind the bench. Not sure why one change would have to limit the other.
As far as attracting talent, the Flames do what any organization in any sector would do. You make a case to the candidate and you incentivize them with a healthy salary, bonuses, etc. Last I checked there were only 31 head coach positions in the NHL and its a role with pretty limited job security.. its an employers market. If the Flames can't attract a coach with a track record there are deeper issues in the organization.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Last edited by Igottago; 09-04-2020 at 11:03 AM.
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