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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Dissapointed by this move.
Boudreau and Gallant both available and the Flames end up with a guy that made some obvious mistakes in the playoffs (keeping line out for last 3 minutes of game 4, pulling Talbot in game 6)
Probably never on the cards for ownership to agree to pay more for a coach though when they never have before, and especially with the economy the way it is.
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From a few years ago:
Boudreau should be fired for the simple fact that he's not a very good coach in the postseason.
Boudreau's mistakes are head-scratching, and they almost always seem to stem from his goaltender selection. He has a habit of meddling with his netminders at ill-opportune times in the playoffs, and his risky gambles never seem to pay off.
The feud between Boudreau and starting goaltender Jonas Hiller started late in the regular season but carried over to the playoffs, where it escalated in the second round. After trailing 2-1 in the series, the Ducks won the next two games after Hiller was replaced by 20-year-old rookie goaltender John Gibson.
It wasn't the first time Boudreau changed up his goaltender in the playoffs.
Gibson was shredded for four goals in Game 7 against the Kings before getting pulled early in the second period. Los Angeles would go on to win 6-2.
Boudreau's history of questionable calls in the playoffs has always hurt his team, and he has never even advanced to a conference final. It's no secret that Alexander Ovechkin and Boudreau didn't see eye to eye when the latter was in Washington. How long before Boudreau alienates more of his players in Anaheim?
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...n-performances
Point being, people here think BB is a overall a good coach and yet he's made the same kind of mistakes as Ward did once.