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Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I find the whole narrative around how long he searched for, who he interviewed, what owners are willing to spend money on, etc. to be really strange.

Treliving is the GM. None of us actually know what goes on behind the scenes, but the result is what it is. Whether Treliving signs Ward or Gallant, he likely knows their success or failure at this point is his success or failure, and is going to dictate his fate. He's going to pick what he feels is the best coach available to the Flames because he knows what's at stake. If it works out, great, if not, Treliving is probably in trouble.

Doesn't matter to me how many people he interviewed or who was willing to come here. We don't know, we can only see how we go from here.

The problem is "what he feels best" has ended up in consistently poor coaching choices. He no longer gets the benefit of the doubt here.