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Originally Posted by BoLevi
Was there a reasonable theory on the board about why Ward got re-signed this offseason?
I mean, there must be something that we are all missing?
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COVID. I don't think the Flames wanted to spend on a coach with everything up in the air.
There was so much uncertainty at the time and no one knew if the season would even go ahead.
I don't think this is strictly a coaching issue though. Gio is showing his age. A Norris caliber defenseman makes a huge difference and we don't have that anymore. Monahan and Gaudreau are also lazy at times and I suspect are not easy to coach and are at least partly responsible for the country club atmosphere. Time to turn the page on them and go with Tkachuk, Lindholm and Dube as the core to build around.