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Originally Posted by Jacks
I think it's the opposite. Anytime the organization was hiring a coach, and people brought up big names, several people have chimed in to say that those coaches may not be willing to come here. I don't think anyone has said Calgary is a top coaching destination. That being said there are only 32 NHL coaching jobs and good coaches are currently unemployed so they would really have to hate Canada to not consider the job. Also, it's been widely reported that Treliving didn't even contact any other candidates when he hired Peters.
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The Peters deal was not Treliving’s best work because of the reason you stated. Of course, lots of posters here think Peters was a good coach, though obviously he couldn’t remain.
After the Peters fiasco and because Ward had some success, and because of the weird season, a coaching hire was a little more difficult IMO. There wasn’t even a guarantee of a season and that may have caused some available coaches some issues.
I do think think the Seattle opportunity may be on the minds of some like Gallant, who has obvious experience. It’s a pretty easy landing spot compared to Calgary.