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Originally Posted by Mathgod
And yet, it only makes sense to implement a system that is well suited for the players currently on the team. Ward is trying to fit a square peg into a round hole and it just isn't working because it can't. At some point you can't really blame the players for getting frustrated.
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I've seen this idea in many iterations and I just cannot accept that the problem is that simple. Like seriously...people think that the divide in the room is Ward + Lucic vs. the core of the Calgary Flames?? I'm going to give Tre the benefit of the doubt here and say that if that was the problem, it would have been the easiest decision Tre has had to make as GM. And let's say Tre for some reason did choose to stick to Ward + Lucic, then a few of the core players would be gone by now and more core players would have been brought in to fit Ward's style.
I think the more likely scenario is there are core players on both sides of the divide here. Maybe it's Tkachuk + Bennett (who want to play crash and bang) vs. Johnny and Mony (who want to play high tempo). I'm just speculating here. But I'm guessing when there is a divide in the room, it's usually not coach vs. the core. Like for example, now we know the Iginla era Flames had a divide between Kipper and Reggie (defense first) vs. Iggy and Tangs (offense first).