Let's cut out the BS and nevermind the fantasies here. Tre is under a severe restriction with regards to adding payroll, expenses and other costs with this club.
Let's not forget that the NHL and a lot of ownership revenue has taken a massive massive hit during Covid. He has or at least should have exhausted his ability to fire coaches and buyout his signings without significant rationale. He has cost ownership enough with all that and more. He has handcuffs on, end of story.
What we as Flames fan's need to make very very clear is that our dollars and loyalty comes with conditions. Armature hour should be over and we are going to need to be a team that is consistently meeting high level performance metrics. You can't guarantee or snap your fingers for a Stanley Cup but regular season and playoff performer but should be part of the deal for a city that has supported it as well as Calgary has. We need to demand better cause that's the way it works. Our dollars and attention for their entertainment and high level performance.
Ownership needs to be made fully aware that in a post Covid world, this level of incompetence's across the board can not be tolerated year in and year out for decades. Few, if any of CP members have earned any NHL related income from building, running or coaching an NHL team. I am sure enough of us can assemble a roster and run a club that has been a bottom feeder in performance for 30+ years. Process the fact that for, what, 70% of this teams existence we have underperformed? Is that acceptable?
I encourage ALL CP fan's to send an email to John Bean, President and CEO of the Flames organization. He needs to understand that his job will be made a hell of a lot harder if we fan's, customers, clients, sponsors and more don't give our hard earned dollars to them. We demand respect!! They need to understand this in the easiest possible terms. If you can't hold up your end of the deal, if you can't do what you are literally being paid to do, than you need to step aside and let somebody in who can do it. Enough of this robbery and the wait and see approach.
I don't have the answers to their overall problems but surely this 30+ year bottom feeding performance isn't it. I don't know how others feel, but I am coming more and more to the realization that I am a broken fan in my mid 30's. I don't know if any amount of glue will bring it back.
Email them in masses so they know WTF is up with their clients and and their revenue base and they can figure it out since they clearly know a hell of a lot more than me.
Jbean@calgaryflames.com