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Originally Posted by NewFan
May be he is hiring a coach who follows his words about line ups, or player play times or type of system? If he hires the big coaches they won't follow his instructions.
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I think it is mostly this, if I had to guess. I mean, nobody really knows, but if you listen to Brad after Hartley was fired, and after they hired Gulutzan and Peters, he seems to be set on puck possession type of hockey like Babcock is known for.
Maybe Treliving just fell in love with Gulutzan's hair, maybe he felt Bill Peters' initials were some kind of sign, and maybe he thought that Geoff was always the best version of Jeff?
I really just think that Treliving's coaching decisions is based more on a philosophy of how he wants this team to play more than anything else, including being worried about being usurped.
You can't worry about being usurped by your hire. You either hire a competent person to do the job, which will also make you look good, or you hire someone incompetent which will make you look bad, and possibly result in your own dismissal anyway.