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Originally Posted by direwolf
The embarrassing ass-kicking at the hands of the Avs is what completely broke this team IMO, and they've never been able to recover. What's sad is that the Flames were really good that year and should have gone much further. Instead they crumpled at the first sign of adversity in the post season and seemed to throw in the towel. And unfortunately they've had that losing mentality ever since. It's like they have no confidence in themselves whatsoever, especially when they go up against elite playoff-caliber teams.
If this franchise is gonna go anywhere moving forward, I think they desperately need a full reboot with a new GM, a proven experienced coach, and a major shake-up of the current roster.
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I think cracks were there before the playoffs started. Basically it was the Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway line that stepped up huge down the stretch and they won the division but the 100+pt pace for Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm slowed down after that bye week.
I want a new coach but not sure about the full reboot yet. I wanted core changes in the offseason so open to those for sure but I don’t see it happening during the season. The coaching change is the only move that can be made with an immediate impact to the on ice product.
Ward is in over his head