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Originally Posted by Textcritic
In have also been a fan of the team since the move to Calgary. Cheers!
I don't disagree with you about some of the finer details of the system, but I will say this:
First, I think you are probably over-rating the group. For all their skill this Flames team might be the most psychologically fragile core of players stretches.
Second, as noted above, circumstances dictate that no coaching changes will be made in-season barring.
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Yes, I refer to talent not psychology there. It is a good part of the reason I didn’t like the Ward choice. This team needs a veteran coach who is a master motivator and has a system that fuels them. The coaches they have had for the most part have had very similar systems (Hartley aside). To me, this is because it’s the system Treliving feels will work. While I’m more of a Treliving supporter than many here, this is a point I would disagree with. Your point is very valid. The core has shown a tendency to be psychologically fragile and a tendency to not get to the right level emotionally in time. My belief is that the answer from a coaching standpoint is 3 fold. A strong veteran motivator, pushes them very hard, with a system that feels rewarding and enhances confidence. I believe both Gulutzan and Ward lacked all 3. Peter’s had a better system in year 1 than 2 and pushed hard but didn’t have the best ways to motivate.
I don’t own the team, I’m a fan. You are probably right but I will remain frustrated. I don’t care if we are already paying Peter’s (although it was my belief there was a negotiated settlement). If I was a billionaire owner of a sports team, I would have already made a call with strong suggestion that it does not appear that the current situation is working. It isn’t like Ward is paid $5MM per. I do think we repeated the same mistake. I am also a believer that when you realize you’ve made a mistake and have the wrong person hired, you fix it without delay.
So, really comes back to my original post which was a short frustrated quip. I hope that the Montreal firing is a wake up call like a ten alarm fire. I’m happy to see any warm body behind the bench short term if it means the organization is finding a better long term solution. Likely? No. So, not worth putting much thought into. 😛
But Murray, Brad, and all the rest of the CSE group reads this and does what we post right? 😂