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Originally Posted by Burning Beard
The second sentence though I don't know about. I reckon good coaches can tell that a Gulutzan or a Ward isn't in the same tier as them. Have we seen either of them out coach someone in a series?
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Ward pretty handily out-coached Maurice in the play-in.
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If the management went to a top tier coach and told them they are sick of bargain bin coaching and will do anything to win a cup if they are hired do you think they would turn that down? Maybe but I don't think so. Only problem is you have to shell out the $$$ for a top tier coach so we will probably never know.
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I don't think a top-tier coach would turn down a big offer from the Flames, no, but only because of the money. I am fairly convinced that every NHL coach would think twice before jumping at the chance to lead this group of players. Every good coach knows that he can do only so much, and with how this team plays; how they handle the ebbs and flows of momentum in games; how they confront adversity I am pretty confident that an astute coach would be very hesitant about taking on the tall order of turning the group into something that they have never been.