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Originally Posted by transplant99
When you say success...do you mean regular season...playoffs....both?
Cause that is a very small group and even smaller of who would be available.
Gallant as an example...yeah he went to the finals in that 1st year with Vegas but beyond that his playoff record is abysmal. Same with Boudreau.
I suppose Julien could be considered but he literally just got fired because his club couldnt beat Ottawa and was replaced by an assistant with no NHL HC experience, the exact same scenario we are at here.
So Im honestly not sure who would satisfy the masses that would be much different than what we have now...a guy who hasnt even really had the chance to be good or bad.
I get if a Quennville or Laviolette was sitting there and willing to move to Calgary...great, sign me up.
Beyond that though...really not sure who that guy would be.
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Boudreau took good to elite teams and had them playing like good to elite teams for multiple years, in multiple stops around the NHL.
If the Flames are a good to elite team, I see no reason why Boudreau wouldn't be able to do the same thing if hired in Calgary.
I don't think the Flames are an elite team, but they should be better than what we've been seeing, a lot better IMO.
As for his lack of playoff success, I don't really care. I'd take 10 straight years of 100+ points in the regular season with no playoff success before the crap that's unfolding before our eyes as we speak.