how hasn't he been fired yet? It's incredible. I'm not saying coaching is our only problem, far from it - but nobody can convince me that one can watch a Flames game these days without realizing that it's one of the biggest problems. Ward runs a frustrating system with little room for error, and there are seemingly no adjustments whatsoever. When other teams adjust, it seems his only answer is to throw the lines into a blender and hope for the best. Sad thing is many fans on here predicted exactly that when we re-signed Ward after that Dallas series instead of signing a high-profile coach. It has predictably cost us.
I wonder when we'll ever see another coaching hire that works both on and off the ice. Hartley was a great story for a year and Peters had that one great season, but for very different reasons that was shortlived. Brent, Gulutzan, Ward ... pain.
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