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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
That's just way too easy. A well regarded, high end coach still isn't polishing this turd into gold at this point. Maybe we're talking playoff team this year, but definitely not challenging for a title - which is where the Flames should be 7 years into Brad Treliving's "stay the course", "trust the process" genius master plan.
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This is my issue with the coaching discussion. I still feel like a lot of posters overvalue the players (or at least some of them) and think that a coach will suddenly unleash the eliteness in them. Whereas I think that many of the top players are talented but most have significant flaws that make them easier to defend than true elite players. The most well rounded player is Lindholm and he’s just not skilled at the level of the other top 4 guys. The other three have individual challenges - Gaudreau with size and his top speed can’t turn a defender, Monahan slow and not a tremendous stick handler, and Tkachuk being not just slow, but actually a bad skater.