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Originally Posted by fleury
I think people are afraid of those two being right. Personally I think they could be telling the truth - Kypreos is in the know. And it is damning against Brad. I don't think Daryl would come if they wanted to micromanage, but I did find the statement from Daryl early on that the system was not executed, a little peculiar. Often coaches will try their own style out, and it makes me wonder if there was a directive to go with this system based on whatever Brad is trying to put in place. It's not unreasonable, but I hope Daryl gets to fully manage the way he wants.
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No one is afraid. They’re both verifiable idiots masquerading as clowns who sensationalize anything for clicks.
Kypreos called the Flames a disaster that Darryl Sutter would want no part of in the fall of 2002. He basically told Ken King to go back to the newspaper business after the Greg Gilbert fiasco.
Then Darryl was hired.
This isn’t a guy “in the know” in Calgary.
It has been obvious for weeks that the players confidence was shattered and they needed a different voice. Sometimes people can’t get their points across, while other people can. That’s life.
Darryl has a coaching and playing resume that speaks for itself and commands respect. He takes notes, he’s obviously organized and he sees the game with clarity and attention to detail. He obviously sees the personnel to execute a successful plan or he wouldn’t have taken the job.
One thing no one is pushing for an answer on nor will they likely ever receive an answer is if Treliving was given money to hire a coach above Geoff Ward’s pay grade in a season of lost revenue.
Treliving has been upfront about what he looks for in a coach and Ward could have been a fit. But he obviously wasn’t. Brad knows that accountability is on him.
Geoff did an admirable job last year in difficult circumstances. I don’t think he’s a hard ass or a pushover player coach. Ultimately he was not able to communicate effectively and inspire/uplift confidence in the team.
Treliving was on The Coaches Site interviewed by Pinder about what he looks for in a coach.
Kypreos & MacLean don’t do their homework. They ask other people for a synopsis (factual or not) of what their homework entails. Friedman does his homework which is why he’s a professional and not a hack.
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While he’s never been a coach himself, as a longtime executive, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving has an interesting perspective on the job of a bench boss.
Speaking with Sportsnet 960 host Ryan Pinder at our 2020 Virtual Hockey Summit last September, Treliving outlined four things that he really values in a coach:
1. Authenticity
2. Ability to communicate
3. Ability to inspire
4. Accountability
“You can be the smartest coach and you can have the greatest system, and all those things, but if you can’t communicate effectively to your players, you’re not going to get very far,” Treliving said.
“We’re in the ‘why’ generation right now. The players now that you guys are coaching, they’re the smartest athletes that we’ve been around… They want to know why, they want to know how they’re going to get there. They want to know how you’re going to help them get there.”
“But you need to inspire, you need to have leadership and light that engine in them.”
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