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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Right. And this happened because he saw the last three years as the team's window, and honestly, after the Carolina trade it certainly looked like a good bet. It sure has not worked out that way, and a lot of that has inexplicably resulted from an astonishingly precipitous drop-off of the Flames's two top forwards over the last two years.
The point is that if this is the direction of the team moving forward, then Treliving is not a bad choice to be leading it. If the question is whether "he’s the guy to negotiate replacements," then his track record makes a compelling case.
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Yeah I'm caught between the org/BT not really being to blame for thinking the team was on the right track, with some good players and results. Then they started sinking and sinking. And the fact that part of the reason they sank and sank, was the clearance bin coaches they made use of, which may have lead to the devolvement of said players.
Now they have a good coach, but the damage may have been done with the confidence of players. I mean ruining Tkachuk, Monahan, Johnny and giving away a first is pretty unforgivable.