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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I can’t believe you actually think that hiring Sutter was primarily Treliving’s idea
It’s one of those ‘I can’t prove it for a fact but I know it to be true’ items
I find it an absurd position to hold, to be honest. You think he went hat in hand to the owners, told them he made a mistake with Ward but that he thinks he can get Sutter now?
And no, we may not find out in the off season. And lots of people agree with me on this, based on the poll option selected by more people than any other option
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I believe Treliving said they initially approached Sutter after the Peters departure and revisited it in the offseason. The fact it took the Flames 3 weeks or so to name Ward the HC would suggest there was some discussion about who the coach was going to be. Treliving has also said if they were going to make a move, it was going to be Sutter. So is it a stretch to think the discussions were ongoing with Sutter for sometime? I don’t think so. Bare in mind Sutter had retired. He probably did want to think about it for some time.