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Originally Posted by UKflames
I am still of the opinion that chucky has been brought up to leave it all on the ice for his team, to go to war for them, which he tried to do, before being told to tone it down, which went against everything he had been taught, which stung. The team should stand up for each other, chucky felt he did his part but the team didn't have his back, subsequently his play suffered.
I think that the problem lies in the leadership of this team, especially Gio. I know this won't be a popular sentiment but I think that's where we need a change. I would not be bothered if he was taken by the kraken.
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Yup. Don’t understand all the “Gio is such an amazing captain and leader” verbage. The biggest flaw on this team is a lack of resilience and leadership so how does the finger not get pointed at the captain? The lack of resilience year after year and the lack of results….why does Gio not get any heat? Because he’s a nice guy, has been with the team for so long, won a Norris, does amazing in the community? I just think a lot of people like to bring up leadership issues with the team but the captain conveniently gets left out. What if it was Gio that told Tkachuk to tone it down? Never know. I think at 38 years old, it’s time to part ways with Gio and thank him for being such a great player for the organization. Also - we shouldn’t name a captain until we see where this team is headed and who steps up. Also - I think Backlund is a big problem with the country club culture too. He’s got to go. I believe he’s the second longest tenured Flames player on the roster after Gio and wears the ‘A’. I believe that’s the place to start. If these guys were such great leaders then no one would question the leadership in the room. It makes no sense. Treliving et all are blowing smoke.