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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
What is really sad is Trotz would have liked to have coached in Calgary. I had opportunity to sit with him on a flight and we talked hockey for a couple of hours. Was really surprised just how much he knew about the Flames and their entire organization, like he had studied it. He knew all of the prospects and where he thought they could/would play and was very positive about the potential of the team. He said it was a team he would really like to coach.
Really sad the Flames couldn't get him in the fold. But when you have a number of world class coaches like Gulutzan, Peters, and Ward at your disposal, why would Trotz be on the radar.
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Interesting. Around what year would this conversation have happened?
Looking at his career the only time he potentially would have been available was the 2014 offseason between Nashville and Washington. Flames had Hartley under contract at the time, and it was when they were still in "rebuild" mode before the 14-15 seasons accelerated plans.
I guess maybe they could have tried to hire him in 2018 after the Flames fired GG and Washington didn't extend Trotz after winning the cup, but he was pretty much immediately hired by the NYI (resigned from Washington the Monday, signed to coach the Islanders the Thursday).