View Single Post
Old 11-08-2021, 08:27 AM   #232
edslunch
Franchise Player
 
edslunch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random View Post
My belief is that they promoted him out of desperation and left him in place because the man they wanted to hire wouldn't take the job during the off season. I think they fully expected to fire a head coach as soon as they could come to terms with Sutter, and it wasn't worth the trouble and expense of hiring yet another lame duck.

We know Treliving has extreme tunnel vision when it comes to coaches - Gulutzan was the only guy, Peters was the only guy, Sutter was the only guy - so I guess your hypothesis could be true. On the other hand that’s a terrible way to run a team - sacrifice an unknown amount of the season to an inexperienced coach that you plan to fire as soon as your target becomes available. I can’t believe ownership would sign up to that plan
edslunch is online now   Reply With Quote