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Originally Posted by heep223
Say what you want about him but Tippett is very well respected around the league. We have to be getting to the point that top coaches will simply say no to Edmonton because it becomes a blight on their resumes.
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The problem Calgary clearly had was coaches that weren't elite, then we hired Sutter and it solved the problem.
Edmonton has had several high level NHL coaches fail there, including Dallas Eakins who looked like a fool, and now is guiding the Ducks to very respectable results.
The old adage "Its not the coach, its the players" never rang more true. The honest question is how do they fix it? Honestly I can't see how. You need a complete overhaul, and even if that happens they don't have the right organizational culture to execute a proper burn down.