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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I don’t agree with this. Darryl isn’t nice to Salim because Darryl doesn’t respond well to criticism at all (and he almost never faces it). There should be criticism towards this team - it’s part of what the media should be bringing to the table. There should be some tougher questions thrown towards an organization that has seen this level of failure in the last two decades.
This organization just saw two franchise players bail on it in one season and the (local) media barely even batted an eye at it. They either wrote it off as American players not wanting to play here, or just moved on from it. Salim bringing a comment about the team (possibly) being cheap when it comes to how it treats its player is something that should be discussed. That stuff matters. The media outside of the market asked the question “what is going on in Calgary?” and Treliving came out firing and defended the market/city - well, if it wasn’t the market/the city - then could it be that the Flames don’t treat their players all that well? Could it be a disconnect with Darryl Sutter? Could it be the horrible prospect pool and general lack of success?
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I was only implying that Salim might not have the kindest view of the coach given how he treats him publicly. I don’t disagree that the Calgary media is a little too cozy with the team and management, but that’s sort of how it works in a market this size.
I also don’t think it’s a huge reach to think that Sutter played a role in the exit of Gaudreau and Tkachuk, but that core went through coaches like crazy, and Treliving concluded they needed to be pushed.
Anyway, I think Salim has whiffed on a couple of his insider comments. I’m not putting huge stock in his innuendo at this point.
Just one more point on this, a lot of players have made a point of talking about how well the Flames (and Treliving specifically) treat the players. Gaudreau’s family talked about it endlessly. The simplest answer might be the right one here, two American players wanted to play in the US.