See the look Tanev gives Sutter as he walks down the hall at the end of that video. I doubt he was thinking, "great game coach." Flames are an organization in disarray. A coach that doesn't understand what it takes to win in the current iteration of the NHL. Keeps playing dinosaur hockey and playing favorites. A GM that had no clue what to do at the deadline and shuffled a few deck chairs to show he still had some authority left in his role. Obviously neither are on the same page and there is a struggle to find a path for this team. There are some big decisions to make and I don't think there is a single person in ownership or the executive capable of making those calls. They've set themselves up for failure.
Do you stick with a coach who sticks with a outdated style of play and poorly uses the talent he is given, or do you stick with the players you just invested huge money in and give them a coach who understands the current game and what it takes to win? Do you stick with a GM who has done nothing of significance in his tenure and made the team worse or do you possibly do something even more dangerous and hand the reigns over to the coach who last time pretty much burned the system to the ground? Or is it house cleaning time? Is it time for a new direction where you bring in people with an actual plan and stick to that plan of building a winner, which of course means using the talent you have and leveraging their skills in the best way possible? The organization is at a crossroads with some very tough decisions ahead.
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