The Average tenure for a coach in the NHL is 2.4 years (this was from a study done in 2014 but doubt it's changed much).
IMO generally you get about 3 years...and if you haven't won then another coach generally replaces you.
This is year 3 for Sutter. Hartley got 4 years. Gulutzan 2 years. Peters/Ward 2.5 years.
So the Flames haven't won, and due to that are right on that average coaching tenure for the most part.
IMO this isn't unique - it's part of how the NHL works.
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