My untested assumption is that the Flames in the face of other openings will never get the best guy available.
So their best chance at the next Bob Johnson is to give them their first shot and hope it turns out more Al Arbour than Glen Gulutzan.
Mitch Love is certainly that candidate this time around. Concerns over having the AHL's best goaltender of all time pulling the team along I guess, but he's getting it done, and seems to be a guy that relates well to players; which is necessary after the Sutter fall out.
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