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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Why? Because he won coach of the year twice with the best goalie prospect in the world and a stifling defensive system? If we are hiring by AHL accomplishments the next coach of the Calgary Flames should be Dallas Eakins by that logic. So why should Love who is known as a defensive coach be handed the reigns to a roster built to play more of an offensive skill game and a new GM who says they want their group to play a more creative offensive system?
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Last year they were 8th overall in GF. This year they were 4th. I get that he has a great goalie, and I haven't watched any games to see how defensive they are, but on the surface I am not seeing a coach that doesn't know offense.
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