Any other year, with a clean slate, not paying money for a top coach would be infuriating. As it has been.
This year, with $8M on the books for Sutter, and several million paid out to other coaches let go before the end of their deals, its completely understandable that the Flames aren't willing to pay top dollar for a coach. Especially when they have one in house that may be coveted by other teams.
Just imagine if the Flames paid Gallant $3M a year for 2 years. With Sutter's money still on the books.
They'd be paying $14M for coaching over the next 2 years. That's ridiculous.
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