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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
Sorry, no. At least, Love had seven+two coaching seasons with the affiliate teams demonstrating some successful coaching and is very familiar with the incoming prospects in the system. That would be the logic that goes into hiring Love. Tanguay has none of that other than being a buddy of Iginla and Conroy. We laugh at the Oilers turning into the old boys club; let's not become them.
When a talented team struggles to find identity, tough and honest coaching is needed; Sutter was ideal to turn it around. He just needed 2-3 more years to complete the turnaround, I believe. I am still appalled that they had canned him for a few players disliking his coaching style and looking to blame someone for not making the playoffs. By all accounts, Sutter's style is never personal, never disrespectful or diminishing to players; it is based on their merit, effort and implementation of coach's program. I get it, times are changing and players get more and more powerful say in selecting who they want to coach them; it is what it is. Still, there are only 32 head coaching positions in the NHL. Giving it to someone undeserving would be a huge mistake.
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Sutter wasn't fired because a few players didn’t like him it was almost everyone in the organization that lashed out against him. Sutter isn't a turn it around coach who needs 2-3 years he's a right now coach to cross you over the finish line.
He's a great coach but something happened and I doubt we will ever know that made him be the way he was this last season.
Also Tanguay has coaching experience much more than a Martin St. Louis it's not handing a buddy a job it's finding the best person for the job and sometimes that person has no experience as the head guy.