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Calgary4LIfe · 06-08-2023, 09:53 PM

It amazes me how some people are so completely sure how 'x' coach is going to work out here.

We have all seen around the league how some coaches just turn a team around, some seemingly have no impact, and some coaches just completely tank a team. I would love to read insightful posts from some posters who are so completely sure, as I am strangely completely in the dark at the moment.

Flames have mostly hired 'new coaches' in their history in Calgary. Some of them were brilliant hires (Badger Bob Johnson, Terry Crisp) and some of them were atrociously terrible (Greg Gilbert, Don Hay). Flames have hired experienced coaches that were terrible (Iron Mike Keenan, Brent Sutter), and experienced coaches that were awesome (Darryl Sutter, Bob Hartley - yes Hartley, and I will die on this fricken hill lol).

Point is, at this stage, I am simply amazed at how some people are so sure how it is going to work out with Huska (even though he hasn't been officially chosen yet, at least apparently not yet). For a number of years now he has been tagged as one of those 'up and comers'. What changed? Just because the Flames had a lousy season, we are going to blame it on Huska? What if Sutter had stepped down last off-season, and Huska was getting promoted - would we be all giddy because at least he came from a 'winning program'?

Whomever it is, I am just happy that Conroy is going to be choosing a coach based on how he wants this team to play - green light offensively to be creative, but a very structured defensively sound team. That should be more fun to watch. Hockey is supposed to be entertaining, as Conroy pointed out. So, with whatever choice he ends up making, it will be someone who is going to allow me to enjoy watching this team a bit more, and I hope with it, some more success. If not, then that's ok too - this team will then enter a rebuild, and more changes will be made.

I am just going to keep enjoying "the great off-season of change" that we are witnessing in Calgary. There may be a whole lot more to come dependent on what Lindholm wants to do.

06-08-2023, 09:53 PM	#751
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	It amazes me how some people are so completely sure how 'x' coach is going to work out here. We have all seen around the league how some coaches just turn a team around, some seemingly have no impact, and some coaches just completely tank a team. I would love to read insightful posts from some posters who are so completely sure, as I am strangely completely in the dark at the moment. Flames have mostly hired 'new coaches' in their history in Calgary. Some of them were brilliant hires (Badger Bob Johnson, Terry Crisp) and some of them were atrociously terrible (Greg Gilbert, Don Hay). Flames have hired experienced coaches that were terrible (Iron Mike Keenan, Brent Sutter), and experienced coaches that were awesome (Darryl Sutter, Bob Hartley - yes Hartley, and I will die on this fricken hill lol). Point is, at this stage, I am simply amazed at how some people are so sure how it is going to work out with Huska (even though he hasn't been officially chosen yet, at least apparently not yet). For a number of years now he has been tagged as one of those 'up and comers'. What changed? Just because the Flames had a lousy season, we are going to blame it on Huska? What if Sutter had stepped down last off-season, and Huska was getting promoted - would we be all giddy because at least he came from a 'winning program'? Whomever it is, I am just happy that Conroy is going to be choosing a coach based on how he wants this team to play - green light offensively to be creative, but a very structured defensively sound team. That should be more fun to watch. Hockey is supposed to be entertaining, as Conroy pointed out. So, with whatever choice he ends up making, it will be someone who is going to allow me to enjoy watching this team a bit more, and I hope with it, some more success. If not, then that's ok too - this team will then enter a rebuild, and more changes will be made. I am just going to keep enjoying "the great off-season of change" that we are witnessing in Calgary. There may be a whole lot more to come dependent on what Lindholm wants to do.