I've been on this board almost 20 years and I rarely comment in anything specifically Flames related (game threads, etc) but I wanted to chime in.
From an outsider perspective it's wild to me that anyone says coaching is the problem. The Flames haven't underachieved, they have over achieved if anything. Everyone was saying Calgary was a bottom 5-10 team in the league at the beginning of the year. Dustin Wolf has been very good most of the season and is probably the biggest reason that Calgary isn't that low in the standings (and will finish 1st or 2nd in the Calder race as Hutson is the only other candidate worthy IMO) but the coach deserves credit as well. Huska has done really well with what he has to work with.
Hanley, Bahl, Bean, and Pachal are 4 of the team's 6 defenseman. Bahl has been a good defenseman and better than most people thought when the trade happened but at the beginning of the season that looks like an expansion roster. Andersson also had a down year from previous years. Weegar is a top pairing guy.
Up front guys like Pospisil, Farabee etc have seen top line or top 6 minutes. Calgary is lacking 1-2 top line forwards. Kadri and Huberdeau have done well but those 2 shouldn't be the guys leading the offense on a playoff team. Coaching is not the issue and goaltending is not the issue. Scoring is the issue. Calgary needs to either draft, sign in free agency or use assets to trade for top forwards. I know captain obvious and it's easier said than done but even more experienced coaches would have had a tough time getting better results. Just my opinion. Huska has done well IMO.
And off topic but what is this McDavid bet? I'm in for $200 to CP if it's still on the table.
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