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Sounds like Sutter was the one who wanted a former NHL HC on the bench and that he and BT talked to a bunch of people before zeroing in on Muller.

Muller came aboard after Flames head coach Darryl Sutter suggested that he wanted a voice behind the bench that had previously been a head coach in the league. The general manager talked with people who knew Muller, including players who he had coached.

“Before you go out and fill a position, you build a profile of what you want,” Treliving said. “Things like what characteristics you want that person to have, their background, personality, all those types of things.”

The Flames cast a wide net before tabbing Muller, a native of Kingston, Ont.

“Darryl spoke with a number of candidates and I spoke with a number of guys,” he said. “Once we zeroed in on Kirk, someone Darryl felt real comfortable with, they went through that process and then after that, I got more involved.”

Sutter and Muller see the game in a similar way.

“The style of play, they’re aligned on that,” Treliving said.

“Play with the puck, without the puck. In today’s game, you need to have a strong staff and it’s not just the head coach. He’s got game plans and 20 players to worry about, so you need a strong staff around him.”

More changes ahead, though thats not a surprise.

“We’ve got a long list,” Treliving said. “We’ve got to make our team better, whether that be on the ice or off the ice. We like what we’ve done with our coaching staff so that’s one piece of business out of the way.”

https://www.tsn.ca/calgary-flames-ki...plan-1.1654765