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boogerz · 05-24-2023, 07:59 AM

Is Love ready for an NHL head coach role though...?

Besides the question of whether his success was reliant on the Dustin Wolf factor, Love also was guilty of mishandling Valimaki and seems to favor grit more than pure skill (e.g. Pettersen, Poirier, and Rubins were all regular scratches during the season), which doesn't really align with the makeup of the Flames roster. He made the unforced error of foregoing home ice advantage in the playoffs. Was he also mostly deploying the Flames' mediocre systems, but with greater success than Sutter?

The Wranglers are an experienced AHL team (700 NHL games and 5200 AHL games of experience) that he couldn't get "over the hump" for the second year in a row.

If it's a situation of promoting Love or losing him to another organization, give him an assistant or associate coach position. If Edwards is expecting playoffs, an NHL head coach position doesn't have a lot of margin of error and room to learn on the job (e.g. Brunette being fired after being a first-year head coach with a successful season).

05-24-2023, 07:59 AM	#28
boogerz Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Feb 2009 Exp:	Is Love ready for an NHL head coach role though...? Besides the question of whether his success was reliant on the Dustin Wolf factor, Love also was guilty of mishandling Valimaki and seems to favor grit more than pure skill (e.g. Pettersen, Poirier, and Rubins were all regular scratches during the season), which doesn't really align with the makeup of the Flames roster. He made the unforced error of foregoing home ice advantage in the playoffs. Was he also mostly deploying the Flames' mediocre systems, but with greater success than Sutter? The Wranglers are an experienced AHL team (700 NHL games and 5200 AHL games of experience) that he couldn't get "over the hump" for the second year in a row. If it's a situation of promoting Love or losing him to another organization, give him an assistant or associate coach position. If Edwards is expecting playoffs, an NHL head coach position doesn't have a lot of margin of error and room to learn on the job (e.g. Brunette being fired after being a first-year head coach with a successful season). Last edited by boogerz; 05-24-2023 at 08:04 AM.