[News] Darryl Sutter out as Head Coach. Maloney presser at 11:30 AM MT

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

Bear Case: The inmates are now running the asylum. And not just any inmates. Two boat anchors who have done nothing to earn the respect of the organization.

I assume this is about Kadri and Huberdeau. I haven't heard that they were behind this at all.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I still like him on PK and as a solid presence with kids on the 4th line. For his age he's got good speed, too. I think he'd be a good assistant coach. I wonder if you can pay a guy league minimum but top him up as AC? who was the last player-coach in the league?

This is a serious suggestion? A player coach? I think the last one was in 70s.

[Toonage]

Lewis was fine. But its time to move on.

[81MC]

Cool. Let’s have a decent year then tune the new coach out again in 2025.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

This is a serious suggestion? A player coach? I think the last one was in 70s.

Half serious, only because I don't think you can under the CBA

And why not? He's still a good player and I think he's a solid guy to transition to coaching.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

It's more complicated than just not selling. Backlund, Lindholm, Toffoli, Hanifin, Tanev, and Zadorov are UFA at end of next year.

Next season needs to be cooked and all about roster assembly going forward.

If all of those players could be moved to contenders by the trade deadline... except Zadorov because he's freaking awesome.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

Lewis’ value can easily be replicated by a younger, cheaper player on an ELC.

Lewis made $800,000. $50,000 over league minimum. You can't have an all rookie fourth line or penalty kill.

Edit. Though I do agree, the team needs to get a little younger and more skilled.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Half serious, only because it seems like something no one does.

And why not? He's still a good player and I think he's a solid guy to transition to coaching.

Probably because it’s the NHL and no professional sports franchise in any professional league does this because it doesn’t work?

My hope is they chose a coach with an actual track record of coaching.

[Paulie Walnuts]

The assistants should be fired as well if we are getting a new GM and Coach we need them to bring their own vision and guys.

I have always hated how this organization likes to help with hiring assistant coaches, let the coach pick his guys.

A complete fresh start.

[Steve Bozek]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

This is a serious suggestion? A player coach? I think the last one was in 70s.

Wasn't Dave Lowry an assistant with the Flames and stepped in as a player during playoffs in the first decade of this century?

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by chedder

Lewis made $800,000. $50,000 over league minimum. You can't have an all rookie fourth line or penalty kill.

Edit. Though I do agree, the team needs to get a little younger and more skilled.

Right? So getting younger and skilled means moving on from the Lewis’s of the world. It’s a good thing!

[stemit14]

Mitch Love as head coach please. Craig Conroy as GM. Assess who gets traded by who wants to re-sign this summer. Think the past experience has shown it’s too risky to wait and see in the season.

I would love to see Iggy brought into the organization… assistant coach/assistant GM/player development. Whatever he would prefer. I think he would bring some real positivity to the team that it desperately needs after this season.

Keep the amateur scouting staff as they have been doing a good job IMO. Might want to look into changes in the pro-scouting group as they have been a little hit and miss. Granted, the direction the team has taken has dictated some of their decisions. There has long been a policy of over-paying for veterans because they have played well in a long playoff run the season before signing them (for example: Brouwer, Neal, Coleman, Kadri). I get the mentality in assuming that it would translate but there is a pattern of it not really working and costing a lot on the cap. Start using the young guys to fill those roles.


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[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by Steve Bozek

Wasn't Dave Lowry an assistant with the Flames and stepped in as a player during playoffs in the first decade of this century?

No.

[mile]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

Right? So getting younger and skilled means moving on from the Lewis’s of the world. It’s a good thing!

Someone has to sit in the press box though.

I wouldn’t mind if it was Lewis

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

Needed to be done, but I can't help but feel for Darryl.

I was hoping they could have amicably agreed to him stepping back into a consulting role or something like that.

He's done a lot for this franchise, and to be recruited out of retirement only to be fired two years later..it's an unfortunate ending. He didn't need this gig.

Ahh don’t. We don’t know the dynamics. Maybe he was offered and like Tre said forget it, I’ll do something else. Like farm.

It happens and DS will always have 2 cups for a legacy.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Steve Bozek

Wasn't Dave Lowry an assistant with the Flames and stepped in as a player during playoffs in the first decade of this century?

He was a player and stepped onto the bench as an "assistant coach" when he wasn't playing during the 2004 playoff run. He retired after that season and/or during the lockout and began coaching with the Hitmen in the 05/06 season.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

No.

He was on the bench in a suit in 2004 and then played in the finals

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

Probably because it’s the NHL and no professional sports franchise in any professional league does this because it doesn’t work?

My hope is they chose a coach with an actual track record of coaching.

What kind of track record do you want? I'm not suggesting HC. Just a lower level AC. Lots of players go right into coaching as an assistant.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by mile

Someone has to sit in the press box though.

I wouldn’t mind if it was Lewis

I feel like he'd be a total pro with it, much like Stone.

[sketchyt]

This team has had a bajillion coaches in a short period of time. From rookie coaches, retreads and future HHOF coaches... I haven't done the math but do Flames coaches last longer than two seasons on average?