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Old 05-01-2023, 02:42 PM   #461
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I have mixed feelings about this.

I really liked having Darryl back behind the bench. It just seemed so right after the carousel of GG, Peters and Ward. Darryl just "looked like" the Flames coach. So experienced, so smart, so stubborn and such a hardass. I would put him up against any coach.

How do you go from Jack Adams to being fired in under a year?

Agree with everything that's been said however.

I hated the "take a s**t" presser and the "what number was he" comments.

Things have changed so much lately it seems. Maybe NHL locker rooms do need to be "safe spaces" to get the most out of players.

It's a sad day. I will always respect and admire Darryl.

Wish he could have completed the "unfinished business".
probably not so much that as the fact players now demand some respect and no longer have to put up with being treated like crap.
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I am expecting a Craig Conroy as the new manager announcement in a day or two now. It just felt like Sutter had to go, but considering the history Conroy has with him, it makes sense to have Maloney be the bad guy and do the firing to let Craig come in clean.
I don't think Conroy is the right guy. We need to bring someone in who has experience with a winning organization and culture to help build that here. Conroy would essentially be a rinse/repeat in my opinion.
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I don't think Conroy is the right guy. We need to bring someone in who has experience with a winning organization and culture to help build that here. Conroy would essentially be a rinse/repeat in my opinion.
My guess is it’s Pascal as GM and Love as coach
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Old 05-01-2023, 02:46 PM   #464
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I don't think Conroy is the right guy. We need to bring someone in who has experience with a winning organization and culture to help build that here. Conroy would essentially be a rinse/repeat in my opinion.
He can gain that experience here by doing it himself.
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Except Vegas brought in Cassidy who the Bruins players hated and the Bruins brought in a players coach and look at which team got beat by a wild card.

Keep in mind this is the first year of Cassidy, kinda like the honeymoon period.
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Old 05-01-2023, 02:54 PM   #466
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That's a very selective quote to fit a narrative. His full comment (along with whoever joined him) was more this:

- Felt like Sutter was more of an impact (negatively) on Tkachuk's choice to leave then Johnny's, but he also felt he's not sure Sutter was a big driver for either. Said, Tkachuk was smart enough to understand, that when signing a long term deal anywhere, he was going to out last the coach, wherever he went so wasn't really sure Sutter played much of a role in his choice to leave.
There's also the bit of shade Tkachuk threw after getting to Fla when he said, very early on, that Maurice was the best coach he ever had.
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Loved Darryl in 2004. However, there's clearly been a transition to more skilled and faster hockey. You can't win with a dogmatic system of hard work that's totally reliant on no one making a mistake.

Obviously goaltending was an issue, but many of the goals that Markstrom let in were the result of really good chances against us too. Expecting Markstrom to bail out odd man rushes created by the fact that the d-men can't play their game, and let a puck totally by them, isn't fair either.
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Old 05-01-2023, 03:03 PM   #468
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How do you go from Jack Adams to being fired in under a year?
Easily. Jack Adams = team performing well above expectations.

The next year they regress to previous expectations or a little worse, but expectations are now much higher. Original expectations were probably reasonable.
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My guess is it’s Pascal as GM and Love as coach
I would be pretty unimpressed if the Flames picked Pascall over Conroy.
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I would be pretty unimpressed if the Flames picked Pascall over Conroy.
I don't really care between the two and prefer someone from outside the org but curious on why you think that.
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Caught a bit of Francis and he said Friedman had said earlier that Sutter wasn't surprised by this and said "yeah it's probably time" or something like that.
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I have mixed feelings about this.

I really liked having Darryl back behind the bench. It just seemed so right after the carousel of GG, Peters and Ward. Darryl just "looked like" the Flames coach. So experienced, so smart, so stubborn and such a hardass. I would put him up against any coach.


How do you go from Jack Adams to being fired in under a year?

Agree with everything that's been said however.

I hated the "take a s**t" presser and the "what number was he" comments.

Things have changed so much lately it seems. Maybe NHL locker rooms do need to be "safe spaces" to get the most out of players.

It's a sad day. I will always respect and admire Darryl.

Wish he could have completed the "unfinished business".

I think it’s along the lines of what Rhett was saying

He said he saw them earlier in the year, how the team was responding, and said Sutter was pushing too hard. He also said that winning fixes a lot

We know Sutter likes to have a culture where people are generally on edge, in a bit of fear

When they were winning, you likely see him pushing a few buttons, trying to push what he feels are the right buttons at the right time

When they were not winning, like this year, and his response is to push too many buttons, he risks pushing the team away rather than pushing them forward

Not only that, the team outplayed other teams but lost close games on mistakes. No way he was supportive of those players when they messed up.

It’s a negative feedback loop

That’s how you could go from Jack Adams to fired
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I would be pretty unimpressed if the Flames picked Pascall over Conroy.
I'd be pretty unimpressed if they picked the wrong guy based on what they think the fan base wants or name recognition to the team's past.

I think in pretty much any staffing decision (GM, coach, player) the Flames are going to get the 4th or 5th best guy available when compared to their ranking. Best to go inside and develop their own if guy #4 isn't up to what you think you already have.

If Conroy or Pascal are the best based on what Maloney is hearing and has witnessed in the war room over the years, then hire them.
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Another gut punch Pat Steinberg saying he believes Sutter being the coach significantly impacted Tkachuks desire to leave more so than Johnny.

I thought it was because Tkachuk wanted to be the captain and he didn't get it.
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The Jack Adams should just be given to the most improved team of the year that exceeds expectations.
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The Jack Adams should just be given to the most improved team of the year that exceeds expectations.
Isn't that what it is?
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I'd be pretty unimpressed if they picked the wrong guy based on what they think the fan base wants or name recognition to the team's past.

I think in pretty much any staffing decision (GM, coach, player) the Flames are going to get the 4th or 5th best guy available when compared to their ranking. Best to go inside and develop their own if guy #4 isn't up to what you think you already have.

If Conroy or Pascal are the best based on what Maloney is hearing and has witnessed in the war room over the years, then hire them.
Does this turn into the Mark Hunter and Kyle Dubas situation if you pick one the other leaves?
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Does this turn into the Mark Hunter and Kyle Dubas situation if you pick one the other leaves?
If it is you let that happen, pick the guy you think is best for the job and move on.
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I thought it was because Tkachuk wanted to be the captain and he didn't get it.
Nah, that was just a story. The only quote I've seen suggesting this was from Ruzicka, and he wasn't even around when they extended him before. Not sure why he'd even know that.
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The thing with Conroy as GM is that he instantly goes from beloved alumni to, in all probability, Whipping Boy.
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