[News Roundup] Flames head coach search. Friedman: Huska is the leading contender

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by Toonage

lol, Barnburner (mostly Rhett & Boomer) inferring that Iginla influenced the coaching decision. Seemed half joking.

I mean, maybe? Doesn't seem likely but who knows.

It was much more than half joking.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

You can’t win without a few bad guys.

Every Sisko needs his Garak.

They still have a few guys who play with an edge. Kadri is the biggest example, but there's others as well.

[Dan403]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

I would lose a lot of respect for Conroy...

I'm sure he'd lose a lot of sleep over that.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I listened to the podcast and it sounded more like a suggestion than an actual report about Tanguay being a AC.

All Rhett said was Conroy wants guys who are involved in the community and care.

Will be interesting how the staff rounds out. Doesn't really feel like Tangs is in the mix at all.

[Sec214]

Update.

The coaches have been selected, it's dotting I's and crossing T's at this point.

I Believe its a Combinations of Huska, Love, X Advisor and Tanguay.

Still cant pin down the X, I want it to be Boudreau but lots have been considered here. He's seen some #### and success.

Delay in announcement is believed to be around Alex (If they even let him go...Could all be nixed). I believe the Detroit coaching staff all got 3 Year deals on June 30th 2022... Calgary was given permission to interview Alex for a HC Position....F Yzerman.

On the LOVE front; It would be a real shame if he doesn't become HC. He's earned it, we are going in a new direction... clean the slate... but there is a loyalty issue from people around Huska.

I Believe every time we needed a coach going back to Greasy Garbage, he was considered and Interview but always over looked for the next guy.

Huska = Tre Guy
Love = Campbell-Pascal Guy

[keenan87]

Sec214 doubling down on no Huska against Friedman and other posters.. should be interesting. I would be happy with Love, Tanguay, and Boudreau.

Unless I am reading wrong and the strikethrough line means Huska is the next coach.

[Jables16]

Love getting passed over for the job in this case seems like… Huska Huska burnin’ Love

[Major Major]

Sigh. The only criteria for naming a HC is who is the best fit for this group now. Not who has been the good soldier. Huska's been past up and over for a reason. Love won't be. Say goodbye to that cat before 24/25 season. In my mind this is like letting Valimaki go on waivers to keep Stone. Dumb

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Sec214 doubling down on no Huska against Friedman and other posters.. should be interesting. I would be happy with Love, Tanguay, and Boudreau.

Your losing one or the other I think both guys think it's "Now or Never".

I've herd Love and Huska - I just trust my information around Love more than Huska but I've received incorrect information before.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Your losing one or the other I think both guys think it's "Now or Never".

I've herd Love and Huska - I just trust my information around Love more than Huska but I've received incorrect information before.

I can see Huska not being interested in being a Love staff, but do you think Love would/could be on a Huska staff?

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Major Major

Sigh. The only criteria for naming a HC is who is the best fit for this group now. Not who has been the good soldier. Huska's been past up and over for a reason. Love won't be. Say goodbye to that cat before 24/25 season. In my mind this is like letting Valimaki go on waivers to keep Stone. Dumb

How loyal is he though he took interviews to go other places and was passed over for the job.

The only people saying he was a finalist for the Detroit job are the same people pushing for him in the media like Steinberg, while Jeff Marek is saying he was a finalist in Chicago.

Promoting someone for being loyal seems dumb, you go with the best fit.

So far the main points being made for Huska are loyalty and paid his dues those are not very encouraging reasons to hire someone.

If he is the best fit for the job so be it, but it better not be because well he paid his dues and has been loyal. Would be a pretty dumb reason to hire someone.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

I can see Huska not being interested in being a Love staff, but do you think Love would/could be on a Huska staff?

From what I have heard from his interviews he wants to be a head coach, so I can't see him taking the assistants role under someone else he was passed over for.

This isn't a Nonis situation here.

Even Marek made it sound like things could get interesting here if Huska is selected over Love.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

I would lose a lot of respect for Conroy if he genuinely thought this group, even with Lindholm and Hanifin extended, was in a window.

You’re not going to get an established coach to burn his last chance with this roster.

You will get a guy who wants an opportunity to do more with less.

Based on the comments from the pressers, I think they think they're in a window to be the next Panthers.

(Get in and catch lightning in a bottle)

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

I can see Huska not being interested in being a Love staff, but do you think Love would/could be on a Huska staff?

I'm lead to believe Calgary's going to have to pick a horse here. Originally I think it was a plan to have both return in some compacity but it may have went sideways.

Job offers don't get signed right away all the time... There is a deadline for those who got one though.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Sec214

I'm lead to believe Calgary's going to have to pick a horse here. Originally I think it was a plan to have both return in some compacity but it may have went sideways.

Job offers don't get signed right away all the time... There is a deadline for those who got one though.

Why did you say F Yzerman after saying he let Tangs interview for HC here lol.

If Tanguay wants to leave to come here are they working on compensation going to Detroit? Would be weird for a team to not let a coach go who wants to be elsewhere.

[RedHawk12]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

How loyal is he though he took interviews to go other places and was passed over for the job.

The only people saying he was a finalist for the Detroit job are the same people pushing for him in the media like Steinberg, while Jeff Marek is saying he was a finalist in Chicago.

Promoting someone for being loyal seems dumb, you go with the best fit.

So far the main points being made for Huska are loyalty and paid his dues those are not very encouraging reasons to hire someone.

If he is the best fit for the job so be it, but it better not be because well he paid his dues and has been loyal. Would be a pretty dumb reason to hire someone.

You mean like how we promoted Conroy?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

So whose going to be correct? Friedman or Sec?

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Based on the comments from the pressers, I think they think they're in a window to be the next Panthers.

(Get in and catch lightning in a bottle)

We are closer to 16-18 Stars then 22-23' Panthers.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by RedHawk12

You mean like how we promoted Conroy?

I don't think he was promoted for being loyal.

Or would you rather of had Stan Bowman or Dave Nonis?

[Demaeon]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Why did you say F Yzerman after saying he let Tangs interview for HC here lol.

If Tanguay wants to leave to come here are they working on compensation going to Detroit? Would be weird for a team to not let a coach go who wants to be elsewhere.

I read that to mean there might be a hangup because Detroit doesn't want to let him go for a lateral position, only for the HC position.