: “Having covered the Flames during all of Sutter’s time, I’ll say this: If these guys think Hartley was a hard-ass, they ain’t seen nothing yet. Then again, the way this team has been so uneven with its effort, there’s no doubt the players need a daily Sutter-like kick in the ass.”

Darren Haynes: “I wish Geoff Ward the best of luck. Good human. No way was the current plight of this team entirely on his shoulders. Shared blame has been my summation all along and I stand by it. But in sports, coach is the easy move to make. Man, some of these players are in for an awakening!”

So with this move do we think the Flames will stand pat this season on moving players, let Sutters evaluate what he has and then in the off-season they’ll adjust as needed or do we think it’ll be an instant evaluation and he’ll either say yay or nay?

It’s going to be much easier to move people in the off-season so I think it’ll be the former.

Darren Haynes: “I wish Geoff Ward the best of luck. Good human. No way was the current plight of this team entirely on his shoulders. Shared blame has been my summation all along and I stand by it. But in sports, coach is the easy move to make. Man, some of these players are in for an awakening!”
- Reubenkincade

That’s exactly what these players need, good old as$ kicking.

So with this move do we think the Flames will stand pat this season on moving players, let Sutters evaluate what he has and then in the off-season they’ll adjust as needed or do we think it’ll be an instant evaluation and he’ll either say yay or nay?

It’s going to be much easier to move people in the off-season so I think it’ll be the former.
- Ol_Boy_Wop

I honestly think they only make personal changes, if Sutter feels he can’t work with some. Ritchie should also get a good look now.

That’s exactly what these players need, good old as$ kicking.
- K-man25

That’s what Canuck fans thought when Torts was brought in.



That didn’t turn out so well.

That’s what Canuck fans thought when Torts was brought in.



That didn’t turn out so well.
- bloatedmosquito

You spelt Messier wrong.