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I disagree...while releasing both may be one answer, I would say it is the GM more than anyone. You are correct that this coach's record here is not consistent with his prior work in junior and then the NHL however he only influences personnel decisions, the GM makes them. This team has gone from being talented with a number of young players on the roster to a team that has the second highest average age in the NHL - yes, second to the most consistently successful team in the NHL, but the Red Wings appear to be uncommon when compared to the new formula for a successful NHL team. With an average age above the league average and way above teams perceived to be cup contenders and the removal/release of much of the young talent drafted or groomed, the Flames look more and more like they are being managed by someone who is in living in the wrong decade. I believe Brent could be successful but when you look at the way the roster has changed and at the results of some of the deals in over the last year, the problem isn’t as much on the ice or the bench as in the office.