Amid the excitement that accompanies every free agency period in the NHL there still remains the lone coaching vacancy behind the bench beside new Flames coach Glen Gulutzan. The role once held by Jacques Cloutier under Bob Hartley's tenure has been a quiet topic, with little discussion of who would be a candidate for the role.
It's no surprise that with the message conveyed from the top down - from Treliving's lips to Gulutzan's - that the emphasis is on improving the power play, as well as overarching systems. And with that, these attributes should be a priority over anything else, really.