Peter Maher always said that it takes 20 games to get a true picture of a team. He watched the Flames enough for me to trust his judgement, so I'll wait for another 9 games before getting too excited or throwing in the towel.
That said...I see things in the team's performance that I don't think are an easy fix. I still don't think Gulutzan was the right hire and I can easily see him being a one-and-done coach if the team isn't able to turn the corner at some point. Those who say we are still in rebuild mode are kidding themselves. Yes, we have a lot of young players, but the pieces are in place for this to be a playoff team and anything less is (and should be) a disappointment.
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