It's come to the point where it's impossible to deny that Gulutzan has made some very questionable decisions and several glaring mistakes so far.
I want to believe that he just didn't know this roster the way he thought he did coming in. The plan he had for each player and the way he wanted them utilized were just not going to work. This includes most of our back-end. Is GG telling our best players how to play the game? Skilled players do need some freedom to play outside of a structured system. We need pinches, we need Gaudreau cheating for breakaways, etc.
I don't think it's a bad system because obviously our less dynamic players have been playing very well within it. But you can't put players like Bennett on a short leash. They have to be free to make mistakes and have the green light to play THEIR game.
That said, I'm still hopeful that GG can continue to make adjustments to inch this team in the right direction. He's got the season to do it, but hopefully that's not the case for Dave Cameron. And there's no point looking at next year when it's crucial that our top paid players start looking like our top players this season.
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