Putting Gulutzan aside for a moment. The Flames' core of Gaudreau, Giordano, Monahan, Brodie, Hamilton -- have been nothing short of disastrous. Are there any examples of coaches who have overcome their core effectively disappearing on them? Because that's pretty much what has happened to this coaching staff. Maybe Giordano isn't the captain he was once touted to be. Maybe this group is a lot more fragile than the team we saw in 14/15.
When I think to myself it's time to fire Gulutzan, I have to stop myself and remember that the Flames' core has yet to show up for a consistent sixty minutes this season. I'm not sure any coach could survive that.
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