I would say this team turned the corner a little bit. Not quite all the way, but if you haven't seen improvement in the last 3 games, then you have to have the hate goggles on.
I was starting to really lean on the 'fire Gulutzan' side as things weren't improving overall with the play on the ice, and to confound the issue, the younger 'core' players all looked like they took a giant step back.
Things are definitely improving lately on both fronts, even with tonight's loss. Let's see what the next handful of games produces both as results and trajectories. I have said this in almost every post about the coaching staff - results don't quite matter as much right now as how the team is developing overall, since this team is not a Cup contender yet. Playoffs would be a great learning environment, but I am just really more concerned with getting this team playing solid systems and improving how they play, and improving the youth on this team as they will be the backbone of tomorrow's cup contenders.
Gulutzan has at least successfully stayed his execution. It will take more than one disorganized clustercrap of a game to make me lean that way once more, as every team has a few of those a season. I like where they Flames are trending - effort and playstyle - and I look forward to the next 5 games and see where those are trending.
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