An offhand comment from the color analyst last night (don't think it was Hrudey? Didn't watch much of the game) got me looking into the special teams performance. It was mentioned that Gulutzan thought the special teams play has been really trending upward over the last 10 games. Adding in the Islanders game, here's how that performance looks:
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PPG - L11 PP - L11 PP% - L11 SHGA - L11
5 26 19.2% 0
PPG - F14 PP - F14 PP% - F14 SHGA - F14
3 51 5.9% 1
PKG - L11 PK - L11 PK% - L10 SHGF - L11
6 37 83.8% 2
PKG - F14 PK - F14 PK% - F14 SHGF - F14
16 58 72.4% 3
A 19.2% PP would put the Flames in the top half of the league, though the Flames have had fewer chances per game of late. An 83.8% PK would put the Flames just out of the top 10.
So there are definite signs of improvement. Not sure how much of that has to do with players starting to merely execute or buy in to the system, of course. Just thought it made good food for thought.