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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Right now, no, they are not capable of more offensive output unless they are sacrificing defensive responsibility, which doesn't win you games as evidenced by the previous tenure under hartley.
This is your problem. Rebuilds from scratch don't happen in 3 years. You were likely warned several times in threads over the years about how long this rebuild would take, it's on you if you can't identify that no team in the league has ever turned it around in 3 years. Calgary just had 3 of their 4 worst all-time finishes, the team is garbage right now and the record illustrates that.
If you didn't see this coming maybe you should post less and read more.
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Not gonna keep defending the Hartley years as there were plenty of problems, but he did make the playoffs and win a round. Amazing that everyone seems to gloss over tangible results for some mystical future system that will get sustainable results.
One thing Hartley did do well was motivate the team -- I can't stand when coaches say things like "X team can't play this way because they aren't good enough". (not that Gulutzan has said that, but it seems to be your opinion). Obvious way to kill the confidence of the room. To win in this league young teams need a certain degree of swagger and belief. That seems to be gone.
And your condescending tone aside, no one ever said the rebuild should be complete. I'm doing the same as you, using my eyes and reason to analyze what's going on so far this season. And right now the offense is not going well, that's simply a fact.
Where we differ is that you think this team has no skill and should keep gunning for top 10 picks, where I think they have the skill to be far better offensively and should be more competitive more quickly. I don't expect the rebuild to be complete this year but I do expect to see some definite signs of progression. Offensively there's been a massive regression.