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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I completely disagree. The breakouts appear slower and more measured because the team is carrying the puck more as a five man unit, and it has been working as of late. The special teams have been top-ten in the League over the past ten games, and the defensive coverage in that time I have thought has been quite strong.
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Well, I completely disagree with your disagreement. The weak wing on our team is the RW, and that is the side they prefer to break out on. It doesn't get the puck to the guys you want carrying the puck into the offensive zone. When you have one of the most dynamic puck carriers in the game, you get him the puck! It would be like the Oilers not giving the puck to McDavid.
Things are improving. They're playing with more speed of late. I'm not certain that is on the Flames behalf or the fact they've caught some teams coming in on the 2nd half of back-to-backs. I liked the adjustment to put four forwards out on the PP. When you're that bad you have to try something, so credit given there. Still not happy with his lineup decisions. I think there are better combinations available, Gulutzan just has to open his eyes,
I think there is room for improvement, but they are looking way better than they did at the start of the season.