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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I think this is a pretty bad analysis personally. Gulutzan has not "changed his system" the players are now playing the way he wants th to play. They use more short passes and attack as a 5 man unit and they stand up at the blueline and try and hold the line. Hartley relied on the stretch pass and scoring off the rush, while giving up the blueline and defending by blocking shots.
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Nope Hartley did not relay on the stretch pass 2 years ago the D always had the green light to go. Gio, Brodie, Wideman, Russell all skated the puck out.
Fans became frustrated last season when you didn't see that as much.
Gulutzan has knocked off his disorganized BS and went back to traditional hockey. That is not a wonder boy system that's hockey.
He was the one constantly mixing up all the defensive pairings and coaching like a clown. He was the one injecting bozos like Vey into the lineup.
In the past month since his feet started to get red from the fire he simply went to what works around the league if you have have 3 very mobile D men. Gio, Brodie, Hamilton.
And you have to get solid goaltending. One of them finally stepped up.
Backlund has given that second line such balance. The Flames have 5 legitimate offensive forwards Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Backlund, Tkachuk, Frolik.
Hamilton, Gio, Brodie solid 2 way in the attack and defending.
When the D jumps up a LW always covers just like it was with Hartley 2 seasons ago.
That is what has turned this around.
They went back to what worked before Gulutzan.