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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
These possession stats are meaningless if they don't result in bottom line wins and losses. The Flames are playing a better team game now but it appears that the skilled players are having a tough time adapting and really this is quite similar to when Brent took over after the Keenan years. It's possible this season may have to be written off as a season of players adapting and next season they will be more ready to go.
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I just can't accept that it takes these guys 82 games to adapt to some mythical improved system. It's hockey. They are playing the way Gulutzan wants them to most of the time.
The entire Flames core posted career highs in points last season. They don't even look remotely close this go around. Last season, TJ Brodie's contract was a steal. This season it looks like he's being overpaid. He's been bad in a lot of games and we KNOW he's playing on the wrong side, that's not a buy-in or learning the system problem.