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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Perfectly stated.
The system is fine. It's essentially the same system as the Pens, Caps, etc. The same as Babcock's system. To blame the system isn't just silly, it exhibits a fundamental lack of understanding.
But that certainly doesn't exempt Gulutzan from the fire. I would add Brodie playing his off side to the list of strange (horrible) personnel decisions you noted above. He has failed miserably (and stubbornly) with those decisions.
This is only my opinion.
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The system can be fine, and it is fine. Flames are in a bad slump right now, defeated and have no confidence (which lies a lot in the goalie situation). This is where Gulutzan has failed. You don't talk to the team after the game win or lose? What type of coaching is that? This is a young team, not a team full of veterans that know what to do.
Bob Hartley didn't have much of a system, but he brought in a crazy work ethic that allowed players to just push through and win simply because they outworked the other team. Players hated his guts by last year, and it's a large part of why he is gone. Problem is now we have a player's coach that is too soft on everything. You can be a technically sound coach, but still be an ineffective coach.
You can't teach a player to be more confident with more Xs and Os on a board. You need to talk to them.