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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Agree that is is not as entertaining but that probably has a lot to do with the new structure.
Last year it was all about activating our defense, and d-men jumping into the rush, much more entertaining and a faster pace of play for sure.
This year the Flames tend to be much more structured in their zone exits, which IMO means exiting with less speed and more as a 5 man unit.
To me this season has been about two extremes:
When the team is not playing well they look worse than I have ever seen them look - the start of the year and the 4 game stretch come to mind.
But when they are on their game I feel like they are the most competitive they have been in a long time, especially with other top teams. Games vs. Chicago, St.Louis, Minnesota, and New York come to mind immediately.
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I'm not the biggest Gulutzan fan but he hasn't been done many favors by the goaltenders. They are better than last season but the difference is that last season they were giving up two soft goals a game while this season it's about one which IMO is one too many on a nightly basis. As good as Johnson looked last night he simply has to have the first goal and even the 2nd goal was very stoppable. Take a look at the league rankings for team save percentage and you will see all bottom 10 teams out of a playoff spot today. Whether it be new goaltenders, a new goaltending coach, or both this has to be Treliving's biggest focus this offseason as the organization can't keep going year to year with bottom 10 goaltending.