I personally don't see Gaudreau ever putting up the same type of numbers under Gulutzan. The Flames are essentially mirroring the Penguins under Mike Johnston. He came in with a defensive system and while the team did improve immensely it came at the expense of offense as the Penguins only scored 221 goals in an entire season under him which they are on pace to pass at about the 65 game mark this season under Sullivan. The Flames may not even hit 200 goals as a team this season which will be 30-40 goals less than what they were scoring under Hartley. It's hard to see things getting any better unless Gulutzan makes some offseason adjustments as it's clear is system as-is will not get this team where it needs to be.
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