I always wondered this as a fan and a guy who has never been in the presence of a hockey team/coaching system. As a fan I can tell you that to me there seems to be more structure to the Flames vs. Hartley - I noticed way more run and gun type play under Bob, way more north south type play, which I think exposed the D much of the time;especially with the D jumping often under bob. I also think this is why we played with a ton of swagger under bob, I'd imagine it's a freeing way to play from a players perspective. Under Gulutzan, initially like I said I saw more of a structured approach, positioning is key, less cheating - backlund and frolik thrived almost instantly - but the rest seemed almost lost or confused at times early on.
As for the change in Gulutzan system through the year I haven't noticed anything different, if u asked me what I thought before knowing they 'simplified' the system I would have just said that I guess the players are getting it now.
Back to the initial part of this post.. for the hockey players on CP .. has there been a noticeable change past just certain visual assumptions made by me and other hockey fans year over year, coach to coach? Are you able to see the system change that happened apparently a month or so ago?
The styles between the two coaches are for sure different to me, noticeably so but past the basic things I can't really define what's different - hoping someone can detail it better is all.
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