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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think that says it all right there: there are a handful of posters on this board who seem to be unhappy with Gulutzan regardless of happenings or the outcome. It is why he gets singled out after every loss, and why the seemingly most benign decisions are exaggerated beyond proportion to the results.
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this is just unfair though. First of all, in your opinion the decisions are benign but are they? You say in proportion to the results but the whole basis of the argument is that the results
could be even better. A lot of the complaints lobbied are regarding his player selection in key times in the game. There's validity to the opinion that the Flames are where they are, this 7-2-1 in their last 10, or seemingly performing well because of the players and in spite of the coach. There's validity in saying, that with the excellent roster Treliving has put together, with a better coach they could be better. There's validity to the argument that Gulutzan makes head scratching decisions on a frequent basis.
I think that Gulutzan is most likely an excellent tactician, but a horrible motivator. He doesn't emote at all. He does think the game well. He should be an assistant coach. And lots of fans or players react differently to different styles of leadership. So to just say that all of these fans are wrong and blowing things out of proportion isn't quite right, because he is basically a mannequin back there. Does that make sense all the time? I'm sorry but no, that's such bs. Sometimes human beings need emotion to rally around, and Gulutzan is terrible at that. Plus combined with bizarre player selection in key times during the game, people have some legitimate questions. Does that mean that Gulutzan's strategies or playbook are flawed though? No, this is probably where he excels.
But I don't think it's fair to just constantly come to his defense about everything, because he does make a lot of absurd calls.