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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Well you listed a couple yourself. As did I earlier. Special teams, breakouts, response to adversity, etc. These are the things that determine the fates of coaches (along with wins and losses), not having corsi slip from 50 to 48%
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Okay, well special teams can be measured objectively.
The powerplay is current at 22.2%. Good for 10th in the league. Since that's above average does Gulutzan get credit for it?
The penalty kill is 30th in the league at 73.8%. Obviously that's not good. Is that Gulutzan's fault?
How should we measure breakouts? Would that be measured in passing percentage when the pass originates in the defensive end? Do you have some data on that?
As for "Response to adversity" I have no idea how to measure that. After the defensive breakdown in Dallas, all three of his healthy scratches were brought in while Versteeg, Lazar and Kulak sat. They won in Colorado.
So did the team respond to adversity?
After the embarrassment in Detroit the team came back and won in Philly. Did they respond to adversity?
After losing 6-0 to Ottawa they came back at beat Vancouver 5-2. Was that a response to adversity?
The Flames haven't lost more than two in a row all season. Does that mean they're responding to adversity?