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Originally Posted by zamler
From body language I got the strong impression that Gulutzan is convinced his system is sound and the players are simply not executing. I didn't see it this clearly until tonight.
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I’ve sat behind the Flames bench’s few times. Last year against CLB and commented on here back then how much Torts and his coaches interact with each other and the players, and how GG, PJ and Cameron are church mice with each other and the players on the bench.
Saw the same a few weeks back with the Blues from the Flames trio.
Cameron and Jerrard aren’t getting nearly enough heat...Preston, Playfair and Lowry over the years got roasted as assistants.
If these guys are going to stick to the system that provides average results and isn’t utilizing the talents of the talented players they have been given, and play a game of stare stare down the roster,waiting for the players to blink first, they are going to lose that game and I think you can see them already losing that battle.
At very least you’d like to see some fire and brimstone. Closest GG got was on that train ride last year, but that’s a below average day for a D.Sutter. These players need a public kick in the butt on occasion. Sutter can do that (Hartley did too but his yelling got stale quickly, as happens with a coach that doesnt have the proven track record of league success) and do that efficiently and effectively, and his methods almost pulled the Flames to a Cup and got two for LA.