GG preaches a 50/50 brand of hockey, which effectively boils down to “don’t take risks 5v5, win through special teams”. This is so eerily similar to Brent Sutter demanding mistake-free hockey that it’s painful. Mistakes are going to happen, and the team needs to be able to roll with the punches and play aggressive. GG does not coach an aggressive 5v5 game, and everyone plays scared.
If the bad games were isolated to a small number of players, or a player, then it’s something you can address with a trade. The sad part is we have a large number of players making significant mistakes, constantly. This doesn’t speak to an issue with any one player, it speaks to a larger problem.
As a fan, we have to hope it’s an inadequate coach - because if it’s not, then the team we just rebuilt ourselves into is not going to be a Championship caliber squad.
GG’s general confusion and apparent defeat in his post game presser just has me annoyed. Take the damn team by the balls and be their guiding voice. Coaches do that. Help your team, it’s what you’re there to do - and you have failed to do so throughout your career as the head coach of the Calgary Flames.
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