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Originally Posted by zamler
Did it at any point occur to you that the play it safe approach is the reason GG was hoping his team could hang on and get into OT? Gulutzan has proven he can't coach this team to even be .500 in regulation. So we get to OT and suddenly the likes of Gaudreau shine because the shackles are off there is no "play it safe" in OT.
Also if it wasn't for Johnny, Gulutzan would likely be out of a job so for GG to toss Gaudreau under the bus like that was pathetic. Yes he made a mistake, it happens. Just like Smith letting in the 3rd goal was questionable. These things get greatly amplified when you coach a team to try and squeak out 1 goal wins or just get it to OT. In my view this roster is much better than the results we're seeing under Gulutzan.
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I wasn't debating anything about GG ripping JG after the game. That's a separate issue.
I was wondering why people are ripping him for wanting a safe approach late in a tie game against a divisional rival with the same amount of points in a conference where the standings are so tight. I just don't get the outrage for wanting or expressing how he wanted the game to get to OT. That's the SMART thing to do. The Flames didn't HAVE to have the game in regulation last night(nice to have isn't the same as HAVE to have), so there was no reason for chances/risks in their game. Johnny's mistake lead to the goal, but there's obviously more blame to go around on that goal as well.
Tell me a coach who would have told his guys to take chances/risks in the same situation as last night? I don't think you can. So if you can't, why is GG getting ripped last night and today for talking about wanting to get the game into OT.