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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Do those wins still counts as ROWs? If so, then yes, you MUST give Gulutzan credit for utilizing his personnel so well in OT and creating a good system to turn pucks over and create odd man chances that end up winning the game.
Gulutzan is a good coach 5 on 5. He's possibly the best coach in the league for 3 on 3. His special teams suck, and that might be because he defers to his assistants, but the buck stops with him. The problem seems to be getting the most out of his roster consistently. Some guys are going when others are not, and perhaps that's not GGs fault, but it also might be his fault and he deserves the criticism of not getting the entire roster playing well at the same time.
All I know is that it isn't changing much during his tenure, but hopefully something clicks for this team and they go on a run here soon. I just want them to be comfortably in a playoff spot. Until they are, all criticism is warranted.
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3 on 3 is skill driven, not system driven. Case in point. Hartley was 9-4 in both previous seasons in 3 on 3.
This team was a 3 on 3 force before GG got here and it's largely due to our mobile defense and Gaudreau magic.
I think we need to take a look at why this team is so good in 3 on 3, and so bad in regulation. And I firmly believe one of those two scenarios is more about skill, and one is more about a team system.
I'd also like to point out that even mr stubborn GG is not able to play some of his favourites in OT (Brouwer, Stajan) which I think helps our chances of winning.