Meh... we can argue about a time-out or not, or pulling Smith earlier or not. I thought today the Flames cheated a bit too much to create offence and were giving the Lightning too many prime chances. Yes, they out-shot the lightning doing it, but it was just too many defensive breakdowns. Smith I thought was really great.. and then for some reason he just imploded tonight. It happens to the best of them, and he has been among the best of them all season.
Although I myself would prefer a coaching change at this point, I can't point the finger at Gulutzan tonight. I think this was on the players and their poor play in the neutral zone and defensive zone, especially the bottom pairing tonight.
This one is on the players. The only argument that can be had against Gulutzan is what adjustments he could have made, or what he was saying (or not saying) to the players. If there is fault to be found with him, it isn't much in my opinion. Once again, I prefer a coaching change, but this is not a game that makes me 'demand' one.
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