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Originally Posted by Red
The PP has been bad since Hartley left. They have their streaks but they aren't much of a threat most of the time.
Brouwer getting 1:01 PP time is about a minute too much. That is my point. He should be no where near a PP period. But he has been a regular.
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Flames were 22nd in the league on the PP the last year Hartley was here.
21st in the league in Home PP%
21st in road PP%
19th in total PP goals scored.
6th in the league in PP opportunities
Over the entire tenure of Hartley coaching the flames the team was 23rd in the league in PP percentage. 20th in total power play goals scored over that span. 20th in Home PP%.
The Flames improved from 22nd in the league to 11th in Gulutzan's first year. That 11 spot improvement means 5 extra goals. Last year, the difference between 9th place Calgary and 5th place Buffalo was 5 goals.
Since February 1st, the Flames have the most PP time in the NHL and are tied with Vegas for 3rd in the league in actual PP goals for. Since Jan 1, tied with Tampa for 12th in the league in PP goals for, but way down in 23rd in PP%. They are first in the league in PP TOI in that span as well.
Between the start of the season and december 1st, the team has 12th in the league in PP%, 11th in PP goals.
The Powerplay went cold between December 1st and Jan 31st, the only teams worse were Chicago and Edmonton (LOL). The Flames also happened to take the 2nd most PIMs in the league during that span, so maybe there's a corollary. Another couple of weeks like the last two and they'll likely finish back in the top half of the league again this season.
Anyway, the Flames have had a better than average powerplay since Gulutzan arrived and certainly a better powerplay than what Hartley had.