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Old 03-29-2018, 01:22 PM   #4501
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Calgary's bottom 6 is not the reason why the Flames are out of a playoff spot.

Forcing Brodie on the wrong side for a full 2 years
Playing Brouwer on the Power Play
Sticking with the same Power Play strategy the whole year
Prioritizing shots on goals and puck control over quality scoring changes and transition
Having Brouwer take 3(!) faceoffs and leaving all 3 PKers in OT a full 2 minutes despite 2 stoppages of play (this one should have gotten GG fired immediately)
Not talking to players after the game, every, single, one
Playing Bartkowsky
Playing Tanner Glass
Playing Stajan well beyond his abilities
Giving the same even strength ice time to the bottom 6 as the top 6.
Sticking to the exact same system from the puck drop to the end of the season, no matter
Not taking a timeout, ever, when things need to be calmed down
Not making goalie changes, until 6 goals have been scored on
Not line matching, even with home ice advantage (Wille Desjardins specialty)
Putting the 4th line on every time a goal against is scored


Those all point to where the problem really lies. Until that is changed, we cannot evaluate this team properly.

Last edited by Firebot; 03-29-2018 at 01:25 PM.
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