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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
Well, glad to hear that he knows there is a problem with this team. Now the question becomes does he think it is a coaching issue or a player issue? Attitude reflect leadership. Leadership is on the coaching and the players but to me the identity of the team comes from the coach and you need your player leaders to buy in. Even Sutter said it to Gulutzan around the 2004. Can't quite remember the quote but it is roughly "I didn't do anything once the players bought in". The key there is the players bought in. Pretty obvious to me the Flames this year didi not buy in.
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Identity: Gulutzan asked because he doesn't know what it is. This is very telling. You can be the smartest guy on the block with X and O's but if you can't lead the troops they wont go to battle. Not everyone can lead; Treliving missed the boat when he hired GG; He had the right idea with possession play but you need a task master, a master motivator with experience who can make guys believe.
Sutter a hard nosed coach, Gerard Gallant a players coach take different approaches Both have that "us verses the the world mentality" both coach to win. Too many times GG experimented with players or situations that were not working instead of just going with the obvious and getting on with the wins. I am on board that we need an experienced coach who has had proven results.