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Originally Posted by Royle9
So, numbers asside (Corsi/Fenwick/Scoring chances) EVERYTHING aside.
Are you saying that you watched the Flames this year under Glen and thought to yourself "This team is well coached, the style of hockey they are playing systematically is top tier and were just really really unlucky night in and night out"
If the answer is yes, I'm not sure we watched the same team.
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In some games, I've definitely seen the style and system he coached work extremely well. I've also seen it work well and then deteriorate during the game. I think Gio had their issues pegged pretty well - it wasn't really a systems issue, it was a sticking to system through adversity issue. He said they would be outplaying opponents and if it didn't produce results, or a goal went against them, they tried to do different things instead of just continuing to play well and persevere through it. He suggested they would grip the stick or play an individual game, they would try high risk plays, or they would go into a shell. I think that matches what I saw more than "this system doesn't work". I think they also started to think too hard on the ice, and not play instinctive hockey.
Now, all of that can also be a coaching issue - just not a technical coaching issue, but rather a motivational and mentoring issue.