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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Of course it's true. Gulutzan coached to grab high Corsi. Nobody has said he didn't want to win. Of course he did. But his systems and style impeded success none the less. In part because he is the kind of coach who thinks that a stat designed to measure workload for a goaltender was the unquestioned path to success. And he was wrong.
As for reasons why he's done here, you can add (d) his system was slow as hell and boring as heck. It lulled everybody except the opposition defence into boredom. Actually, I'm sure they were pretty bored too, given how predictable we were. Primarily because of point (c).
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I think the reason he's done here is less about the system, though I do think they play a faster brand of hockey now, and more about bench management, and specifically managing the psyche of a young hockey team.
Treliving alluded to that in the off season, and we've certainly seen the difference with Peters and his reactions to a) the team not playing well b) the other team playing well and c) not getting the calls you think you deserve.