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Originally Posted by ComixZone
The problems started the first season with Gulutzan.
The duos should have been Gaudreau-Monahan, Tkachuk-Bennett, Backlund-Frolik. That’s where it should have been, always.
Instead they did what they did, and we are where we are. We allowed Monahan to develop into the liability he is through years of bad coaches that allowed bad-habits to form, we crushed Bennett’s confidence, and relied on Backlund to fill a role he just doesn’t have the offensive skill to fill. These decisions delivered the results that we’ve gotten and that we’ve deserved.
Really it’s all in the past, but I just don’t buy arguments that he shouldn’t have played ahead of Backlund, or at the very least have gotten Tkachuk on his wing. This team did not have the amount of success to justify not investing in Bennett as a top-6 centre. They rushed Bennett to the NHL and then refused to develop him at the NHL level competently.
To Bennett’s credit, he did a decent job finding ways to contribute while getting kicked around the lineup. He’d always stand up for his teammates, and he was great in the playoffs.
Florida will benefit from the Flames’ incompetence.
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On the contrary friend, Gulutzan started Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk together on day 1, right from the get go and here’s your proof below. I know people have an axe to grind on seemingly every coach minus Darryl, but I don’t think it was ever the coach’s fault. Gulutzan actually did try out 19 and 93 together.
Game 1 & Game 2 of the 2016-2017 season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCNhxPiPcWs&t=3306s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BV9pH50VD8&t=1183s