There was some talk that Florida was changing the way they played as their system wasn't conducive to winning. I believe Sutter brought that up himself as well during one presser.
It may be difficult to make Huberdeau effective without changing the whole system to a more run-and-gun system, and this doesn't guarantee any more wins. I am all for it, since the Flames aren't winning anything right now anyway. It just may not be the right answer either.
At the moment, I think the Flames should just keep at it with what they are trying to do. AFAIK, the offensive system was changed, and the players all had the green light (including defencemen) to be creative out there rather than play in a rigid system. Maybe they are not executing? Maybe they are leaning on what they have been doing in the past too often because they are hesitating?
That's the tough part when losses pile up - everyone starts playing a bit more slow, and then you have the odd guys who try to do too much by themselves. It starts looking ugly. I am not sure that anyone - even any of the videos that we have seen from THIS season (which is where the system should be changing) - really knows what it is actually supposed to look like.
What I do remember clearly is that in the off-season, Conroy specifically stated that he wants this team to have an unstructured, creative offensive system, but to also make sure they return to playing a structured defensive system (that Huska changed to zone). I don't know why, especially with the lack of goal-scoring, that the team suddenly reversed course into that overly structured offensive system. I think that players are falling back on it because they are not feeling comfortable out there.
I guess that I am not convinced that the Flames have deviated from an aspect of their game that they specifically wanted to address, at this stage in the season. Let's see what the month of November brings before we decide that Huska is a terrible coach who hasn't really changed anything.
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