Flames extend Huska for 2 more years

[dammage79]

I'm honestly quite indifferent about this, I don't hate nor love Huska as a coach but he's done just fine with what he has been given in terms of talent.

Would I like to see more offense out of his system? Yes, but let's get some more players who can allow that to happen.

[JusAFlamer]

Still early , but any of those that were happy about this changed their minds yet?

has been some very painful hockey to watch so far this year

[dissentowner]

If the goal is to draft a number one centre then tank commander Huska is fine for now.

[Rhett44]

Originally Posted by JusAFlamer

Still early , but any of those that were happy about this changed their minds yet?

has been some very painful hockey to watch so far this year

I think he coaches a very boring style of hockey. But if we are trying to sneak out wins with the lack of talent on the team, he's the best fit for that I guess.

I hate his style personally. I'd much rather lose high scoring games.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

It's about development now.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Gaudreau had higher point seasons under GG, Peters and Sutter, ditto Monahan (except not under Sutter). Versus Hartley I mean.

Gaudreau, Lindholm, and Tkachuk were also called out by Sutter for not playing the system and being more worried about padding stats. That was a line that basically said F this when it came to Sutter's system.

[gilligans_off]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

I think he coaches a very boring style of hockey. But if we are trying to sneak out wins with the lack of talent on the team, he's the best fit for that I guess.

I hate his style personally. I'd much rather lose high scoring games.

Ok, but who’s scoring the goals?

[Vinny01]

This is a bad team that overachieved last year there was no way they thought they were giving up their own 1st to Montreal. Wolf was unreal last year, the team played with confidence and got some bounces. I am not surprised by these results and this team needs another high pick or two before building up.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by gilligans_off

Ok, but who’s scoring the goals?

In his system? Nobody. Alex Ovechkin his his prime would have a hard time scoring goals.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Gaudreau, Lindholm, and Tkachuk were also called out by Sutter for not playing the system and being more worried about padding stats. That was a line that basically said F this when it came to Sutter's system.

And bless their rebellious hearts because they made Sutter 2.0 watchable (and somewhat successful that one year).

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by JusAFlamer

Still early , but any of those that were happy about this changed their minds yet?

has been some very painful hockey to watch so far this year

Yeah, but have you seen our roster, though?

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

In his system? Nobody. Alex Ovechkin his his prime would have a hard time scoring goals.

LOL! Yeah totally, just a bunch of goal scorers stuck with low stat lines due to coaching.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

I think he coaches a very boring style of hockey. But if we are trying to sneak out wins with the lack of talent on the team, he's the best fit for that I guess.

I hate his style personally. I'd much rather lose high scoring games.

Oh there's going to be a lot of high scoring games, probably.
Like 6-2

[5abi]

He’s here to get the flames through a ####ty time. He’ll be a forgotten thought soon enough.

Hopefully

[P-bobby]

At what point do we start pointing the finger at Ryan Huska’s system?

It is fair to say the Calgary Flames do not have elite offensive talent. There is no game-breaking star or pure goal scorer who can take over a night. But at some point, the conversation has to shift away from personnel and focus on the system itself. This version of Flames hockey has become almost unwatchable.

Night after night, the game plan looks the same. Dump the puck in, chase it down, try to cycle along the boards, and then move it back to the blue line for a low-percentage wrist shot. Most of those shots never make it through traffic, and when they do, they rarely challenge the goaltender. It is predictable, passive, and painfully boring.

Yes, structure matters. Yes, Huska is trying to build a defensively responsible team. But there is a difference between structure and stagnation. The Flames look trapped inside a system that values “safe” hockey over any sort of creativity or offensive flow. It is hockey by numbers rather than instinct, and it is producing exactly what you would expect: some of the lowest goal totals in the league.

When a team finishes near the bottom of the NHL in scoring for two straight seasons, it cannot just be about effort or finishing. It becomes a question of philosophy. Huska’s system might keep games close, but it also strangles any chance of excitement or momentum. Fans are not asking for chaos they are asking for purpose, for life, for something that makes them want to stay in their seats.

Right now, the Calgary Flames are not just losing. They are boring people while doing it. And that might be the bigger problem.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Wouldn’t the fact they struggle to score goals point to the clear lack of talent. Why are you so sure it’s the system?
This team doesn’t have a single first line player. They are out talented every night.
People are saying they want a bad but entertaining team? That’s not really practical
This is what having a bad team looks like. The fan base has been crying for this. Now that it’s here are we ready to actually take the medicine?

[KootenayFlamesFan]

'I want the team to suck to get a good draft pick'

'No, not like that'

It's actually pretty funny. It's a bad team that has zero elite offensive skill. But yeah, it's the coach's fault, totally. Whatever helps people sleep at night, I guess.

Less than ten games into this season. There's a lot of people that want a high draft pick and a rebuild that aren't ready for it.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Yup the fact is most bad teams are boring
That young and exciting Sharks team finished dead last in goals for last year
Bad teams aren’t fun to watch. The Venn diagram of bad teams that are also entertaining is thin if not non existent

And if one really believes the team needs a high draft pick why on earth would you contemplate a coaching change. Typically you get a new coach bounce which only would push them up the standings but still nowhere near the mayors