GDT: Oct. 13th - Senators @ Flames: 7:00pm MT (SN Flames)

[FerklundCGY]

Can't believe there's still some Flames fans who don't like Gulutzan. It's like they don't realize just how much we improved under one single season from him after being led by an out of touch couch for the previous 4 years.

He's leading us down the right path and the numbers back it up. Not the start we were hoping for, but as we saw towards the end of last season, we have a fantastic team that got much better in the offseason.

Gulutzan is the best coach we've had in a while

 

[Mr Snrub]

Wow, not sorry I missed this one. I'm assuming there were no redeeming factors whatsoever?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Wow, not sorry I missed this one. I'm assuming there were no redeeming factors whatsoever?

Jagr made some nice plays. But that's about it.

 

[Giacomo]

This team needs goaltending not leftovers from another team

 

[Baxterman]

Can't believe there's still some Flames fans who don't like Gulutzan. It's like they don't realize just how much we improved under one single season from him after being led by an out of touch couch for the previous 4 years.

He's leading us down the right path and the numbers back it up. Not the start we were hoping for, but as we saw towards the end of last season, we have a fantastic team that got much better in the offseason.

Gulutzan is the best coach we've had in a while

I am not a fan of Gulutzan as he seems to be at best an OK coach. I don't hate him and now that he is in the job I don't think we should fire him but I don't think it was a very good hire and there are certain a lot of better coaches out there.

I think he finished somewhere around 22-25 in the HF NHL coach rankings and that seems about right.

He is definitely a big upgrade on Hartley but that isn't saying much as a plant would have been an upgrade over Hartley.

 

[lightstorm]

If there isn't enough skill with Monahan there how is putting a less skilled and less creative player in Bennett going to work?

Monahan has great awareness around the net and a great shot from close range. Thats where his skills end.

 

[TychoFan]

Glad I missed this one... I saw the highlights but how was Smith overall? He seemed to be scored on after extended periods of not receiving shots (for the first two anyway) which was something we were talking about in past threads. Was it a collective team collapse?

 

[Baxterman]

Glad I missed this one... I saw the highlights but how was Smith overall? He seemed to be scored on after extended periods of not receiving shots (for the first two anyway) which was something we were talking about in past threads. Was it a collective team collapse?

I think he was just OK.

The team in front of him was certainly the bigger problem and I am not sure any of the goals were his fault but he also didn't come up with any big saves either.

 

[Flameshomer]

So far this season and over their careers Monahan>Bennett. Highly doubt you could reasonably argue otherwise. Bennett's "creativity" usually involves him trying to dance several defenders on his own and turning it over.

Time to solve the first line problem and the Bennett problem all in one:

Bennett-monahan-gaudreau
Tkachuk-backlund-frolik
Ferland-janko-jagr
Versteeg-Stajan-Brouwer

With Tkachuk-Bennett swapping occasionally

 

[Ace0813]

They definitely are a bad team.

Making the play-offs in the pathetic East isn't impressive. The roster is super weak and the coaching is ok at best.

East is stronger than the West now..

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Y’all need to relax 6 games into the season... 6

 

[Anglesmith]

Y’all need to relax 6 games into the season... 6

5...

Anyway, less unhappy about missing last night's game than I thought I'd be.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

 

[Mr Snrub]

Tonight's game should show us what sort of team we're dealing this year. Hoping for a bounceback like the Winnipeg game, and for Lack to prove he belongs in this league.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Onto the next one.