Glen Gulutzan (Head Coach)
Our Individual Grades
HockeyGoalieEH: (B-)
The most amazing difference between the Flames playoff run two years ago was the penalty differential. While two years ago the Flames had the best one in the N.H.L., this year they were last in the West and still managed to make the playoffs. That speaks to how much better the Flames were at even strength and much of that was because of Gulutzan.
Gulutzan did well enough in his first year to make them a much better team. The systems looked much better at even strength and there was a huge difference on the penalty kill as well, not falling for the trap of just trying to block shots but actively trying to get possession and clear the puck.