Posts About "Glen Gulutzan"
New Coaches, Better Playoff Prospects?
May 26th, 2018 It was speculated upon for the past few weeks, and the news is now official. The Edmonton Oilers have hired three new assistant coaches to support a returning Todd McLellan for the 2018-19 season. Glen Gulutzan, Trent Yawney, and Manny Viveiros will join McLellan behind the Oilers bench. The trio replaces Jay Woodcroft, Jim Johnson,...
Flames Bet Big on Bill Peters
April 25th, 2018 The Calgary Flames underachieved in 2017-18 for a lot of reasons. They couldn't score. Their power play was awful. But ultimately what cost Glen Gulutzan his job as head coach was that the team was collectively less than the sum of their parts. The Flames were without a head coach for six days, as general manager Brad Treliving...
History Repeats With Gulutzan Firing
April 19th, 2018 On Tuesday afternoon, just 10 days following the completion of a disappointing season, the Calgary Flames parted ways with head coach Glen Gulutzan and his two assistant coaches. The change in coaching directions come on the heels of a disappointing season where Flames management, ownership and fans had sky-high expectations that were...
Hurricanes' Peters Failing Upward?
April 19th, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters was on the hot seat for much of the season. He now looks to be in the driver's seat and a top prospect for the head coaching job with the Calgary Flames. An announcement is coming soon that will set Peters' coaching future -- in Carolina, in Calgary or in limbo. If Peters can get the job in...
Flames Potential Gulutzan Replacements
April 18th, 2018 It was only a matter of time. The Calgary Flames relieved Glen Gulutzan of his head coaching duties on Tuesday, a move many were expecting. In addition to Gulutzan, assistant coaches Dave Cameron and Paul Jerrard were also let go. Was Gulutzan fully to blame for the failed 2017-18 season of the Flames? Absolutely not. In fact, he was...
Tkachuk Tops Flames To-Do List
April 14th, 2018 The Calgary Flames didn't make the playoffs following a disappointing 2017-18 regular season. Much of the time teams have hefty to-do lists in the off-seasons following a playoff miss, and the Flames are no exception. However, don't expect Flames general manager Brad Treliving to blow his team up. With the key players in the...
Flames Need to Retool, Not Rebuild
April 6th, 2018 There's a lot of frustration surrounding the Calgary Flames as the 2017-18 NHL season draws to a close, and rightfully so. The fans are upset, the players are disappointed, and management & coaching staff are trying to figure out where things went wrong. Although there's plenty to like when looking at the Flames roster, the bottom...
Flames Season Defined by Inconsistency
March 26th, 2018 The 2017-18 season did not go the way the Calgary Flames had hoped. With Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan leading the offense, Travis Hamonic being brought in to bolster the blue line, and Mike Smith expected to deliver consistent goaltending, playoffs were expected to be a shoo-in. But then, inconsistency kicked in. Gaudreau and...
4 Reasons the Flames Missed The Playoffs
March 25th, 2018 The Calgary Flames came into the 2017-18 season with very high expectations. Thanks to a second half skid those expectations will not be met. For the second time in three seasons, the Flames will be spectators when the Stanley Cup playoffs begin. Here are the four primary reasons why the Flames will be idle after the regular...
Flames Potential Playoff Opponents
March 17th, 2018 The 2017-18 National Hockey League season is winding down and the Calgary Flames are pushing hard for a playoff spot. While there's no guarantee that they'll be successful in their quest – the odds are stacked against them – if they do make it in, there are a lot of different teams they could be matched up against. Here is a...
Flames Entering NHL's 'No Man's Land'
March 14th, 2018 The Calgary Flames came into the 2017-18 National Hockey League season with lofty goals and big expectations. They hoped to take a step forward after making the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs as a wild-card team. They hoped to make a push towards the 100 point mark in the standings. They loaded up over the summer, acquiring Mike Smith and...
Flames Fans Need to Chill
January 30th, 2018 Only two weeks ago, everything was rolling along perfectly for the Calgary Flames and their fans. The team had just won their seventh straight game, and had climbed into a divisional playoff spot. Fast forward to the present day, and the Flames have now lost four straight games, and according to many fans, big changes need to be made,...
Gulutzan's Tirade Was Theatre, Nothing More
January 6th, 2018 It was the 94th day of the 2017-18 regular season when Calgary Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan finally had enough. In what was close to the 30th dedicated practice day of the season, the Flames were reportedly quite sloppy – probably not the sloppiest they've been all season, but sloppy enough for the coach to need to say something....
