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They’re on the same side now, so Calgary Flames bench boss Glen Gulutzan promised he won’t hold a grudge.

Even though he long ago pinpointed puck-stopper Mike Smith — longtime stalwart for the Arizona Coyotes and now the go-to goaltender at the Saddledome — as one of the primary reasons he lost his first head-coaching gig at the NHL level.

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“I talked to him after the trade, and I told him that him and I will have to bury the hatchet,” Gulutzan said with a chuckle. “When I first called him, I said, ‘You know, Smitty, I probably would still be coaching in Dallas had you not put on some clinics against us.’ That was the one team that we were battling with tooth-and-nail down to the wire (during the 2011-12 season) and he was just a brick wall. So when I talked to him, I told him, ‘I’d still be in Dallas if it wasn’t for you.’ ”

Now, they’re both in Calgary.

The Flames crossed ‘starting goalie’ off their shopping list with Saturday’s swap for the 35-year-old Smith, who has been facing rubber — and often firing breakout passes — for the Coyotes for the past six seasons.