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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
Questionable coaching choices last night:
- Raymond on the PP
- No timeout after Hiller let in 2 quick goals and the team was scrambling
- Bollig getting minutes over Grant just because an old Chris Neil was in the game
- Hiller not getting pulled after 4 goals on 16 shots. Even if it's not the goalies fault you still need to do something to send a message (It was the goalies fault though)
- No Bennett in Overtime even though he was 2nd star of the game and was a force with Gaudreau.
The positive was that we stopped doing stretch passes after about 10 minutes. Not sure if that was a coaches decision or mutiny. I'm willing to bet this was a record low for icings and a record high for puck possession this season.
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There are questionable coaching calls in every single game. But if they turn out positive, no one questions it.
Sometimes you can't always have your 1st and 2nd PP units ready. And sometimes a coach feels a player is ready to contribute so he throws Raymond in. THe PP hasn't been stellar, so shaking it up is not a questionable coaching decision. May I remind you Raymond has a great wrister.
Besides Bollig's boneheaded penalty, he was doing exactly what he was supposed to do. He's improved his skating and is able to backcheck and forecheck adequately.
As for Hiller, it's neither here or there. Maybe the coach was sending a message to his players by keeping him in?
Bennett is 19 years old and despite having a great game last night, he hasn't shown that he's Mr Responsible in his own end yet. He is hungry to score goals and likely would be too eager in an OT period and would put himself out of position trying to score, allowing the other team to break the other way.
Odd how Hartley could do no wrong last year, and this year he can do no right according to some here.