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Originally Posted by cannon7
I hate to say it, and I haven't been one of the posters saying it, but Hartley and his crew need to go. This team needs to start back at zero and the rest of the season will determine who stays and who goes. I thought that an experienced coach like Hartley could turn this group around and employ the "always earned, never given" philosophy. But we've only seen the opposite. The old tricks aren't working and Hartley refuses to learn any new ones. And worst of all, his players haven't done him any favors -- if I didn't attribute this dismal play to a crisis of confidence, I'd be convinced there's a silent revolt in that locker room.
Pull the plug Treliving. Give guys who care, like Grant, Agostino, etc. a chance. I'd much rather watch some twenty year olds figure things out than watch a bunch of burnouts who've long since forgotten.
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It's tempting to point at coaching because so many things have gone wrong and we feel like there must be a general explanation, but I think that underestimates the fragility of a rebuilding team.
To put it more specifically, the young players in the team can't yet cover for all the key veterans playing significantly worse than last year, all at the same time. Giordano, Hudler, the goalies, all playing incredibly badly. That's all it takes for the team to fall apart. Hamilton can't come in and do what Giordano did last season. Bennett can't yet match a career season from Hudler.
The backbone of the team is gone and with it all the spirit of last season. So many things go wrong at the start of the season and there's too much inexperience on the team to fix so many failing parts at the same time. Nothing works so what are you supposed to build on?
Maybe a genius coach can do something in that situation. For sure the coaches have failed to correct it. But I wonder if it's too much to ask at this point.