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Originally Posted by heep223
I agree that there needs to be adjustments against boring neutral zone trapping bull#### passive #### teams like Anaheim and Phoenix, and that Hartley doesn't have an answer for it. We all know we need to get bigger and tougher to play against. We all know special teams has been bad and that's on coaching and our top players. We know that Colborne shouldn't be on the top line. We know that Wideman isn't very good defensively at times, and that Russell is too small for his style of play. We know this was a very important divisional game in the dog days of the season, and that the Flames did not play well.
What do you see as an appropriate reaction? Rip Monahan to shreds for not being intense enough? More piling on Colborne, Russell and Wideman? Call for Hartley's head? Because there are enough posters doing all of these things.
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Which appropriate reaction are you referring to?
Appropriate reaction from Treliving would be to accelerate the process of making the team bigger, more dangerous and more scoring. Even with those players that are injured in the lineup, Flames are too ineffective against the big teams.
Appropriate reaction from Hartley would be to come up with game plans specific to each ream that have a better chance to succeed. "This team is big/aggressive/clogging neutral zone and we did not play our best game tonight" is a bad excuse. I hope we agree on this point. This was not a one-off game, where Flames have been outplayed and neutralized. So, I hope that next time we play Arizona or Anaheim, we will see a different strategy.
Appropriate reaction from posters - I don't know how to answer this one. "Fire everyone!" is silly. This ship is not sinking. Flames are on the rise and we already have some great pieces. But "No worries, it'll be next time" is just as silly.
Why, for example there is a taboo on criticizing coaches publicly? Coaches say things about players, when they are not happy with their performance. I'd love to hear GMs or presidents talking about coaching after the game. Not only when coaches are fired and done with but in an on-going fashion too. This would show that the problems are being seen and addressed somehow.