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Originally Posted by Drury18
I've been in locker rooms and interviewing coaches for over a decade now as an accredited media member in various levels of hockey, not just some guy with a podcast sitting on the sidelines making observations, and Huska's responses are some of the poorest I've seen from a coach. Even the few words from Sutter at least made more sense then Huska.
I've talked to a lot of coaches and a lot of management and so many answers from Huska like "Ebbs and Flows" and "Traffic" just read off as excuses from a coach that doesn't have answers. They don't make any sense and it's like he wants to create his own buzz words so his excuses sound like they actually mean something.
Huska also isn't the only coach in the AHL who is under instructions from his AHL team how to play, who to play, how much to play them. The Grand Rapids Griffins play closely under the watch of the Detroit Red Wings. They have a fantastic AHL system and something to aspire to be. They have coaches who were adaptable and managed to coach the team despite what's thrown at them. Texas is another good example. Close proximity to the home team and playing the Stars system. They even argueably have a weaker prospect base and yet year after year, they are a top team in the AHL. They have a coach who adapts. Stockton needs a coach who can better adapt to the system and coach the kids. He's not doing that right now.
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I really agree with everything you said. I also have issues with the way he constructs his lines, I don't think he is being told how much to play guys since he seems to play veterans more than youngsters. I think these kids need to play to develop to their potential and when players like Bill Arnold and Morgan Klimchuk saddled with 3rd line minutes all season long, it makes little sense to me. I understand the Flames want the players to play the roles they will be recalled for, but Arnold & Klimchuk can play a checking role with more minutes give them defensive zone starts and PK time still, but also give them some offensive opportunities to grow that part of their games as well. He also seems unable or unwilling to juggle lines, especially on the PP.