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GioforPM · 10-13-2016, 12:03 PM

On the coach:

I was a little worried ahead of the season when he praised Willie Desjardins (mind you thatw as about "team building"). I'm going to wait and reserve judgment on his systems. But if he refuses to line match - that's a Willie-ism.

I don't disagree with leaving Elliott in at the end of the game - he wasn't really getting shelled (as in being peppered by shots by a superior team). He let in two or three bad ones, so a pulling would have been because he was playing badly. If so, pulling hsould have happened early. I don't think pulling a guy in the opening game is a good move, overall.

I was a little concerned he didn't raise a little hell over the non-call/penalty shot. The team needs to know the has their backs vis-a-vis the refs.

10-13-2016, 12:03 PM	#391
GioforPM Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Springbank Exp:	On the coach: I was a little worried ahead of the season when he praised Willie Desjardins (mind you thatw as about "team building"). I'm going to wait and reserve judgment on his systems. But if he refuses to line match - that's a Willie-ism. I don't disagree with leaving Elliott in at the end of the game - he wasn't really getting shelled (as in being peppered by shots by a superior team). He let in two or three bad ones, so a pulling would have been because he was playing badly. If so, pulling hsould have happened early. I don't think pulling a guy in the opening game is a good move, overall. I was a little concerned he didn't raise a little hell over the non-call/penalty shot. The team needs to know the has their backs vis-a-vis the refs.