[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

I haven't been as quick to jump on the coaching staff, but I'm noticing several alarming things:

• As has been mentioned several times, their best skaters are on pace to have horrible seasons. The players must be accountable, but Giordano/Brodie/Monahan/Gaudreau have taken such a dramatic turn for the worse that there's gotta be something there
• Powerplay looks even more tragic than last season. Didn't think that was possible. Why is the person who was at least partly responsible for the Senators anemic PP in charge of this?
• Playing Grossmann at all. Enough said.
• Waiting so damn long to re-unite Giordano and Brodie. That one is so much of a no-brainer, it actually scares me it took several games to happen
• Overall inconsistency with pairings on D. For god's sake, stop blending this up

Nitpicky things:

• Wouldn't mind Gulutzan blowing up at a ref once in a while. I think you're allowed a couple of f bombs here and there. Why is Johnny's stick allowed to be chopped in half, out of his hands? Also, couldn't kill him to show a bit of emotion after a big goal
• Chiasson on the top line, please never again. It hasn't mattered because Gaudreau is neutering whoever he plays with, but come on
• These quotes from post-game yesterday:

Why didn't your team?



Um, that's your job.


Wait, what? Intimidated by another NHL team with a similar record? Are they armed with maces instead of hockey sticks?


I highly doubt any change to the head coach will happen this season, so every single person in that organization needs to be better. Starts with a win in that godforsaken pond.

This post so much. I couldn't have said it better. Gulutzen is constantly making decisions that most coaches don't. I'm not sure why he wants to experiment with every coaching axiom all at once