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Originally Posted by Bingo
I don't see a lack of effort to be honest ... I see utter confusion in some, complete jitters in others.
Look at the opening face off last night. Back to Giordano who takes it up the wall, loses it, gets it back, flubs it, then turns it over. First 10 seconds of the game. I was like ... here we go again.
I'm under no illusions here, this team is in big trouble in the standings. The hole is getting too deep.
But from watching hockey for 35 years, teams that make coaching changes all the time never move up the standings. I just don't see the brain center of this team stupid enough to hire a guy that can't coach.
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I agree: it's not a lack of effort, they look confused and lack confidence.
And I also agree: franchises that change coaches all the time are bad franchises. It takes time sometimes.
Also, I agree that this management group is smart and thorough - I trust their decisions.
Having said all that, sometimes things just aren't right and you have to cut your loses - regardless of all of the points above.
I was in the 'give it time' camp from the get go. I, like you, have been around a while and know that it takes time and patience, that things don't always fall immediately into place, and that panicking and constantly changing if it doesn't work immediately is a recipe for failure.
But I think we've seen enough here. I think this coaching staff has shown that it is the wrong group at the wrong time.
I think we're done and we need to cut bait.
And to those that think that would maybe cost Treliving his job, I don't agree. I think it takes more leadership to recognize a personal failure and deal with it. To me, the big failure would be an unwillingness to admit, accept, and correct the problem