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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Frolik and Backlund are such good fundamental hockey players, it would take a special kind of awful coach to ruin them - their last two coaches have been Bob Hartley and Glen Gulutzan, can you imagine what Joel Quenville does with Michael Frolik?
Oh right, he wins a Stanley Cup.
Stajan has six points in 25 games, which barely puts him on pace to exceed his last two scorching 17-point seasons. Huzzah, Glen Gulutzan has breathed a spark of life into the fading ember of Matt Stajan's career. A feather in your cap, sir. May it warm your heart as you sit by the fire one cold winter's night, a hot mug of booze filled cider in your hand, thinking of the good you did for Matt Stajan, while trying to force from your memory that you broke Sean Monahan and couldn't figure out how to use Johnny Gaudreau.
Oh and play Brodie on the right side. FFS.
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Frolik is having a better year than under Hartley, which was the comparison (not with Q). Stajan's play isn't about points, but you knew that. Sean Monahan's issues have nothing to do with coaching and a lot to do with a big contract, expectations, a back injury and the fact he is still young. Play Brodie on who's right side? Break up Gio and Hamilton? Put Wideman on his backhand? Make it even harder for Engelland to exit?
Anyway, you said GG isn't good at bringing out the best in players, I list a few guys who seem to be doing just fine and you dismiss them with (a) "Frolik and Backlund have done fine anyway" (b) "I hate Matt Stajan" (c) "there were other guys listed but I'll just ignore them". So every example you gave of a player struggling is GG's fault, and every player who's doing well is down to something else? Gotcha.