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Originally Posted by Igottago
Do you not find it at all interesting that pretty much all of the best players on the team are not performing as expected? One or two guys having down years...sure. The entire core? Guys that were coming off great seasons last year...how is that even possible?
The coaches have done some good things but if the entire core of best players isn't performing there's has to be something not working.
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Yes, but I suspect that has more to do with the players having to adjust their games and change the way they've played for the last few years. Is that on the coach? Probably a little bit, but to see this big a drop off IMO is mostly on the players. Backlund, Frolik, and Tkachuk seem to have no issues. I think our star guys focused on playing a more complete game, saw a drop off in offense, and since this is the first real tough stretch of their careers are struggling to get through it. I think this is especially the case for Gio and Brodie, Gio because he isn't jumping up into the play as much and Brodie because he's now playing the opposite side. I just think it's silly to write off Gulutzan as a bad move this early into the year. If the players can't adapt then maybe firing Gully is a good move, but at this point I'm willing to let them battle through this, and I'm confident they will. Might not be this year, might be next week. It will come around and when it does, look out.