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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
By watching the games. It's his job to get the team to do all of these things he's preaching, and the simple fact of the matter is that many of these habits have been lingering since day 1 and have not gotten any better. Thing like team discipline, transition, simplifying the breakout, etc. And outside of a few short spurts, special teams have looked disastrous. All things that go back to last year and we've heard over and over how "the players need to fix these things."
I'm losing my patience with hearing what needs to be done, while waiting for it to actually happen.
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So if a player doesn't follow orders, it's the coach's fault? I suppose to an extent, but not ten games in. And he actually does adjust, bench players, change the PP makeup from time to time. He's not knee jerk which a lot of people seem to want.
Issues? Team discipline has been just fine at points, and not at others. The breakout has been excellent at times throughout his tenure, when they play his 5 man system. But every team has lapses in consistency. Look at Washington - a top team last year, coached by one of the best. They are out of the POs at the moment. Look at the Hawks - tied with Calgary on PP%. Their coach must suck at PP, right?
The last three games, the Flames could just as easily be 2-1 or 3-0. They were the better team in 2.5 of those games (I will give St.L the second half of last game). They would up 1-2 instead. Those kind of things even out.