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Originally Posted by Corral
Darryl did wonders here - no doubt.
But coaching is rarely as a big a problem as people make it out to be. This team has 5 top notch players (JG, SM, MTK, MG, TJB) with no superstar - the rest are generally mediocre with flashes of brilliance - your just not going to win like that.
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I think there are cycles with any sports team - good or bad. LVK is off to an 8-1 start with a group of cast offs and a third string goalie. MTL is off to their worst start in decades and Price is close to dead last in key stats. Stanley Cup Champion favorites, aka Dump of the North, are off to an awful beginning with one players being part of 60% of their goal production.
Calgary several years back made the playoffs and a run into the 2nd second. Go figure.
While the coach plays a big part, there is only so much they can do. If the players don't have the will to win, all of the X's and O's mean nothing. All the motivation techniques mean nothing unless the players buy in.
I think this is why bringing in a dictator type coach does wonders for the team in the short term which might be what this team need. I don't know what's wrong with the team - but they've had a boring uninspired stretch that needs something.
Perhaps not a big jolt but a small one. Send Bennett to the AHL for 1, 2, or 5 games. Bring up one or two kids for bottom six roles - and if one of the vets get waiver claimed, so much the better. Doing the same thing over and over is like sticking your head in the sand and hoping Oil pops out.