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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I mean, at a certain point the onus has to be on the players to perform. Brad Treliving could go out today and trade for Sidney Crosby in a lopsided deal, but after that, it's on Crosby to actually play well. Travis Hamonic, Brian Elliott, Troy Brouwer -- these are all guys with histories of success in the NHL who just faltered after coming to Calgary. How is Treliving supposed to deal with that?
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By having a coach who gets the most - not the least - out of his players.
By having a coach who makes tough in-game decisions to sit players.
By having a coaching team that has the players READY at the start of the game - not after they're down by 5 goals in the 3rd period.
That's how.