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Originally Posted by Wild GM
Why can't both be contributing factors? I don't know why these arguments are so binary.
In my view, this team, relative to most good teams, doesn't have enough good skaters.The coach's system may be amplifying that but it doesn't take away from the fact that several of the top players (particularly up front) are simply not fast.
And in my view this team, relative to most good teams, doesn't have enough grit. Again, the coach's system may be part of that, but I also think if you look at the basic attributes and history of many of the core players - I don't think one can assume that a new coach would materially change how they play the game.
I just don't see how this is ALL about the coach.
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I think it is you that is being binary here, to be honest.
I don't think anyone has said that it is all about the coach. But this is a league of parity. There is a very fine line between winning and losing.
If changing the coach (and therefore the style of play) makes them a little bit faster overall, that is probably enough to make the difference.
If changing the coach results in them playing a little grittier, that probably makes all the difference.
If utilizing the players better will cast a slightly brighter light on their talent, that probably makes the difference.
In a league that is this tight, where 19 teams are separated by 8 points between 5th and 24th overall, teams need to be at their best in order to succeed. They need to squeeze everything they can out of their talent, in order to outpace other teams that are trying to do the same thing.
This isn't a league of good. or of try. Or of okay. Only winning matters. And changing large chunks of the roster is almost impossible. But changing the coach, in order to find the right match for the players, is very much possible.