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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I have been thinking about this for awhile now.
I think one of the worst coaching decisions I have ever seen on the Flames since I've watched them, for over 20 years on a pretty dedicated basis, is Troy Brouwer being used on the powerplay.
Brouwer has 2 goals this season and is on line 4. The powerplay is struggling. And yet he continues to be put out there. Like I stated previously on this site, at this point it's gross negligence.
I have no idea why he's out there. It's honestly shocking. Just a shockingly bad decision. Why not put David Rittich out there, or Harvey the Hound?
Unbelievable decision, that one. Just ridiculous.
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Yup it's just brutal. I've been a GG supporter who is slowly starting to waive the other direction. His work as a whole has been decent. But it's little coaching decision like this that add up over time, which force me to sway the other way.
GG will likely tell you that Brouwer is out there to screen the goalie. However he is no Tomas Holmstrom. He has 0 PP goals. Our overpaid 4th line winger is being gifted top PP minutes. I seriously doubt any other team in the entire NHL is putting out a f'ing 4th liner on their top PP. Especially one who has ZERO goals.
And while it has lead to a couple goals here and there, it's nowhere near enough for him to justify those minutes. All that does is essentially make it a 4 on 4 when he in on the ice. Because the coach refuses to put the best slapshot out on the PP (Stone), the screening is useless since the team has muffin shots from the point and everyone other than Monahan has a pass-first mentality.
Again it's little things like this that add up to the product we see on the ice. There isn't any one huge decision that has the team producing mediocre results like this. It's little tiny things that add up (Brouwer on the PP, forced LD/RD pairings, poor line matchups, etc) that tilt the scale the other direction.
I want to like GG. I really do. I think he's a smart guy and the players like him. But he makes it harder and harder with each loss, with coaching decisions that make you shake your head.