Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
To be fair, when I wrote that they were not out of the POs. But the point is that they were not going though the roller coaster that was suggested, and they had avoided the funks the team used to have (especially off the top of the season).
It's pretty clear his "system" works when executed. The players said exactly that and referenced his hard skate a week or so ago as the reason they tightened up their play and started to perform better. It's also clear that they are not yet committed to it. Last night the second period was super flat.
I agree the PP needs to be better (really it's the major complaint right now that I agree with). But I don't actually agree with the folks who say a big point shot is the easy fix. Or that Brouwer is a huge problem. I think they just are not sending enough pucks at the goal on the PP as a result of overpassing and taking too long to make a decision with the puck. It's too easy to defend a slow puck moving PP.
One thing that I think is funny - if you did have a point shot based PP, you want Brouwer in front. He's better at screening than anyone else because of his size (both height and weight).
|
You know Dallas Eakins system worked when executed. The reason he's no longer coaching in the NHL is that he lacked the other intangibles required to lead his players to believe and stick with his system on a consistent basis. All we have ever heard over the past couple of seasons is "when the system is executed". I think we have to start realizing that most coaches employ systems that when executed can lead to success in this league and the difference between the top coaches and the average/mediocre coaches is the ability to motivate the players to consistently execute which has been an ongoing issue with this coaching staff.