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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't buy that at all unless you want players like Johnny to just dump the puck deep and sit back in the 3rd period and play for the tie. We all know fans hate it when teams play for a tie so I'm certainly not going to accept that as a basis to support Gulutzan calling out one player for a team loss. This wasn't a defenseman taking a risky pinch to try and create a rush. It was a forward at the middle of the ice trying to skate the puck up ice. There were two forwards and two defensemen between the puck and the net when he lost the puck and the resulting turnover should have never resulted in a goal in the first place so blaming him is just silly.
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It's easier to blame a player for a turnover than yourself for your coaching failures.
For me, it's not about the play by Gaudreau and the comment from GG itself that bothers me, it's the fact that it seems to me that it is GG's motto - play not to lose and don't take ANY risks.
When you're consistently thinking about not making mistakes and playing it safe, you're going to make mistakes.
The guy is absolutely clueless when it comes to managing his players.