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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
People really need to get over Gulutzen. The hopes and prayers that you guys wake up and he’s been magically terminated is just foolishness. The team is playing well both visually and statistically and they’re in the midst of a playoff race. Coaches don’t get fired in these situations. You people are just so hung up on the idea that this team is supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender and because we’re not, it surely must be the coach.
News flash everyone, this team has lost the majority of their games because of the players on the ice, not the system. Bad penalties, turnovers, own goals, inability to finish, special teams, lack of bottom 6 scoring, these are the things that have been plaguing this team this year. These are not things that Gulutzen himself can necessarily control. The players play the game and they’re prepared on most nights to win, that’s on Gulutzen, it’s up to the players to cross that finish line, but they keep shooting themselves in the foot.
My main point is, everyone here just needs to stop making the coach the scapegoat here because even if Gulutzen were fired, there’s no guarantee that the next guy will make this team any better either.
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That's right, there is no guarantee they would be better under a new coach. But here's the thing:
Things aren't where they should be. On paper, this team compares very evenly with Nashville. But they aren't winning as much as many people believe they should. And worse - they show little pushback and character.
It is impossible to tell how much of that is on the players, and how much is on the coaching staff. But it is almost a certainty that
some of it is on the coaches.
And it's a lot easier to change the coach than the players. If they did, and we see the same mediocre team, then we know its the players (and we're even). If we do nothing, we remain more in the dark as to where the problems lie.