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Originally Posted by Red
Our PP isn't essentially the same personnel from last year.
It was the coach that played Bennett at C to start the season.
It was the coach that sent Jankowski down.
It was the coach that played Bartkowski.
It was the coach that moved Brodie from his strong side.
It was the coach that paired Brodie and Hamonic even when it was clear it wasn't working.
It was the coach that played and still plays Stajan, Hamilton and Lazar on the 4th line while better players are available.
I agree, a couple wins here and there are we are not having these conversations. But these decisions were all made by the coach. He is most responsible for not having those extra few wins. A good coach plays to his team's strengths. This coach does not. Bottom line is that personnel issues start and end with the coach.
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You couldn't possibly know for certain that all of these decisions are on the coach. Bennett was drafted as a center before Gulutzen even arrived and for all we know, upper management was stanch on the idea of keeping him as a center which ultimately meant sending Jankowski down because of a lack of playing time. That's a management decision, not just the coach.
Kulak struggled mightily in the preseason so I'm not surprised that Bartkowski started the season. Brodie had to move to the left side because Treliving acquired another right shot defensemen to give the team 3 righties and 3 lefties, so that's clearly a management decision and lastly, the 4th line is currently assembled not by choice. Do you know for a fact that the team's owners and executives are ok with paying 2 players nearly $8 million to sit in Stockton while Lazar gets claimed by another team effectively burning a 2nd round pick on nothing? I think you might need to learn a couple things on NHL decision making before you blame everything one guy.