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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
The Winnipeg Jets beg to differ. They've done nothing different outside of losing Pavelec and bringing in Mason, and they're one of the best teams in the league this year with the same coach and largely the same roster that had them near the basement to get Laine, and also missing the playoffs last year. The growth came internally as their young players got better.
I'm not saying it's always the right strategy. I'm just pointing out there are examples of teams "staying the course" and looking better all of a sudden.
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Absolutely. And I fully advocate patience when it comes to building a team.
I was replying directly to a point that Classic_Sniper had made, which was that he was arguing that a coaching change might make things worse. My point was that you cannot be afraid to make changes, you have to be bold enough to make the changes that you believe are right or necessary.
Winnipeg's case is an interesting one. Because I am not a fan of the coach. But their #1 problem was goaltending, and when that got fixed, the high level of talent on the team finally showed through.
So let's bring that back to Calgary. Very similar in the sense that the goaltending sucked, there were questions about the coaching, and the team was under-performing.
Well, we fixed our goaltending too. Yet things haven't improved. So now what?