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Originally Posted by Textcritic
When I watch them this season there are a tonne of shots from very good scoring positions that they miss, and also a lot of set ups which should result in goals but do not because of an extra pass or a "whiff" by the open shooter.
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I don't see this, but we both know this is very prone to bias so who knows.
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These are not things the coaches are instructing nor are they exhibits of deficient skill. It really does appear mostly resulting from a cognitive block for an inordinately high number of players at a very inopportune time.
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Even if your theory is true, coaching is also mental. It's one of the things that separate the great coaches from the good ones. (I would argue that all successful NHL coaches are by definition great coaches, or very lucky.)
Fear of failure and lack of confidence can be results of poor coaching. In fact I would argue that if the whole team is suffering from similar problems for a long time, it's quite likely to be a coaching issue at least to some degree. (Or some other thing that creates a bad atmosphere in the dressing room.)