[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by 868904

GG is a strategist. In a war, he'd be the guy planning everything up before the battle starts.

Unfortunately, a coach needs to be a general too. He needs to have a feel for the battle while it is going on. He needs to make adjustments to changes on the battlefield.

Too many times, you can sense momentum shifting in favour of the opposition and that is when a good coach will do things to stop that, either by calling a time out, or changing the goalie, or having a long animated discussion with the officials.

He's a very good hockey mind, IN BETWEEN games. I think this is evident from how the Flames generally look and play. The system is decent. However, he just doesn't have a sense of how to manage IN GAME.

There's more to being a good coach then the pre-game strategizing (analyzing the opponent) or preparation (which can also be argued as being weak). The in game adjustments just aren't there from this coaching staff.

GG is so stubborn, he just feels like his game plan should work and that no changes should be made. It's very Willie Desjardin-esque.

So GG = Foxhole Norman and Spiers = Sutter?