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Originally Posted by Infinit47
Apologies in the two years, that should have been directed more generally towards GG supporters.
24 games is a little under a third of a season, and it shows this team has been mediocre even counting the 7 game win streak.
The fact that big name coaches make $5mln USD + would indicate that some teams feel coaching is very important. And Babcock went to the Leafs knowing they were at year 1 of a complete rebuild, and bringing with him significant hockey success in multiple organizations.
GG has coached teams to mediocre results, and if this is the best he can do with our current roster why not at least try something else. He has shown a complete refusal to adjust (see Troy Brouwer, Brodie on left D), and he sure hasn't improved his game management, so why not try something to improve.
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Big name coaches don't do squat for what they get paid. It's so overrated. A highly touted coach in Todd McLellan was a costly upgrade over Eakins and he's coached the Oilers who have McDavid to 2 actually noncompetitive years that could actually get a coach fired.
Mike Babcock didn't turn around the Leafs either. Adding a franchise center in Auston Matthews, wingers like Mitch Marner and William Nylander and a #1 goaltender in Frederick Anderson changed things around. Look at how many Jack Adams winners have ended up being fired shortly after winning.
Coaching in this league is basically all the same today. It's just same type of guy who shows you some video, asks you to play a style like all the other teams and relies on the top players to win them games. Changing a coach isn't going to fix the underlying problems with this team.
Also with Brodie, they have to play him on his left side. There's not other choice. That's the way this team was built. 3 lefties and 3 righties. You can't ask 2 defensemen to both play on their opposite sides, no coach does this and there's a reason why. with Brouwer, the guy has to play somewhere.
Fact is, we were down 3 regular right wingers in Frolik, Versteeg and Jagr. Of course Brouwer was going to play higher in the lineup and with more responsibilities. This team is not deep on forwards, that's not the coach's fault. There's a lot of scapegoating going around and not enough blame being spread around. All of the TEAM's problems do not rest on the shoulders of 1 guy.