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Originally Posted by Red
Most of these players listed were nobodies like our own group. It took team success and an opportunity to succeed to elevate their value. Who's to say that with a different coach Bennet wouldn't be a 20 G guy. Or Brodie isn't the NHLs envy. Or Gio is the top 3 d in Norris voting.
Or maybe they were at one point ?
Also I recall a bunch of teams that were stacked and did nothing. Can we forget the Rangers of late 90s or the Selane + Kariya Aves? We saw this year after year. Star players are only a part of the equation.
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Or it could be that we haven't drafted forwards very well. Sam Bennett doesn't have a lot of outstanding qualities that would make him a dynamic scorer whereas 2 guys picked behind him in Nylander and Ehlers do.
I don't see a new coach changes Sam Bennett at all. Even playing with a top 3 scorer in Johnny Gaudreau didn't work out. Sam gets plenty of chances and doesn't convert, just look at the last game as an example. He pots one of the many grade A chances he had and we probably win.
Another guy like Jankowski, he has potential, but he's hit the rookie wall hard. Ferland was a 4th liner turned 1st liner and he's done exceptionally well, but he only has 1 goal in his last 17 games. Frolik and Backlund are shut down guys, but they've struggled to produce as of late. Lazar and Brouwer were just mistakes made by management. Stajan is a PTO player this fall. Jagr couldn't stay healthy.
To me, it's just very obvious that this team lacks the scoring punch that other teams have. Even Treliving admitted so several times before the season started. So clearly, even he knew this team was lacking in this area. Blaming coaching is a total cop out because Gaudreau is on pace for 95 points, Monahan almost a ppg, Ferland already a career season, Hamilton has seen more success and Backlund as well and etc. These guys have thrived, why haven't the others then? It's not always coaching.