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Said this way back when in this thread; GG seems like a nice guy, seems like he puts in the time of analysis and watching video and constructing the system he wants to play, as well understanding both his team and the opponent to be fully prepared and to prepare his team for such.

But when things go sideways in games and adjustments need to be made, it’s not quite as smooth sailing. More blatantly for me, he lacks the ability within game and maybe between games as well, to get thet extra out of his team and out of individuals.

Many many times this year the Flames, dominating the opponent thanks to his preparation and the team following his well crafted plan, they can’t get that knockout punch. The opponent creeps back into the game and 18 minutes later it’s tied due to a combination of adjustments not being made strategy wise, and him not having the intangible to stray from the script just enough to push his forwards buttons the right way to get ore out of them and get that next goal.

As the season goes on and the trend repeats itself, players I think almost sense that he seems to be at a loss when things come up in games that require some tactics change or whatever, adjusted, and I turn I think they’ve slowly but surely lost confidence and start questioning if all his style and tactics are going to win them games. The silence on the bench seems a product of the team knowing the system clearly so the coach doesn’t have to remind them...but when things go sideways from the system and their is still silence, it’s trouble.

Bottom line, I think he’s a great teacher and x and o’s guy and genuinely works hard at the tactical and theoretical side of the game and preparing for games, and mostly a positive guy, which is why he got hired. I think he naturally doesn’t have personality to properly and tactfully push buttons of individual players which may upset them short term, but gets individual and team results.

Next coach of this group needs to be a guy that sure, can teach and prepare and doesn’t just bark at them like a Hartley did, but also has the ability to get a bit extra out of players, in different forms and ways, within the game. As importantly, it has to be a coach with recent success within the league, so that this younger group of players understand explicitly that the man’s tactics, preparation and button pushing, have had tangible success in the league.

A guy like Queneville, if available, would be the guy IMO. A guy to take this roster, as is even today, to the next level, and not have tossed many points away with in game collapses through December and mid January, by playing a system, pushing buttons when required, and having no player able to legit question that the mans tactics haven’t had league success.