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Originally Posted by Red
Laine would probably be a 15 goal guy here because he wouldn't be allowed to play his off-side on the PP under coach Gulutzan.
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No, he might be closer to 50 with Gaudreau and more than 16 minutes of ice time. Guy has an absolute rocket and anyone who has watched him play would know that. If the system was so bad, then Gaudreau wouldn't be on pace for 90+ points, Monahan at 30, Ferland at 20 and Tkachuk at 24.
Blaming the system for a lack of finishing is such a cop out answer. It's like when people here were blaming Sigalet and trying to get him fired because Elliott was stinking it up here. Then Elliott showed us his real side in the playoffs and Smith has showed up to prove what actually good goaltending looks like.
Peter Loubardias called it right the other day when he said that this city and fanbase gets too down on coaching when this team isn't winning, more so then any other fanbase he's seen. I'm in total agreement with him. I've seen 11 or 12 coaches go through this franchise since I've been a fan and no coaching change has ever turned us into a juggernaut of a team.