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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The team led the league in blocked shots when Hartley coached and we complained they blocked too many shots instead of being in position. A lot of Kings forwards are having much better seasons under a new coach. Was Sutter telling guys like Brown and Kopitar not to score? Of course not but it goes to show that a lot can change from coach to coach. This team did not have confidence issues under Hartley nor did they have commitment issues as they competed to the last seconds of games. Not advocating that Hartley should be coaching the team but these confidence and commitment issues came with Gulutzan.
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Indeed I don't think leading the team on blocked shots is great because it suggests you need to block a lot of shots. The Kris Russel thing where the dude has a ton of block shots in part because he coughs up the puck a lot
But the point is I don't see the same level of commitment from this team as I do from others. The GAS level just isn't there across the roster.
Block shots is just an example of this.
And I think the issue is too complicated to simply attribute that lack of commitment on the coach alone.