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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The coach builds the identity. And what he built was hands in the pockets, staring down at the ground with no idea what to do. It should be no surprise that the on ice product mimics that.
Smith should have been pulled at 5-3. Gulutzan also has a time out he routinely forgets he has. He could use it. Refocus his players. Settle them down. Tear them down. Build them up. Whatever the situation requires. Whatever a coach capable of reading the flow of the game would do.
He does none of that. Instead, he throws effing Troy Brouwer out on the most important 5 on 3 of the season, watches it fail predictably, then spends a half hour staring dumbly into space as yet another winnable game slowly drifts by.
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That was so frustrating, the 2nd intermission would have been a perfect time to pull Smith, spark the team and hopefully tie it up. I imagine the majority of coaches would have pulled Smith then or sooner seeing he was having an off night. Just a brutal coaching decision.