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Originally Posted by FlamingHomer
I think Cali might have nailed it in that GG stays but fires his assistants. He doesn't seem to be too eager to blame himself for failure. And possibly that might be the answer anyway. A better powerplay and goalie coach at least should improve the results.
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The problem is goes beyond the PP though. Goaltending was an issue in past years, but with Smith and Rittich in a backup role, it was solid this year.
The coaching issues are with GG's stubbornness and inability to adapt to the situation in a timely manner; whether it is in-game (switching the goalie, timeouts, rallying the team between periods) or longer term (Brodie on the right, D pairings, Bennett at C). The purpose of youth is to grow and change. I don't see enough evidence of learning from past mistakes.
Unless there demonstration of a complete change in coaching philosophy over the reminder of the season and into the playoffs, the entire coaching staff has to go.
I can't put up with another season of wasted year of the core's contracts. I feel like we aren't getting the most out of our players because they're handcuffed to a system which hasn't been that effective in getting the wins, Bennett & Brodie and to a lesser extent Jankowski.