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Originally Posted by GioforPM
No, I’m not talking about the stick toss. I’m talking about the mid season turnaround last year and what Friedman said this year (which had nothing to do with that).
You’ve talked about two years of evidence but you completely ignore the fact their second half of the regular season last year. Again, selective evidence citing.
I don’t think GG will be kept on, and I think that’s the correct move. However, I dislike criticism that simply imagines or projects what a poster thinks the players or GG think and then adapts the evidence to fit the conclusion. In this case, while GG did a lot of things that people can legit disagree with, talking about how players wouldn’t fight for him (or fight for Hartley) is just imaginary and also lets the player off the hook in a big way.
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They had a 7 game winning streak this year and a 10 game winning streak last year. Outside of that this team has been hot garbage under GG. The whole "second half of the season" argument is B.S.. They went 5-7 down the stretch last year followed by 0-4 in the playoffs.
The following are facts, draw your own conclusions as you will:
1. This team does not win big games under GG.
2. GG coached teams have been horrible down the stretch in every single season he has been a head coach for any team in the NHL.
3. A GG coached team has never won any meaningful trophy at any elite level he has coached.
I also believe that the media love of coaches has nothing to do with the coaches ability and everything to do with him helping them do their jobs. Darryl was hated by the flames media but is a multi Stanley cup winner. GG provides deep thoughtful interview, gives the media lots of fodder, but his teams perform horribly.