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Originally Posted by Willi Plett
I have much the same feeling. I feel like Bill Peters has a style that’s very much similar to GGs but maybe he’s a slightly better coach. The benefit of a similar style might be an easier quicker transition. Still, I feel like we need bigger changes and that key players shouldn’t be traded but a coach brought in that suits them.
When Alain Vigneault became available and reading about his coaching style, my first reaction was that I didn’t like the sound of it. BUT I had read the speculations that some Flame players are more in it for themselves and gave it more thought. A coach with a style like AV puts players in distinct roles which can maximize their potential and might in fact help them “pad” their stats at the same time as helping the team perform. For example our most offensively gifted players would likely have more O zone starts and less defensive responsibility. An offensively gifted D man would be activated more, have O zone starts, and slightly less defensive responsibility. By helping them and their ego or want for stats you help the team. Could we then shelter some players with less of a team mindset without harm? To me this plus a coach with a stronger emotional drive reduces the need to blow up the player corps. Now trades can be made but that component reduced. Of course my whole rant and speculation is based on believing there is some truth to the rumors of key players who see things mostly through their own eyes.
None of this is to say we shouldn’t trade key individuals but you don’t always get good value back especially when coaching hasn’t maximized their key marketable strengths. I’d rather see a new coach put them in better roles than see them traded without the right return.
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I agree and listening to the fan it seemed like AV could be a definite possibility.
I just want up tempo attacking hockey. If today marks the last day I’ll have to watch a terrible breakout pass back d to d and back again then it’s truly a great day