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Originally Posted by Locke
Really?
I dont see that. You could see the underlying issues.
You know how people always say that getting rid of the coach is the easy answer? Its easier to get rid of 1 guy than to change your entire roster?
Yet we acquired new defencemen, jettisoned both goaltenders and replaced them, ironically with goaltenders who played better, brought up new forwards and yet achieved worse results.
You blame the goalie for the Anaheim series? I blame the guy that didnt see that the goalie was the problem until it was too late.
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There's no way Gully would have been fired after last year. One year after they fired Hartley, got them back in the playoffs, and the players seemingly bought into his system. BT would have been eaten alive if he'd done that 1 year removed from firing Hartley. He'd have shifted the spotlight squarely on his shoulders.
I don't think you'd find a single hockey person that would have done differently heading into the season. Last year didn't warrant firing Gully. This year did.