I like that in approach and personality he seems genuine, adaptable, system minded, and a good balance between task master and player's coach. He's a straight shooter and he's honest, not looking to gloss anything over. I like that.
However, in game 1 the team looked eerily like last year. Not ready, not utilizing their skill and speed (which they now have in spades over the 17-18 edition), and terribly indecisive. That's not encouraging given the turn-over throughout the team and the fact they had a legitimate pre-season for the first time in 3 years.
Those are my first impressions, but I'm still far more sold on him and Ward than I have on any coach that has been behind the bench since one Darryl Sutter. He's going to have a long leash to get things working from this guy.
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