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Originally Posted by Textcritic
No. The goalie coach may be good or he may not be. We don’t know, and any assertions one way or the other are mere guesswork. However, the fact that Sigalet has been here for a long time and survived multiple coaching changes does suggest that he is not the problem.
No. There are various reasons for explaining why several of the Flames goalies are struggling. The guys in the AHL may still be adjusting to coaching and personnel changes, but Parsons seems to be coming around. Rittich looks to have possibly taken a step this year. The big concern remains with Smith: has he regressed? Is this an extended funk? Was last year’s injury the final straw for him physically?
No. A perfectly viable solution is to adjust the workload to give Rittich more starts until Smith’s performance improves. If the worst happens and both goalies struggle all season, then it is probable that this is a problem that is not solvable until the TD or the offseason.
It is harmful if it is not the problem. If it does not lead to improved results then it would also count as an organizational setback, to say nothing of unfairly terminating an employee for no good reason.
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I tend to agree with you except where you believe the goalie coach isn't part of the problem.
I don't think the fact that he has survived multiple coaching changes means anything other than he's managed to stick around. to me it doesn't speak to how well he has done his job. Maybe there was nobody else available, or maybe the new coach just said: "screw it, I don't have my own goalie coach guy so i'll just keep him around" but to point to the fact that he sticks around as something positive is guesswork just as much as saying he is bad at coaching goalies.
results and facts lead to the truth:
and the truth is that, for whatever reason, goalies have not performed well under his tutelage. now to what extent is he responsible for that? that is guesswork, but we can assume its greater than zero.
Also, a couple weeks back Hrudey did a little 30 second thing about varlamov and his new goalie coach in Colorado who was doing some new and unorthodox things with him to get him seeing the puck better, using all white pucks, practicing with horse blinders on, etc.
And sigalet is one of the longest tenured goalie coaches in the league, which makes me think that potentially he isn't adapting or very cutting edge in his approach. The way he makes our goalies play so far back in their nets is worrisome given the recent equipment changes.
I'm not saying that sigalet isn't doing things like varlamovs coach during practice but I think a shake up is needed.
Its easier to fire a coach than to fire a player. which is why if there is some goaltending savant over in europe, I would be bringing him in for an interview asap