We can fight about Smith and Neal and Ryan all year long.
But the thing I'm loving this year is the difference in coaching. Bill Peters knows wtf he's doing, clearly. He's a big reason that no matter how much we fall behind or how many times we fall behind in a game, he pushes the right buttons to get the team back on track. He replies to goals against with the right line to answer. He puts our #1 line in good positions to burn the opposition. He follows up SH situations with the right kind of energy. He uses our best faceoff men in key situations. He shortens the bench appropriately seemingly every game. He changes the lines up all game, giving almost every guy a chance to shine at whatever it is they're good at.
And the funniest irony I've seen lately is a lot of news articles attributing Lindholm's explosion this year to better utilization or a better chance. Haha. Geez what was his last coach thinking anyway?
Bill Peters is doing a hulluva job.
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