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Itse · 04-20-2019, 08:27 AM

I would also actually agree that coaching is absolutely key. Especially in the playoffs.

Your best players can only be as good as the situation they're put in. Peters relied too much on our defensive forwards being able to win possession battles against Colorados first line. That proved to be a disastrous plan, and he should have adjusted, but didn't. That put many of our players in a position doomed to fail, so they did.

Sure the players themselves could have been better. Everybody shares a part of the failure.

I'm not too worried. These were, after all, Peters' first playoffs.

(Of course this is the moment where I'm kind of thinking "Darryl Sutters's teams never failed like this in the playoffs." But meh, water under the bridge.)

04-20-2019, 08:27 AM	#3
Itse Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Exp:	I would also actually agree that coaching is absolutely key. Especially in the playoffs. Your best players can only be as good as the situation they're put in. Peters relied too much on our defensive forwards being able to win possession battles against Colorados first line. That proved to be a disastrous plan, and he should have adjusted, but didn't. That put many of our players in a position doomed to fail, so they did. Sure the players themselves could have been better. Everybody shares a part of the failure. I'm not too worried. These were, after all, Peters' first playoffs. (Of course this is the moment where I'm kind of thinking "Darryl Sutters's teams never failed like this in the playoffs." But meh, water under the bridge.) Last edited by Itse; 04-20-2019 at 08:33 AM.