Peters is not the issue and turning over another coach is not the solution.
I don't care how much speculation is out there that he is too hard on guys.... Gaudreau has been a shell of himself, much of it due to the lack of effort defensively. Much of his opportunity was self created last year. This year, I find him floating too high looking for the breakout pass.
Monahan hasn't been much of a issue... As good as Gaudreau is, he is bringing Monahan and Lindholm down. I feel Gaudreau needs to be tried on a line with 2 guys who don't have the finishing capability such as Lindholm and Monahan but have the workhorse mentality to get him the puck and let him do his 1 man show or finish the tap ins he creates.
I previously felt the best bet was to get back to the original lines and let them work themselves out but the top line has been so underwhelming.
The bright side is that we have played awful with short stretches in each game of the last year flames yet still find ourselves in the hunt. In past years, we find ourselves on the outside looking in because we havent had good goaltending since Kipper. Rittich has played better than great for this team, keeping them in many games which they end up squeeking a point or 2 from.
It falls on the players.
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