There was a time this team played for the coach, we saw the relentless comebacks, winning battles to pucks, the whole team played for each other, then one day they stopped, the smiles and effort went away.
There is a reason the "whole team" has quit on the coach. Something must have happened; We saw this last season and even in the playoffs, the team just had no will, or desire to move forward. I think consistency is important especially when coaching is concerned but if the coaches have lost the entire room trading for new players won't make any difference. I recall Backlund when interviewed a few years ago talking about coaching consistency, yet even he doesn't seem to be giving much of an effort.
We can talk about 2, or 3 players but it is obviously more than that, it is the whole team. That is concerning.
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