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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
It’s not a question of being cowardly vs. brave. I don’t doubt Treliving is willing to trade players, the question is whether he will be willing to accept picks and prospects in return. Or if he will be allowed to do that.
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Originally Posted by DazzlinDino
Great points especially about the learned behavior!
I think Gaudreau would have benefited from experienced taskmaster coaches, like Darryl Sutter, or Joel Quenneville who isn't afraid to sit a star player down at the first sign of lackluster play. Kane and Toews were made examples of and that mindset ran through the whole team. Both Quenneville and Darry Sutter have the ability to get teams to believing in one objective. Wards has a small sample size but I think lack of experience in recent coaches is leading to wayward players and some inconsistencies. This team should not be allowed to dictate play whenever they feel like it, but they do.
Hartley was good for Monahan and Gaudreau believing in them but also not afraid to bench them.
Joel Quenneville likely would have been an excellent fit for the Flames core players.
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Hartley only benched the stars once, and that was for off ice violations. I dont remember him cutting ice time ever.
Ward isn’t exactly an inexperienced coach. He just doesn’t have NHL head coaching experience but he’s been in the NHL for a long long time. I know there’s a difference but I don’t think he’s afraid to cut ice time - he’s done it to Gaudreau and Monahan already.