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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Yes it is the last 5 games, in which they have scored 9 goals, of which 4 were against the Oilers.
They have scored once in the past two games, and Toronto is not a good defensive team
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So you are judging Ward's overall coaching by his last 5 games? Slumps happen - the Lightning have scored 8 goals in their last 4, and one of those was a four goal game. And they were playing terrible teams in all 4.
I think the offence could use more pop for sure and the top line needs someone more compatible on the wing to make it happen, and to be less predictable. I think Backlund is struggling with wing positioning, which surprises me. The second line could use someone a little more gifted than Mangiapane. But I don't think it's coaching. The D to D thing I think is situational. They do it sometimes, but you never see what's going on up ice because of camera shots. If teams sit back, it's not easy to push up the ice quickly - you need to take it a bit more methodically.