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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Who's to say they haven't done exactly that? How can we know whether its more on the coaches preparation or on a guy like Gaudreau for not listening/adapting? Hockey is an instinctual game. You seem to think its as easy as telling someone but when you hit the ice there's less thinking and more reacting.
I mean Ward did drop Gaudreau down to the Lucic/Ryan line a couple times already. Seems like he's tried to hold him accountable for his garbage play at times.
We don't have the information to know what the real issue is. Hopefully Treliving does. You suspect the coaches aren't preparing enough. I suspect Gaudreau is complacent and isn't working hard at being the best he can. It's all conjecture at this point.
It will be interesting to see what Treliving does in regards to both the coaching and with Gaudreau this offseason.
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Thanks for the patronizing description of what kind of game hockey is, friend. Well done.
You have entirely missed the boat on what I am saying. I don’t want the players to have to spend more time thinking.
You know what effective responses involve? Not needing to take time to think because you anticipate the situation, whether consciously or subconsciously.
I repeatedly point to one piece of information. The Flames are slow. They hold on to the puck and survey their options. That is a major problem that can only be solved starting with coaching.
Tic tac toe plays work and people love them because the puck moves more quickly than people.
I recall when Detroit was winning cups back in the day, an interview that discussed how they were coached somewhat like a football team. A good library of set plays. The onus was on the pass receiver to be in a place to receive the puck. And the passer does not need to think before they pass, so what is the result? Not stopping to think. Playing with pace
When Lindholm, Gaudreau and Monahan were pressing the play last year, they had many plays where the puck was on and off of their sticks in a hurry.
They are capable of it.
From watching, it appears clear that they are not putting emphasis on having a quick cohesive transition game, and getting the puck off of their sticks quickly.
And I agree that it will be interesting to see what happens. I’d love to see a coach that specifically implements a game plan leveraging player strengths because the roster is better than the on ice product .