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Originally Posted by dissentowner
The crap o meter was fine, they had almost 40 shots on goal. The biggest issue with this team is there is no system and poor coaching. Ward's system is listening to Tiny fn Dancer.
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There's no way you can watch that game and say everything was ok except the coaching.
I would be over the moon if the Flames could just switch the coach up and everything fell into place. Sign me up. I'll fire Ward myself if they want me to.
Unfortunately, there are larger issues at play. Namely, the 'best' players on this team routinely now for about a year not being the best players on the team. Almost every single game now. Not only are they not the Flames best players consistently, they are now hurting this team. Specifically Gaudreau and Monahan. They aren't the only two, but the two biggest culprits.
Tough to watch them refuse to play desperate hockey nightly, to watch them glide around, be lazy when going back to the bench for a line chance, for just not being the best players when their team desperately needs them to.
They aren't the only problem. Just the biggest one. If the Flames can upgrade their coaching then I am fine with that. But until the best players on this team start playing like the best players on a consistent basis and play with an ounce of desperation and intensity then a coaching change is going to change a whole bunch of nothing.