In hindsight, I was pissed off over the result and posted a little too hastily.
The fact that the thread has garnered 4 pages of discussion does indicate that there certainly is debate as to whether or not the coach is doing his job.
The timeout issue admittedly is overblown but there have been a few instances where it made logical sense (don't even get me started on the Lightning game).
The whole goaltending issue that irritated me started just before the all-star game - Talbot won 3 in a row - then Rittich started the Ottawa game. Then, they started him again after the all-star game - effectively icing the second star of the week.
I feel at such a critical juncture in the season, you should ride the hot hand.
I agree that he is still learning at his position, but we are not at the point in our development curve to waste another year letting a career AHL coach try to "learn" to coach in the NHL.
I am also perplexed at his infatuation with the Hamonic-Hanifin pairing as well - Hanifin has played his best with Andersson - Hamonic should never be relied on as a top-4 option when he comes back from injury.
Overall, I am sorry I started this thread - but not sorry for discussing why this coach is not the best coach for this team given the options out there right now.
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