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Originally Posted by Azure
I think the biggest reason Treliving would go is because of the Peters hiring.
I feel the team is still suffering from that.
Otherwise not sure what to say or do. To go from dominating in the first 10 min to completely falling apart after the opposing team scores a goal or two.
Speaks of a lack of leadership, experience, composure, etc.
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Not just the Peter's hiring, but the Gulutzan hiring as well. Feaster left him with a coach who went on to win the Jack Adams trophy with the team, and had the team playing exciting and competitive hockey that took them to the second round. Tre fired that guy and replaced him with a disastrous coach that sapped the life from the team. Then he replaced the Gulutzan disaster with another version of the same type of coach.
The last time I remember Johnny and Monahan being players with the type of competitive drive that could be counted on was under Hartley, the Feaster-hired Jack Adam's winner that Tre fired. I can't help but wonder how much the Gulutzan and Peters hirings have contributed to Johnny and Monahan becoming what they are now.
I don't have a problem with Ward, really. The guy has stepped in as an interim coach and done a pretty good job with the team under these circumstances. The team definitely played better in these playoffs than they did last year. But, I still hope they hire someone like Gallant or Boudreau that can bring the competitive drive back to this team.
If the team gets a coach like that and can replace Monahan with a real first line C that can be a driving force when the level of competition intensifies, I think they could still be a real threat in the playoffs. I don't have much confidence in Tre making the beat coaching hire though.