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bax · 08-31-2020, 11:29 AM

Right after the elimination I was 50/50 on whether Ward should come back or not, but after stewing on it for a couple of weeks I think he should return.

I really only have one major criticism in his decision making and that is the Talbot pull in game 6. Other than that he always seemed to have a good beat on the team. He is a rookie head coach, so mistakes are expected, but I see the potential for him to turn into a great coach.

The players seem to respect him and really bought in during the fiasco in the regular season. He had the team playing pretty solid defensive hockey in the playoffs too. Lucic talked about how Ward gives every player a purpose and a role on the team. As a fan I really got the sense that the team had belief in themselves under Ward.

Young players continued to develop, he wasn't afraid to make line up changes and we were 10 seconds from having Dallas on the ropes without our best player. With Dallas now steam rolling Colorado, maybe we aren't giving that team enough credit for how good they are.

I think Tre should keep him.

08-31-2020, 11:29 AM	#198
bax #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2011 Exp:	Right after the elimination I was 50/50 on whether Ward should come back or not, but after stewing on it for a couple of weeks I think he should return. I really only have one major criticism in his decision making and that is the Talbot pull in game 6. Other than that he always seemed to have a good beat on the team. He is a rookie head coach, so mistakes are expected, but I see the potential for him to turn into a great coach. The players seem to respect him and really bought in during the fiasco in the regular season. He had the team playing pretty solid defensive hockey in the playoffs too. Lucic talked about how Ward gives every player a purpose and a role on the team. As a fan I really got the sense that the team had belief in themselves under Ward. Young players continued to develop, he wasn't afraid to make line up changes and we were 10 seconds from having Dallas on the ropes without our best player. With Dallas now steam rolling Colorado, maybe we aren't giving that team enough credit for how good they are. I think Tre should keep him. Last edited by bax; 08-31-2020 at 11:43 AM.