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Igottago · 02-14-2021, 11:59 AM

My feeling is the team will get exactly what they've invested in from the coaching. The team is talented enough to get wins that keep them competitive enough in the standings but they won't be pushed to elevate to another level. There will be several players meetings, statements that the compete level is off and needs to be fixed. Then they'll win a few on the back of Markstrom. Geoff Ward is okay. He's not terrible but not great. That's what the results will be. If this team was supposed to be pushing towards contender status the coaching hire should have been fitting of that. If a weak Canucks team can out hustle them for the majority of two games now, the playoffs aren't gonna be any easier.

02-14-2021, 11:59 AM	#216
Igottago Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vancouver Exp:	My feeling is the team will get exactly what they've invested in from the coaching. The team is talented enough to get wins that keep them competitive enough in the standings but they won't be pushed to elevate to another level. There will be several players meetings, statements that the compete level is off and needs to be fixed. Then they'll win a few on the back of Markstrom. Geoff Ward is okay. He's not terrible but not great. That's what the results will be. If this team was supposed to be pushing towards contender status the coaching hire should have been fitting of that. If a weak Canucks team can out hustle them for the majority of two games now, the playoffs aren't gonna be any easier. __________________ A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains: "I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified" -- Frank Musil - Early January 1994 Last edited by Igottago; 02-14-2021 at 12:01 PM.