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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I'm not sure who that is a shot at, but assuming it's a shot at anyone unimpressed by the style of play under Ward for two seasons now, all I will say is that this is a very passive ice hockey team and they played a tighter style under Glen Gulutzan, who I also believed was in over his head for other reasons. I don't know rxactly what afjustments need to be made, but GG would. And yet GW has not made them.
If you look at the 2011 Bruins they played a passive style too, and depended on Tim Thomas to make 35+ saves a night, so maybe it's a style that could work, but I am skeptical since that team is about the only passive team to do it in the last couple of decades. (2017 Penguins did too, but they were playing without their #1 defenseman and sort of had no choice)
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It’s a shot at people who don’t just disagree with a coaching decision, but say it’s so crazy no one would do it. And those whose criticisms don’t even match the play on the ice. Like people who say he coaches dump and chase. This team doesn’t dump and chase, and when they do it’s more successful than the skate the puck in style they actually use.
It is a passive defensive style, and yes, you can criticize that. But let’s not pretend it’s idiotic, when half the coaches in the league do it.