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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Ward carries a lot of blame but the Flames are also playing badly period. They can’t pass, they are shooting blanks, they lose puck battles all the time and the giveaways in their own zone are ridiculous.
Now, I suppose you can say Ward is to blame for not making them execute better, but there’s a fair amount of vets who are performing poorly right now, and they at least shouldn’t need a coach’s motivation.
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Players don’t get a pass, but if the coach is just going to say they need to try harder or care more, he’s wrong. I think they are trying and that they do care. But they’re either not good enough to succeed in the system Ward has implemented, or they’re not good enough period. I actually think it’s a combination of the two.
The job of the coach is to get the best out of the talent that’s there. Ward isn’t doing that.