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Originally Posted by New Era
I was hoping we could just enjoy the surprising win, but you gotta love the coaching apologists that think one game changes anything. Same problems will continue to exist. Unless we see a consistent change in the systemic failures this team has been subject to over the majority of the season this one performance doesn't change a helluva lot. Hilarious. Or was this just a an example of the players "self preparation" finally paying off?
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After all the coaches we've had and all the coaches Edmontons had as far as I'm concerned "blaming the coach" is just a lazy hockey take. No analysis behind it at all just lazy, devoid of any real sense of the game.
Its why I don't waste my time much on the most hated guy "this week" strings. Fair enough to criticize play but big name big dollar coaches aren't magic or Babcock would have brought Toronto a cup.
BTW Calgary's zone structure in their end was impeccable all night. Monahan was every bit as good as Backlund and Lindholm and was absolutely on his game defensively. Wingers trusted the Defense and Centers stayed in position and as a result break outs were better. Equally as important by holding their positions, heads on swivels they can watch the points the way they are supposed to and did. Fewer clean shots came from the TO points.
Thats what I saw but you apparantly saw a coach who needs to be fired.