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Old 02-24-2021, 10:41 PM   #300
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Originally Posted by GioforPM View Post
Any system works, if it’s done well. And to do it well, you are right, it has to be second nature. IMO Ward’s flaw isn’t a system, it’s his ability to get players to commit to one. And he’s the latest of 4 coaches, including Hartley, to have that issue with the same guys.
Here is a list of players who are still with the team from Hartley's time:

Mark Giordano
Mikael Backlund
Johnny Gaudreau
Sean Monahan
Sam Bennett

That's it. That's literally it unless you want to include one game where Hartley coached Kylington against the Wild.

So do you believe it's Gio or Backlund who won't commit to a system?

Or let's assume it's the other three. Well they were all out there as a line today, meaning that the rest of the game they were not out there, and none of the other lines were executing successful breakouts and zone entries either.

Even Brodie is gone, replaced by Tanev.

We've had an almost complete roster overhaul, and I don't thinking changing three more players suddenly makes 18 other guys start making 5 foot passes.
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