[Igottago]

The players aren't/haven't been good enough and should shoulder plenty of blame. But have any of the coaching hires looked like a serious attempt to get to the next level and contend for a Stanley Cup? No. Trying to develop coaches or finding a diamond in the rough isn't a good strategy for a team entering the peak part of its rebuild. So regardless of the players and roster not being good enough, the entire philosophy behind the coaches hires has been wrong, at least in my eyes. To me the fact that guys like Gaudreau, Monahan and Gio can't get it done in the playoffs doesn't absolve Treliving of not finding a coach that can actually help them overcome that.