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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I have to ask, with all the talk of systems and confusion and comparing previous coaches like Peters and Gulutzan, can anyone even tell the difference between the systems of all 3 of Treliving’s coaches?
Because from what I’ve seen and what I’ve remembered, there isn’t much difference at all, all 3 had very similar if not identical systems. Milan Lucic just the other day, said to the media that it’s the exact same system. The same system that got them into the playoffs, the same system that saw Sam Bennett play the best hockey (playoffs) of his career and the same system that won them the series against the Jets. If someone could tell me what part of this system that’s still confusing to the players, then I’d like to know.
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Here's the thing - the system wasn't great last year down the stretch either. This passive, low event, collapse in front of the net system that Ward played wasn't that great down the stretch, and wasn't that great against Dallas.
We had success down the stretch last year because we got hot goaltending and our PP was good but our play at 5v5 was really poor. Then the only reason it worked against Winnipeg is that they were riddled by injury and had no d-men that could take advantage of the time and space they were being given in the offensive zone. That quickly changed against Dallas though with Heiskanen and Klingberg eating us alive.
It's no different this year. If our PP is good and we get goaltending we have a chance to win. However it's a slim margin for error and if either of those things are bad we will lose, and if both of them are bad then we're getting blown out.
Even if this coaching staff isn't fired - what I don't get is why the GM wouldn't make the phone call down and say "Lets go back to what worked as a system in 18-19, enough of this crap".
This team started playing a different system going into 19-20 season that was meant to be better defensively and more tailored for playoff hockey but it just hasn't worked. If anything we've been worse defensively and useless offensively.
Go Back to what worked as a system in 18-19 and forget about what happened against Colorado in the playoffs. That 18-19 system and playstyle, with Markstrom holding down the fort behind him would likely work really well.