The team is well built and can win but not with playing what the coach is preaching. The core is not rotten, the players are not bad, they just are defeated by being told to play dump and defend hockey. Imagine working your whole life to be an NHL player and then being coached to throw the puck away constantly. These players didn't suddenly forget how to play high end hockey, they have been neutered by this terrible coach. The season is still very salvageable but Brad has to have the balls to make a coaching change now. Just swallow the fact you made a terrible call by giving him the gig and make the change. Bring in a coach that will use the strength of this forward group which is offensive puck possession hockey. Bring in a coach that will activate a talented offensive D group. So the goalies might have to make harder saves, that is why we got Markstrom. This group needs to play exciting offensive hockey, not dump and defend.
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