I just think its easier and more efficient to replace the coach with an experienced, qualified candidate. I also think Treliving is either not allowed to change the coach again, or unwilling to given how many he's gone through, all of which were questionable hires. And who would take over as GM? Certainly not Craig Conroy.
A non-rookie, non-experiment head coach is something we haven't seen with this group. What if a Boudreau or Gallant is just the change up this team needs?
To me Treliving's biggest downfall has been his weird obsession with off the board coach hiring's. All of which have backfired in some way. The players are surely part of the problem but the style of play, or lack there of, speaks to coaching.
If our D core is so good, why do Markstrom and Rittich keep coming out of the net and making risky/awful plays? Seems like coaching to me.
Often the team will have the puck and control play for a time, until someone tries a cute backhand sauce pass, and the other team rushes down the ice for an odd man rush. Thats coaching, or a lack there of.
This group as a whole seems to be 'fragile', in other words, the going gets tough, they dont get going. That to me is partially coaching. Lift them up when they're down, keep them grounded when they're up. I have no idea what Ward's coaching style is because it seems non-existent.
One thing is clear. This team as is, with this GM, and with this HC, are not going to win or even contend for a Stanley Cup. Lack of any type of change is the hardest part right now as a lifelong fan.
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