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Originally Posted by Flame On
As much as I've railed against coaching, I feel equally as strong that the core is highly problematic. A bunch of David Moss and Daymond Langkow types that are sometimes effective, but have no drive, grit, second gear, which is what serves in the playoffs and when times are tough.
The awww shucks, we'll get 'em next time approach is driving a wedge with those that do have that drive like Tkachuk with the "we can't have a riot after every game".
I would love a riot after every game way more than the passive thing they have going on at the moment.
I'm not saying you drive out every Sean Monahan, Gio and others we have, but don't let them be the focus.
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Completely off topic but as a big Langkow fan I have to say that he was perfectly fine in the playoffs. Career 0.62 PPG guy he had a 0.59 PPG production in the playoffs and for the Flames he was a 0.69 PPG in the playoffs and 0.79 PPG in the regular season during those 4 playoff years.
I would throw Tkachuk into the group of guys that do not have natural drive as well. The Flames when Darryl Sutter had a bunch of guys like that as well but a coach can install drive, like Sutter did for one year.