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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
First of all, Ward showed he is a competent head coach because he helped this team make the playoffs after a terrible start and then his team easily defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. Yes there were injuries on the Jets side, but it wasn’t a close series, the Flames crushed the Jets.
Also, that’s specious reasoning. Just because they didn’t allegedly practice at a fast pace, doesn’t mean that was what translated into their actual games. They played well under Ward the previous season, what changed this season? Nothing. Same practice, same system, same method, same message. My belief is that it’s on the players as evidenced by the 5 coaches in 6 seasons and pattern of a good season followed by bad one/or bad start.
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I think Ward was obviously not able to motivate his players to buy in, so I’m fine with his firing and I think they chose the right guy to fix it (or figure out who needs to go). While I can complain about some of his strategic choices and maybe his defensive setup, I really am not prepared to say “change the system = automatic better play”.