Regarding his failure to make changes, I don't think we can overlook the impact of the COVID off-season and how quiet it was for making big changes.
For me it boils down to the last TDL. I was banging the drum hard to move Gaudreau before the ED and NTC loomed larger. I argued it didn't preclude us from making the playoffs and even going on a run (albeit certainly less likely). As it was, he popped a whopping 1 EVP (an EN goal when we lead WPG 5-2).
That TDL was a big crossroads - I'm very curious what happened behind the scenes leading up to it (if they explored moving JG, what BT's recommended course of action was, and what the ultimate mandate from ownership)
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