[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I think it's a very fair point to make, although I'd also say this — Love's players love playing for him, and he was very successful with far less at his disposal with the Saskatoon Blades.

I don't doubt the Wranglers would probably find less success with a different goalie, but Love is a really good match for what they have going on in there. A ton of guys have taken huge steps under him this season (not to mention guys like Kirkland last year): Zary, Pelletier, Phillips, Duehr, Solovyov, Pettersen, Poirier, Klapka, Jones. It's a really good team from top to bottom with a ton of guys playing to (or above) their potential. I think there's only so much any coach can do, but you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone on this Wranglers team who has really struggled since Love took over.

I was looking at those Saskatoon Blades rosters the other day...he was squeezing a lot out of some pretty limited rosters.