The importance of coaching is CRIMINALLY underrated by most fans. Coaches in the pros are like film directors- a good director can make a fine film out of the same script that another director would make a dud. A coach is like a field general in battle, and it doesn't matter if you have depth, or goaltending- the coach provides the game plan.
I'm seeing a team that's still learning a new defensive scheme, and building back their creativity after last year's fiasco. I wasn't a big fan of the Huska hire, but knock on wood, I see a WINNING system taking shape, one that tilts the ice in our favor, moving the puck with speed. I'm actually seeing a light at the end of the tunnel with this coaching staff, and the systems they are teaching. We're going to get there I think, and I'm happy to eat crow.
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