[SuperMatt18]

Go back to the lines from before last game...was ridiculous from the coaching staff to throw it away after 5 games...just like Sutter did last season.

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Yup the more I think about it the more I think the loss is on the coaching staff.

The lines up to yesterday at least were controlling play:

Mangiapane-Lindholm-Huberdeau: 73.3% HDCF, 58.2% xGF, 60% GF (3-2), 1.024 PDO
Ruzikca- Kadri - Dube: 66.7% HDCF, 60.3% xGF, 50% GF (2-2), .973 PDO
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato: 70% HDCF, 59.2% xGF, 25% GF (1-3), .886 PDO
Greer - Sharangovich - Duehr: 64.7% HDCF, 61.5% xGF, 33% GF (1-2), .886 PDO

Overall those lines were somewhat working at driving play at least, the top 2 lines had been producing, and all three lines were above 58% xGF. The 3rd and 4th line were both under a .900 PDO which was hurting them, but both looked good otherwise and were just struggling to finish.

Absolutely no reason to overreact and change all the lines yesterday, with no practice time between games before an afternoon game. Terrible decision by the coaches.