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Originally Posted by Infinit47
Well you can change a system much easier than changing your entire forward group. Maybe try that? Mix the lines up. Huberdeau was looking good last night, maybe try moving him to PP1 and see what happens.
There is also a large gap between super elite talent and what the Flames look like right now. I think we are seeing under achieving almost across the board with the exception of Weegar, Zary, Coleman and Sharangovich. It's the coaches job to get the most out of the players, and Huska isn't doing it.
Needing fresh eyes on the group and going with the assistant coach isn't just lazy, it was the move of a scared organization. Like trying to extend Trelieving after he did such a horrible job.
I don't think Huska has this team doing anything well outside of the PK. And since that makes up the other 50+ minutes if the game that is a massive fail in his part.
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What system is going to have success with the best forwards being Kadri, Zary, Coleman, Lindholm and Sharangovich? That is not a list of guys that will get anytime on successful PP's. And then throw in the defense in which none are able to run a PP effectively and you are limited.
Are there changes that could be made? Of course, are they likely to make significant improvements given the players we have, hard to imagine that.
I think Huska has been fine with the team defensively, not great but fine. The likelihood with this team is that you bring in a coach to pump up the offense you start to see more goals given up. They don't have the skill to create goals without cheating and don't have the defenseman that can cover if put into bad spots.
This coaching isn't great, Savard has done nothing to indicate he should be a coach at the NHL level but it ultimately still comes down to this team not being close to good enough playerwise. That is the main problem with the team and Bowman, Cooper, Arbour, Badger Bob etc. aren't fixing that.