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Originally Posted by Jay Random
There are always fans who think the solution to any problem on a team is to fire a coach. They're usually wrong.
Do you, in fact, know that Savard is not responsible for anything but the power play?
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We are talking about one very specific and glaring issue that is this coaches primary responsibility though. It's a results driven business. How else should we evaluate him?
For example.. 251 NHL players have played over 100 minutes on the PP this season. Mikael Backlund ranks 247th among those players in points/60. Why is he averaging nearly two minutes a night on the PP when he has proven to be completely ineffective in that role?
Why hasn't a kid like Pelletier who has 18 PP goals in 100 AHL games not been given a look?
I don't think it's unreasonable to question certain coaching decisions.