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Originally Posted by Rhett44
There is no way you truly believe this?
We had Vezina caliber goaltending until the deadline, and were still out of a playoff spot. The talent was not there, we were about as below average as a team could possibly be.
Where is the talent? We don't have a single player who would be on the first forward line on a good NHL team.
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If course I truly believe this. You have an East/West roster playing a North/South game. The offensive system is basically the same as Darryl's with less shots. That's why you have no game breakers. That's why Huby looks like the shell of the player he was, when your system is to gain the zone and then throw everything back to the point it neuters a great passers game. The roster on paper to start the season was absolutely good enough to be a playoff team but when you are playing a system tailored to big forwards screening goalies with a small skilled forward group you are not going to succeed. Go back in Huska's coaching history and show me where he has been successful with any offensive group? He is fine as an assistant coach in charge of the defenseman but he has no clue about forwards. His lineup decisions were also not great and he likes the blender way too much. There is nothing in Huska's pro record that indicates he can be a good head coach. He is a fantastic talker though, I will definitely give him that. He could sell ice makers to people in the Arctic.