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Old 02-04-2021, 07:56 PM   #621
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Something Tortorella said stuck with me during his Dubois redemption tour. That he lets the assistant coaches handle X's and O's, his job is to understand the team and the players and get the most out of them.

No doubts ward is a good x and o guy, but this team leaves you screaming for more effort and give a crap and he just may not be the guy to do it. Might be why he has been a valued assistant/associate for so long.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:56 PM   #622
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I'm giving the owners a pass as we have a new arena in the works and credit them for that but ya some of Tre's decisions are very questionable.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:56 PM   #623
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I disagree but I see Logan Stanley making moves,as a rookie, to avoid forcheckers. No way he’s that confident with Benny out there.

It’s the small things.
That’s just funny. No one is playing scared because of Sam Bennett.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:56 PM   #624
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...and to think the Jets get to add Dubois. We already get our asses kicked by them haha.

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My goodness. The myth of Bennett continues to grow. Doesn't he average like 2 hits a game? Teams aren't scared of Sam Bennett.
I disagree. A player like that is a disruptive element. Things don’t go exactly to plan when he’s in the forecheck.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:57 PM   #626
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I wonder how long before someone starts a fire Ward thread? Will we make it to the end of this game?
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Something Tortorella said stuck with me during his Dubois redemption tour. That he lets the assistant coaches handle X's and O's, his job is to understand the team and the players and get the most out of them.

No doubts ward is a good x and o guy, but this team leaves you screaming for more effort and give a crap and he just may not be the guy to do it. Might be why he has been a valued assistant/associate for so long.
I agree. I have zero doubt that Ward is a good coach. But as a head coach, still pretty green.

Mentioned it earlier but I think the best thing this team could do right now is hire a veteran associate coach to help him out
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:58 PM   #628
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I think leivo has shown some puck protection! I’m kinda impressed.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:58 PM   #629
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they back the truck up for Brent Sutter? I seem to remember him coaching team Canada (Juniors IIRC) and a lot of teams wanting him, then Calgary going hard after him? I could be wrong though, I'm forgetful.
Even then he'd only had two seasons as a head coach under his belt. Teams wanted to get him after NJ performed well, but he was still a largely inexperienced head coach at the NHL level whose stock just happened to have risen quickly at the time.
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Take a look before passing Chuck
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:58 PM   #631
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Wow we actually have to watch Nordstrom play with Gaudreau and Monahan?

Really?

I never knew I’d miss the days of Kotalik, Higgins, Chiasson, Brouwer, and Jagr.
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Jets are skating circles around the Flames.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:58 PM   #633
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Too many puck watchers on the ice...

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Old 02-04-2021, 07:59 PM   #634
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I agree. I have zero doubt that Ward is a good coach. But as a head coach, still pretty green.

Mentioned it earlier but I think the best thing this team could do right now is hire a veteran associate coach to help him out
I think the best thing they could do is fire him and bring in a legit head coach.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:59 PM   #635
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Hey Gio, try not shooting it directly into a skate.
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Old 02-04-2021, 07:59 PM   #636
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The Flames can't keep trotting out Gio for so many minutes. He is struuuuuuggling.
NOOOO. Top line minutes. No ajustments. Stay the course. Because.

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Old 02-04-2021, 08:00 PM   #637
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Kind of disappointing that none of Simon, Leivo, or Nordstrom have amounted to anything. I was hoping one of those guys would seize the opportunity.
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Backlund throws it out front, nobody there because nobody is pushing the net.

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I think the best thing they could do is fire him and bring in a legit head coach.
Like who?
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Wow we actually have to watch Nordstrom play with Gaudreau and Monahan?

Really?

I never knew I’d miss the days of Kotalik, Higgins, Chiasson, Brouwer, and Jagr.
The fact Nordstrom is riding shotgun on that RW while Bennett is eating popcorn is inexcusable by the coach.
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