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Paraphrasing, a very frustrated, I don't understand stand all these drop passes!
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I think it’s a sign that the coach he hired isn’t doing a good job.
But a rebuilding team being bad for 3.5 years is hardly a big red flag
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Powerplay is some how worse than last year
Offense is non existent outside of terry and occasionally lacombe
Offense is non existent outside of terry and occasionally lacombe
All he does is turn the puck over. Doesn't matter what line he's on. The dude is terrible.
Traveling to Florida tomorrow. Going to miss the next two games. My Christmas present to myself. Need a break from everything right now including hockey .
They have to spend the money, like, it's an obligation. You could argue they are pinching pennies by taking on contracts where less money is owed than their cap charge!
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There's also the option of having one of the assistants become an interim coach until the end of the season (without knowing if Cronin is on a 2 or 3 year contract). However, i have no idea which one of the assistants that would be. Thompson maybe? Our defenders (outside of Minty's sophomore slump) are the only players showing real progression, but he's also Greg's right hand man so who knows if he would be any different.
Henry Samueli has a net worth of like 25b and we're one of the lowest cap teams in the league for several years, even if they aren't pinching pennies the GM they hired is spending money in all the wrong areas.
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Dr Johnny Fever
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So much of it seems to be lack of cohesion though. We need another finisher for sure but we also really just need a coach who can get these guys gelling.
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The players PV wanted didn't want to come here. They are ruining Nashville. We have enough offense. We just don't have a proper coach to use the players in their own right places. This team needs a coaching change in the worst way possible
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He also said post game the teams needs to change it’s strategy because everyone circles back instead of pushing the puck up ice. He, in a Hazy way, complained the Ducks never push the play to put some transition pressure on the other teams defense because all they do is circle back.
Might be coming in March , but I feel this team should be paying us to watch them. lolWhat? Not Newport Beach?
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Ya I mean Cronin isn’t going to be around much longer, but I think we still need a top 6 forward with this group.
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Hard to do so. We don’t want to trade high draft picks, and it’s too soon to be sending the prospects out.
Our offense has been borderline historically bad since like 2019 at least, I don't see how this is 'enough offense'.
If they remove cronin it's because he's lost the kids, they aren't improving. So, they would have to review if the assistants have a different perspective on reaching them or if they are acolytes.
I'd rather clean house, but that isn't happening in the middle of a season. It isn't practical.
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I don't hate the notion myself, he's an elite producer and one of the few players capable of elevating what we have. I found it interesting that he's actually been better this year without Matthews, seems to take the bull by the horns himself.
3 goals 26 assists in 29 games with Matthews in the lineup, 10 goals 10 assists in 12 games without.
