I would agree. He simply refuses to believe that his system will not beat out all. No adjustments no in game tactic changes. The clinging to vets is also alarming.
But then again, this is how his Vancouver team disintegrated as well. History has a way of repeating itself.
and see, its not like he actually does all of this... its important to note that right now he has a rookie on his first line... Kreider - Zib - Buchnevich is in all likelyhood a first line. hes got another rookie on the 2nd line with Zucc and Stepan in Vesey (As of today anyway)
and he had a rookie on the blueline in a playoff game as like his 7th game ever in Skjei last year.
I think the notion that he doesnt trust kids is false. i think that he just is not able to judge a players ability whatsoever....i seriously question his hockey iq as a coach. i say this in all sincerity. his system doesnt match the players. even when he has the players he plays them out of position (boyle on LD?) or he plays them fewer mins than they deserve (Yandle) or he breaks up a borderline top line (Staal Stalberg lindberg) from the pieces of 3rd liners that just happens to click...
its like...he doesnt get the most basic aspects of what you want in a team.
the holy grail is finding 3rd line pieces that play like a top line. the effing Penguins won a stanley cup realizing this.
he breaks it up right away.
youve got a defenseman thats injured...doesnt fit your playing style whatsoever, and is rapidly deteriorating...and he plays over a kid who was playing like a first pairing defenseman when paired with Yandle last season....
i hate our coach...but i do disagree with this notion that he prefers vets over rookies...i think he just prefers who he prefers, and theres usually no rhyme or reason to it.
