I think he realized it two years ago, it's not the first time he mention them being too passive defensively.
The point is more that the players aren't executing what the coach's wants. MSL defensive system is not "
standing on the ice puck watching while turtling around the net". But whatever he wants his players to do, after 3 seasons of it not working, it might be time to move to something else they might be able to execute.
Pre-cognize was the the main thrust of my argument and in the discussions of the past not the passiveness.
The latter is a by product of our ineptitude with the former.
There was always going to be a point in time where our style of play was going to get questioned seriously.
We are there now. The one point that was continually being made in the past was we don't have the horses for this.
Grillo will help with reaction but he sure as shit can't help with anticipation which is all "Hockey Sense"
That being said we are back to either simplifying the system or lowering our expectations.
I can't remember the last time we had such a balloon of optimism get popped so quickly.
Maybe when Bergevin's season following our ECF appearance became a transition year because he did jack shit in the off season.
I'm simply looking for better structure better GF/GA and definite improvements in our over all team game.
Luckily we have 75 more games to make it happen but I do think changes will have to be made to make it happen.