So first off I do view Knoblauch as a good coach and I do think as an org we've replaced the head coach too frequently, but we are in win now mode and with the way the team appears to be heading I don't feel like we have a strong chance at winning, as a group we seem stagnant.
There are also examples of late in season coaching changes resulting in Stanley Cup victories for example Bylsma /w PIT and Larry Robinson /w NJD.
While I know many blame the management group for the players we've acquired, I still think Knob is not extracting the best out of who we have and feel a defensively geared gameplan won't result in victory, cause in the tight low scoring games it often comes down to goaltending and I don't think we have reliable goaltending. I would prefer a coach who can get us scoring more, help us transition better, and allow our offense to be a little more dynamic (or atleast a better netfront presence).
Watching the game last night I felt the same way. I don't believe that he's getting the most out of our players and that we're destined for an early playoff exit. The obvious choice for Bowman would be Q, but if not him, who would be worthwhile that could get us there?So first off I do view Knoblauch as a good coach and I do think as an org we've replaced the head coach too frequently, but we are in win now mode and with the way the team appears to be heading I don't feel like we have a strong chance at winning, as a group we seem stagnant.
There are also examples of late in season coaching changes resulting in Stanley Cup victories for example Bylsma /w PIT and Larry Robinson /w NJD.
While I know many blame the management group for the players we've acquired, I still think Knob is not extracting the best out of who we have (far too many underperformers to not be atleast partially at fault) and feel a defensively geared gameplan won't result in victory, cause in the tight low scoring games it often comes down to goaltending and I don't think we have reliable goaltending. I would prefer a coach who can get us scoring more, help us transition better, and allow our offense to be a little more dynamic (or atleast a better netfront presence).
Associate would work for me.Voted no, but I would try and bring Coach Q in as an Assistant. I know it seems outlandish that he would come on and not be the main guy, but I think there is lots playing in our favor to make it happen. Chance to come into a SC contender with 2 of the best to ever play, Bowman connection, and I think a lower profile role as an Assistant could be somewhat enticing for him considering why he left the game. It could also be known but unspoken that if the team continues to underperform for Knob, Q is most likely the next headcoach. Could be the shot in the arm both the team and Knob need.
I think some championship experience from the modern era behind the bench could be huge for this squad, as it was with Perry and Keith, and the Dcorps with Coffey.
I have not seen us improve in any aspect of our game in atleast 3 months.That was Woodcroft. Couldn't defend if our lives depended on it.
We will never win anything if every time this team quits for a month (annual occurrence) we flip the coach out. Team needs to not quit for a month every year, not wait for the new coach to come in and motivate them to play with professionalism again.
I have not seen us improve in any aspect of our game in atleast 3 months.
I'm used to the team taking a vacation and being awful for 1 or 2 months here or there, but in that process I can identify things that the coach is addressing and has improved, sometimes it frustratingly seems like we improve in 1 area and then another area declines, but I still see signs of life and a growth mindset, I'm not seeing that right now.
I also don't view a coaching change as a motivational ploy, I see a path to us winning and it's not playing how we are currently playing. For example I feel Hakstol is a worse coach than Knob, but he was able to get some mediocre talents in SEA to feel like you were being attacked in waves and every line was a danger to score, right now we don't have that and could benefit from that aspect.
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Also with respect to our defensive game falling off the second Knob is replaced I'm not buying that, while it will occur gradually, the lessons and habits learned don't fall off immediately, like for example Therrien layed the defensive framework for the Pens and it was Bylsma who loosed the reigns a touch and took the Cup home. If Bylsma had that team the entire time I don't think the Pens win the Cup it was IMO the cumulative effective of the best parts of each.
Like even in Knobs successful season I see Woodcroft's fingerprints all over that team and since he left I'm seeing a gradual decline in players offensive games and our special teams dominance.
What’s the analytics on 5v5? That’s kinda why we brought in Knob, to teach these guys how to play a responsible 5v5 game.
I think the main issue is management not filling out the roster yet again.
What really sucks is how the special teams dipped. We can’t seem to be good at more than one thing at a time.