Because of how sound they are on paper, I have defended Kitchener, but I'm done with that. They have the most inept coaching staff I have seen in a long time. Just absolutely clueless. Zero structure, zero pace, zero organization. I hold Mesar accountable for some of the struggles in his game, but when it's the whole team looking lost, it goes beyond him.
For a former NHL video coach, their coach seems to have no clue how to use video as an instructional tool. Players make the same simple mistakes over and over and over. Like forcing plays on the strong side, not playing with any pace, throwing pucks blindly to unsafe areas and not picking up their checks. It's painful to watch because, like it or not, there is some high end ability on that team, but they look so confused all the time and just descend into ill advised and unsupported solo dashes. As long as this coaching staff is in place, our boy Filip is unlikely to make any strides.