Sidney the Kidney
One last time
- Jun 29, 2009
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Honestly I'd just ride DeSmith at this point and see if that works. Like I said above, I think goaltending is the biggest problem on this team right now. The top-6 is doing a terrible job at generating chances and the defensive structure looks completely broken, but Jarry's piss poor performance so far this year has killed this team more than either of those things.
It goes back to the thing I said in the off-day thread yesterday. Whether I want to fire Sullivan depends on how they're losing. If they're losing because your starting goalie is giving up a goal ever 4 shots, I don't think firing Sullivan would fix that.
Disagree, Emp. Goaltending is just one aspect of the game (albeit an important one). But you said yourself that there are numerous other areas where we are struggling (defensive structure, top six being a mess, inconsistent effort, etc.). That's on the coach.
The most important issue is to fix how this team is playing as a whole. After that's done, I think it's an easier fix to either ride with DeSmith or go out and get a vet to take the reins until Jarry fixes his shit. But worrying about the goalie situation and not doing about the coaching situation is like plugging the biggest hole in your boat, but ignoring the dozen other little holes instead of just fixing them all before going in the water.