Hello Sens fans,
Zona fan here (yes we exist), I come in peace -- I'm a neutral toward the Sens, if anything maybe a bit positive because Chych, and I hope you guys do well this year (and in the years beyond). Have some questions about DJ Smith and whether you think he is a good coach and / or is (or should be) on the hot seat this year.
Reason is that your current roster is good / well balanced / doesn't seem like it has any holes -- your top 6 is great, good fwd depth (any team with Pinto in the bottom six is doing well), good top 4 defense, and now with Korpi your goaltending should be solved as well, Korpi is healthy for the first time in a long time and I was really impressed by him in Columbus and LA (reg season) last year.
So, I think this team should probably succeed. But, last year the team was also good but for whatever reason you guys fell off at the end of last year -- yes you had a tough schedule, but this was a team that was tied with Florida and only a couple points out at the trade deadline but ended up finishing well outside. Also, ppl talk about how the Sens aren't great defensively but like... your d-men are good. So at some point it's like... where does the blame lie.
Anyway I'm surprised no one's talking about your HC, so I wanted to find out what you all think. First, is he part of the reason the team is struggling and if so, do you think he should be worried about job security? From the outside, I feel like the answers are yes, but it's very possible I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, you all follow the team much more than I do so I am wondering what you think about your head coach. Again, posting here because I am looking to learn. Thanks!
P.S. Also, wasn't sure where to post this Q, but to me front office includes the coaching, apologies mods if this post is in the wrong place. Thanks again