Tak7
Registered User
It's foolish to pass judgment on a coach like Horachek given the circumstances he's been brought into. As already mentioned, interim coaches don't come in & take over GREAT teams very often. He came in & took over a team that is *SO* mentally fragile given their history, it's kind of crazy that people expected massive improvements.
Retrospectively people look at coaching changes like Boudreau replacing Carlyle in Anaheim & point to how significant a change these decisions can provide. No one remembers Boudreau's first 20 games in Anaheim - it was a disaster.
Retrospectively people look at coaching changes like Boudreau replacing Carlyle in Anaheim & point to how significant a change these decisions can provide. No one remembers Boudreau's first 20 games in Anaheim - it was a disaster.
A good coach understands what he has to work with and then builds a game plan against team he is playing that night to give his personnel the best chance to win that game. It is very clear after Carlyle was removed that Leaf managment decided that was no longer a priority to win games. Someone up top decided this team needed to be rebuilt. My guess it was Shanny. So then you have to do what is required to tank and Horachek is part of the tank program. Personally I think shanny was right to rebuild. Even with Carlyle coaching the hell outta that group it was never going to win. It is just the worng personnel. I think most Leaf fans feel the same way. So now the priority is to get either McDavid or Strome to lead the team going forward.
