I dunno about "good", but he is definitely making changes MUCH faster than last season. Change is not always good though, Cam should have started the last game.
I don't know if it is good yet, but definitely better.
Maybe Im just an idiot but i am always fascinated by the certainty fans have in evaluating coaching especially on mediocre teams.
If they don't explain what the coach specifically does wrong then it is no point of paying attention.
Buying into defense first play from the start of the season is much easier for the long run of the season than trying to develop the mindset later in the season.
Let’s see how things shape up by the 25% season mark and what tweeks they are making at that point.
I think 10 and 20 games.
I think Lalonde definitely righted the ship and calmed down the storm. I am not sure if it was any storm at all, it was 4 games into the season only, but it was enough for many.
I consider this team improved from the last season because Seider, Raymond and Edvidsson improve faster than Chiarot, Copp, Holl and others decline.
I definitely think it was a very smart move by Yzerman to carry 3 goalies. Our goaltending has been very solid except game 1 when Husso allowed 1 soft and 1 semi soft goal. The team plays better team defence. The team won the big measuring stick game vs NJD.
Today is another big game, but not as big as the last one IMO.