Lavi

[zlev]

Exactly, how many coaches can one group of players have? This would be 4 in less than 5 years if they fired Laviolette. They haven’t been a legitimately good 5v5 team for any of them, which is where a coach would have the most impact. At some point the blame must be put on the players.

Laviolette keeps trotting out the same losers over and over just to get pummeled. he could limit their ice time if he was able to recognize how shit they are. i agree that the team isn't good enough but there has to be some blame put on the coaches for not recognizing certain players getting dummied every time they step on the ice. for instance, on what planet did Mika deserve to be out there for the 6on5 today?

 

[CLW]

It’s the players and the way the team is constructed. Special teams and goaltending have covered a lot of their issues over the years.

Yeah but management have been happy to employ coaches to play the team like that. It's been a short cut to playoff hockey without bothering to create an actual TEAM. That's why I've been blasting the coaches over the years. They've been happy enough to be bench coaches and roll the lines, but they've been cheating on the fundamentals and just hoped Igor or Panarin or Fox or Kreider would come up with a big save or a big goal.

Cooper in Tampa actually build a team with solid foundations that took Tampa to two cups. That's the difference. He didn't float along on top of a country club collecting a fat pay check.

 

[Wtp99]

It isn’t entirely coaching. The vets are weak willed. We all know this.

That being said, he is making lines and pairings that we know don’t work. That HE KNOWS they don’t work. That he is told that the analytics show they don’t work. He doesn’t care. He’s got the ghost of Mika playing 19 minutes. I don’t blame Mika for that. That’s the coach. Mika missing the empty net when he shouldn’t be on the ice is icing on the cake. Lavi is lost. Hire someone young and analytics based.

Drury got to go also.
Send them both home in a rusted out rental van with one seat
The sooner the better.
Like I have said before 84 going on 85 years with one cup to show is disgraceful and disrespectful to us fans

 

[Wtp99]

Laviolette keeps trotting out the same losers over and over just to get pummeled. he could limit their ice time if he was able to recognize how shit they are. i agree that the team isn't good enough but there has to be some blame put on the coaches for not recognizing certain players getting dummied every time they step on the ice. for instance, on what planet did Mika deserve to be out there for the 6on5 today?

Lavi has worn out his welcome. Drury has worn out his welcome
Mika has worn out his welcome. Miller and Trouba are Garbage
I have seen enough of that 2OA bust Kaako. Smith and Cuyle are the only ones worth watching. Panarin plays hard most of the time.
The only time discipline would happen if you walk on the country clubs logo in the dressing room

 

[Captain Lindy]

I wouldn't blame him at all

I think at this point if he quit it would save his reputation. He is a good coach.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

I have seen enough of that 2OA bust Kaako.

He's sixth on the team in scoring despite 0 PP time and leads the team in +/-. No idea how you can praise Cuylle's season and hate on Kakko in the same post.