There are coaches kicking around, I dont know if it's Letang as much as Jeffery, hate to blame 1 guy but jeffery is running special teams. Last year Haley did and we were a worse team for talent and a better pp. Exact same PK which is where it boils my blood and always have if we just stay in position and don't pressure we get picked apart. We have crazy speed like wainwright and doucette yet we never cheat and try to get breakaways like london. Our guys are faster than cowan and barkey yet we play a block the shot get in lane type of weak pk.
The pp gets set up but we play around at top the D usually shoots a weak shot no 1 times no down low. Does letang and jefferies watch hockey at all pick a pp in NHL and implement it pretty simple. Tampa bays is pretty simple down low to bumper in middle for chance opens up top of circle guys. I've seem many coaches like this, their arrogance and unwilling to admit their system sucks. Well look at both stats and friggin watch video. I think it goes back to personelle on pp and where they play.. doucette in the shorter spot needs a change been there for 2 years and has maybe 8 ppgs in 2 years that spot needs to change also filak in front just doesn/t give enough effort getting any lose puck.
Lots of issues with it I can go on and on yet feel letang is not setting up team for success keeps playing same system over and over and expecting better/different result(definition of insanity). Players can only do what they are shown in practice, all have to be on same page but its jefferies page(awful) think DS will make some player changes hoping that helps but at end of day it won't cause jefferies is still running special teams and Letang has the inability to recognize any changes needed and make those changes. He will put this all on his players having to be better those little details want to win etc. I THINK opposite the players are playing how they are being told and that's not helping them succeed. Players can only try and try and try so much before they realize they are being setup for failure with this staff. Local guy whatever, they need a strong head /assistant coach like Staubitz was. Like sullivan was (clashed with Letang as it's his way or the Highway and sullivan left)
I've been ringing alarm bells for 2 years now--Letang just isn't the guy, not a Head coach, not enough in his tank and too arrogant to learn and adjust.
If I were DS, I'd feel so stupid I put trust in this guy, brought in players to make this team into a force and Letang ruining that.
I'll give 1 more example, johnston comes in playing stretch and risky Offense and hint way London plays, guess what, have 3 goals 2 games and bunch of points led tha league in preseason for london came in with their coaching style high risk high reward and guess what, he now has to play Letangs system and stuff look aweful Johnston worst player on team, like a bag of crap waste of trade etc letang did that to him. That's why the guys coming in on this team look good in early games as Letang hasn't had time to mess them up and change their game. Give beamish 10 games, Letang will confuse him too. That is exactly what we don't want to see happen.
I'd like to see a coaching entire staff change or demote Letang to D coach and bring in Head coach a PP specialist coach. Sooner the better we need change now.
Hope DS doesn't sit on hands too long or this season will get flushed down the season by christmas break.
Think we have great peices on this team to be mid pack team this year and top end the next few.. that was exciting to see what this has become, is ripping my heart out for these boys.
Please do something before this energy the fans reverts back to a same old sarnia organization. We deserve alot better than what we are getting.
Tell me I'm wrong?
