Sorinth
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On the flip side for decades we've had coaches who would bench our young guys for the slightest mistakes and as a result development often stalled with them. If Therrien was coach Hutson would be getting a max of 10min a game because he takes risks that would drive Therrien nuts.There appears to be zero accountability for the players. That’s completely on the coach, irrespective of the quality of the team on the ice. MSL appears to have not yet fully transitioned from player to coach. Say what you want about Torts but he holds players accountable. MSL does not. That’s not a good thing.
There's a balance to be found, and it's certainly possible that MSL is too forgiving/lenient going to the other extreme is worse. But I would point out there has been benchings, bag skates, etc... so zero accountability is an exaggeration. On top of which we have to guess the reasons for certain decisions and it's clouded by our biases. For example, Hutson on PP1 could easily be a case of holding Matheson more accountable by taking away prime ice time, but it also could be rewarding Hutson. Unless we are privy to the discussions there's no way to know but I have little doubt that those who have this idea in their head that MSL doesn't hold anyone accountable will always dismiss the first reason.
And finally it's worth noting that last year the complaints about accountability were often directed at his handling of Gallagher and Anderson. This year both guys have been playing very well, so it seems like his approach did work.