Your thoughts on Berube & coaching staff

[Stephen]

The Florida Panther's won the 2021-22 President's trophy with 122 points while Jonathan Huberdeau tied fro 2nd in NHL scoring.

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But they were and easy out getting swept by TB in round #2.

Then they made that BIG Matt Tkachuk for Huberdeau deal and have gone on to be consistent Cup contenders and even Stanley Cup winners.

The fear is this could parallel Leafs fate as pretenders but not contenders until Leafs core 4 is also addressed and perhaps a big change required to fuel future serious Cup success..

This years playoffs will help define if serious change to the core is needed as cruising through the regular season has resulted in constant playoff failure annually.

I don’t think we are like those Panthers. That team was really high octane from what I recall, scoring nearly 4 goals a game on average with big years from their big stars. At the top of our roster Matthews is clearly not having a great year, injuries and all baked in.

 

[thewave]

And when, exactly, has Berube done this?

He is running a zero accountability game around the muskoka 5 2.0. That much is obvious, plays favorites, hardly adjusts.

Is riding 2 very hot tenders with a team that doesn't execute his game well.

Essentially. With this roster be very shocked this works out in the PO.

 

[danny90]

Still have the same issue of scoring in tight defensive games, but hopefully goaltending and Mitch can keep it going in the playoffs.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

This team is being carried by goaltending, high end talent, and guts. Special teams being so middling is a real concern. PP is 12th in the league which is awful considering the talent at our disposal. Our PK which, was a strong point, is now 16th. And since January 1st it’s 22nd, operating at a dismal 74.1%.

More than anything the special teams need to be fixed.