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Are we being too hard on Maurice?
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Reading up on a few of the Leaf threads - especially the more recent ones after a loss.
The look a lot like ours
Fans calling out Bab's as a disaster. Poor player / line management, match up's, etc
Keep in mind, this the super coach that TO has been calling out all season - but not any more.
Most of the comments are similar to what you will read in this thread and go something like this:
- Wrong line combinations / match-ups
- Not enough ice time for this player / too much for another
- Bad decisions, old school methodology, etc, etc.
So, are the TO fans wrong or are they just impatient? Are we impatient?
The look a lot like ours
Fans calling out Bab's as a disaster. Poor player / line management, match up's, etc
Keep in mind, this the super coach that TO has been calling out all season - but not any more.
Most of the comments are similar to what you will read in this thread and go something like this:
- Wrong line combinations / match-ups
- Not enough ice time for this player / too much for another
- Bad decisions, old school methodology, etc, etc.
So, are the TO fans wrong or are they just impatient? Are we impatient?
Gabe Kupari
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TO fans have 1 of the most decorated coaches in terms of cups and gold medals and all sorts of hockey related accolades.
We got the losingest or in History the worst NHL coach of all time in terms of losses as ours.
TO is impatient. WPG has had enough of the loser.
With Babcock... You know it will turn soon for them. With Maurice... Its truly the same old same old.
We got the losingest or in History the worst NHL coach of all time in terms of losses as ours.
TO is impatient. WPG has had enough of the loser.
With Babcock... You know it will turn soon for them. With Maurice... Its truly the same old same old.
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TO is a young team that is off on on - just like the Jets. My point is the coach is getting called out on both boards so it doesn't surprise me that it happens here. We call him a loser - the Leafs call theirs a dinosaur - no difference really, it's just another way to blame the coach for a poor performance.
Both Maurice threads go into high gear when we lose and they go silent (for the most part), when we're winning. Where do we have to be in the standings before we find something better to talk about than the history of our coach and his loss record?
Based on his record this year (unless you don't want to give him any credit) is above average - that's where I put him now unless the record at some point, proves otherwise.
Coach Q gets called out constantly on the Hawks board and he has 3 cups. It will happen no matter what.
While both are young teams, Winnipeg is a fair bit younger on average:
Leafs are the arrow on the left, Jets are on the right. Full info here:
Winnipeg Jets in 2017‑2018 Regular Season
That chart above is a weighted average, based on TOI so you don't get skewed numbers because an older player plays a small amount of time on the 4th line.
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thanks for posting that - I wasn't sure exactly where we stood against the Leafs but this is close to where I thought is was.
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Sorry, should have started off with "Agreed"
No worries - I understood your intent and my post was not meant to provoke.
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This is being too hard on Maurice:
What we're doing is kid stuff.
Mo's rockin' hisself a killer bonnet. Looks like Lowry landing the blows.
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If the bonnet fits, wear it. I imagine the ruffian as a good coach.
nobody important
the pessimist returns
Every coach gets called out, its what fans do when things don't go as planned.
I think Maurice has been better this year. I didn't like his game plan at all last year and how he handled some things, but I have seen some growth from him in a number of areas. We for the most part are playing better at ES and on the PP. He still hasn't managed to inspire much confidence in me with is weird PK scheme.
I would also like him to start using Morrissey more on the PP as he is our most cerebral defenseman and he also moves the puck quickly and crisply. I find the other options that Moe is running with tend to take too long to decide what they want to do with the puck and don't always move it crisply.
I think Maurice has been better this year. I didn't like his game plan at all last year and how he handled some things, but I have seen some growth from him in a number of areas. We for the most part are playing better at ES and on the PP. He still hasn't managed to inspire much confidence in me with is weird PK scheme.
I would also like him to start using Morrissey more on the PP as he is our most cerebral defenseman and he also moves the puck quickly and crisply. I find the other options that Moe is running with tend to take too long to decide what they want to do with the puck and don't always move it crisply.
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Mo is doing far better than I expected this year. Based on his personel management and systems last year, I didn’t think that we would have any chance for the playoffs at all this year (despite all the talent). He is still is horrible at personel management and in game adjustments but I have been happier with some of his systems. An average or slightly below average coach.
