Who was it on though? Korpisalo? The offense? The pk? Everyone?
Let's clean this up for next game.
The second and third goals were pathetic levels of compete and focus. Coach cant make players want to go get a puck or want to compete for ice. That is simple hockey that they mailed in. Stutzle should have been benched immediately after the second goal in my opinion. His Play and overall attitude since game 1 has been piss poor. That's where DJ has lost this team in my opinion. It's not 'systems or 'adjustments' those are made up fallacies that posters can't even identify. The sens dispite being a far more talented team didn't have remotely close to the same buy in. Every part of the middle of the ice was contested by Detroit in the d zone. They were diving in front of pucks etc. Sens were not.
Two big plays in the first period opened the door and kept Detroit in the game. The first was Kelly missing the open net to go up 2-0. The sens were dominating. The second was the penalty on Grieg. What a joke. However the sens PK really missed Zub. Korpisalo was ok but this team doesn't get any saves out of this guy at big moments.
I assume Forsberg starts Tuesday and if he plays well it should be his net.
Giroux has had a very slow start but I don't think he's nearly as effective if Stutzle isn't hunting for pucks and competing. His speed opens up lanes for Giroux.
Back to DJ, I think he's a good coach. Some of the takes on here using him as a scape goat for every mistake or problem this team has or makes paints a pretty good picture of the hockey intellect and ability to identify or lack there of on what's going on in the game. However i do think the buy in from the team and accountability levels just aren't where they need to be. Which happens, the message even if it's the right one can get stale. Especially for a young group that has had the leeway to make mistakes as they are for the most part young developing players. Which was the correct way to coach them. I do think he will get a job again and he will do a damn good job at it. This experience is incredibly valuable. I really don't think the teams structure is bad. Just a few tweaks But... This team needs someone that demands a complete buy in and holds players accountable. I hoped this wasn't the case but last game just had too many unacceptable plays from a discipline and effort perspective.