- Richardson has throttled important time for important future players for no gain. (KK pp 1 time for example)
- Richardson lead one of the worst losing streaks of the cap era (road losing streak for the cap era records)
- Richardson has some of the worst periods of NHL hockey in the cap era, including multiple 0-1 shot periods...even at home. (one of those they were credited a shot that wasn't a shot)
- Richardson's team has no identity on the ice. (no one should try to argue this)
- More of the younger developing players have had poorer or underwhelming years than met or exceeded reasonable expectations.
I'm not even going to rehash the in game decisions, benchings, combos, spec team, forechecking, etc. decisions I would question with every coach. How about zone entries either way with their 2nd-4th time seeing a team?
The goal is to be ready to win in a few years. What has he done better to accomplish the long term goal that literally any other qualified HC candidate could not do? That's the question I have for his defenders. They get the same roster excuse next year Richardson has had for 2.
The average for an NHL coach is 2.4 years. It's time.