Bender
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Yes, he does make good points. He always has. On the other hand he and his staff are still teaching systems which clearly don't work. The PK is the biggest problem right now and has been for a while. And it's a problem which also affects 5 on 5 play because by now the thought of avoiding penalties at all costs must be the dominating one in the players' heads. The team looks better when the puck goes up and down because it's more about speed and hustle than about systems in those moments. As soon as the game slows down it becomes obvious how bad the setups and strategies are. You can't only be fast in the modern NHL. You can't outwork the opponents all the time. You need structure. You need more than just `get the puck behind the opposing D and hope somebody comes up with a great idea.´ Otherwise you're simply wasting energy.
I'm also asking myself why Landy is still captain of this team. We have many players on the team now who were praised for their great leadership in juniors but it rarely shows on the ice. Might be changing the captain won't affect this but do we not need to try something? Anything? Especially because Landy's famous Viking mode isn't a thing you can see in more than three or four games of a season.
There are many obvious problems and I don't see improvements in any of these areas. Players come and go but nothing seems to change.
I think you make a lot of fair points. I will say that there are no systems that exist that will allow you to get outworked on every shift and still win unless the goalie steals it.
It did change when Roy first took over, the players bought in that first year and we saw the results. Mistakes were made following that season unfortunately and we are where we are but players know when a coach knows what he's doing or when he's not making the right calls with the roster.