Even back then it led to a lot of unnecessary turnovers. You could turn a blind eye because he had those goals to go with them.
I wouldnt worry too much, hes shooting more thab half the % of his last 3 seasons. The team should hsve a better coach. And his contract is basically no risk
My thoughts on Rakell are mixed. As many have said even if he doesn't reboubd his contract isn't a problem. For me it is less about his contract and more about his role. He is supposed to be our top winger of the future. If he doesn't rebound he is just another middle 6 winger when we need a top line one. If Bob Murray can turn him into a more established player or a a player who safely projects to be superior then im okay with moving him while he still has the value to get us that player. If the trade isn't there then you keep him.
I think Cancer might be a strong word, but I do wonder if he is of the "new NHLer" of the millennials. I can't remember where I read it but there was an article talking about how coaches have had to adapt the way the communicate with players as the younger generation is filtering into the NHL full time. I could definitely see an old school coach like RC having issues with young players if he didn't feel like they were giving 100% effort. Pretty sure Rakell was even quoted saying that it was an effort issue. To me it screams that RC was telling them they need to try harder and those players had no idea what else they could do. I have a sneaking suspicion that Montour also suffered from this. Likely we will never know.
I feel like people gave up a bit on rakell last year.... in a bad situation with a bad coach(and from what i understand a wrist injury).
