Well, I don't speak for everyone but have said on may occasions that Babcock is running lines to both teach and limit production. I have no doubt that we could fire wagon our way through the season and make the PO. The problem is the contenders would rip us apart in short order.
The changes we suggested early were stupid obvious, a peewee coach could spot it. I didn't even have to think about it when making comments over the timeline. Just watch, no analytic analysis or anything.
All previously and completely understood.
The quibble isn't about obvious changes that one side repeatedly notes. It's about noticing the errors and believing there's a larger plan in place that offsets the constant criticism of the coach. No synthesis of and analysis of information is needed to conclude that this championship coach knows what he's doing even when it appears to fans that he doesn't.
The (previously assumed obvious) suggestion is simply - in line with what you've alluded to - Babcock's teachable moments might in the short run add up to head-scratching on-ice decisions, but in the long run inform a club led by rookies what is required of even their immense talents.
As he said to Matthews, the moment your talent exceeds your work ethic, you're done.
And there are some of us who have been saying to those ranting about the stupid, obvious, peewee coach corrections and inferring the worst about the coach, that maybe, just maybe, Babcock notices them too and understands (better than we do?) why they're necessary in the moment so as to build a better club on the whole.
