old kummelweck
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- Nov 10, 2003
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I'd like to see where this goes, to see the roster and what he can do early next season, but if he can't deliver on his puck possession promises with this group, he probably isn't that good. We should see some pretty good scoring at even strength with this crop.
I'm not married to this opinion, but I wonder if a large piece of how this team plays is because he's sheltering/developing guys that are either rookies, or are young and underperformed in the past. If we look at the young, individual accomplishments of most of the young guys, they have all progressed. The problems on this roster are some of the vets not producing or sitting out injured.
I hear him describe the team philosophy and approach as 'grinding out' wins. They need to be able to play like that, but this team should be much more dynamic than they currently on.
Essentially, I'm torn whether this is just a stop along the road to progression, or a termination of Bylsma's ability and skill.
I'm not married to this opinion, but I wonder if a large piece of how this team plays is because he's sheltering/developing guys that are either rookies, or are young and underperformed in the past. If we look at the young, individual accomplishments of most of the young guys, they have all progressed. The problems on this roster are some of the vets not producing or sitting out injured.
I hear him describe the team philosophy and approach as 'grinding out' wins. They need to be able to play like that, but this team should be much more dynamic than they currently on.
Essentially, I'm torn whether this is just a stop along the road to progression, or a termination of Bylsma's ability and skill.