struckbyaparkedcar
Guilty of Being Right
In defense of salty Pens fans, we probably dropped two points in our first 10 due to Bylsma's player usage.
It just depends on whether things like his Gionta usage or his lineup down a goal vs either Florida or Tampa (whichever had McGinn/Gionta on the ice for the last faceoff) are "make a young team earn it" moves or indicative of his long-term coaching philosophy.
That being said, Bylsma also deserves a lot of credit for the team's overall possession stats. Him screwing the fourth line in terms of zone starts is something a lot of our other coaches never would have done.
It just depends on whether things like his Gionta usage or his lineup down a goal vs either Florida or Tampa (whichever had McGinn/Gionta on the ice for the last faceoff) are "make a young team earn it" moves or indicative of his long-term coaching philosophy.
That being said, Bylsma also deserves a lot of credit for the team's overall possession stats. Him screwing the fourth line in terms of zone starts is something a lot of our other coaches never would have done.