Yeah, I don't have a lot of good things to say about him, because our PP has been frustrating for a while. Not enough movement, and far too willing to stay on the perimeter.
But, to be perfectly fair to Lauer, I'm not entirely convinced he's entirely to blame. I don't think it's a coincidence that our PP took a downturn when Getzlaf became the guy running it. As good as Getzlaf is, he also has a tendency to always try to slow the game down, and I think that's the exact opposite of what you want to do on the PP. Your goal should be to force the opposition to move, and to move the puck quickly to open lanes. Getzlaf is always holding on to the puck, and trying to pick apart the team, and unfortunately that gives them time to adjust in a PP situation. Still, a good coach needs to be able to figure out issues like that, and get things running smoothly, and to adjust when things are clearly not working(they weren't). As far as Anaheim is concerned, we'll see if the change helps.
I know that doesn't really mean much on your end, but I don't think it's as cut and dry as "he sucks." I can't really deny that the PP has been an issue here, and even if we don't know how much of that falls on the players, he certainly carries some of the responsibilities.
