The players. Neither Armstrong nor Tourigny are mind readers.
When is anything ever going to be BA or Bear's fault? Let's walk through this:
BA acquired the players, they are supposed to be good culture guys and hard working players, that what he says. If the players have quit, that is on BA to some degree for picking players that quit.
If players are quitting or not playing hard, Bear can change the minutes they play and hold them more accountable. I have not seen any material TOI changes.
I think on this board, most fans are enamored with BA because he has so many young players with "potential". And many others think Bear has done a great job because young players are improving. I personally think young talented players tend to improve because of their talent not the coaching.
To me, year 4/3 of the BA/Bear show and we are likely low 70 points, another 25 gets us into a solid playoff position. I am just not enamored with the results (so far) at this stage of the rebuild (maybe we should call it year 1 since thats when we traded Chych). The 14 game losing streak and the results this season is not all on the players, the coach and GM have to own some of it too.