Props for making some changes however Poops for taking so friggin long.
Overall, I think Cassidy has done a very good job.
I have some issues with him:
1) Has a really short leash with his line combos at times, and then other times leaves players together when it’s clearly not working.
2) Relies way too much on his 4th line. He’s not the only coach that does this, and it’s probably partially due to his lack of trust in the “3rd line”.
The other thing I disagree with, but this is different because it’s a philosophy issue, is having all three big guns on one line. There are a lot of us that have been saying for awhile that he should drop Pasta down and have two “pairs”:
63-37
46-88
And fill in the gaps around them with the young players.
If he had done this in November, the organization would have a much better idea about how guys like Heinen, DeBrusk, Cehlarik, Donato, etc., fit into the Top 6 and what they should be acquiring at the deadline.
Spilled milk at this point.