What changes have we seen so far ??? Moving Laine to front of net ?? A few blender games but always back to the same lines 5on5.
No Structure changes at all, maybe we added some pressure on the pk for half a season but that was long gone to soon.
From coaches to systems to lines etc this organization fights change
There are a few team needs that include stuff that has been covered in detail from multiple angles - but they all come down to the same thing.
We need to plug a hole or two on D and we need a 2C - and hopefully the pcs we need, also bring a little grit and energy to the line up.
As for Laine and his needs, that comes second - team comes first. If it's all about piling up points to support a future contact, well . . . .
Hopefully he brings it next season and shows us all what he's worth - a good D core will go along way in helping him open up his game.
If we do nothing on the back end, it'll be a long season and Laine is likely gone.
As for "change", this team seen a lot of it LY - they struggled with the holes in the line up from Little (2C) to the back end departures that left us soft and ineffective. I don't think they were fighting the changes, but they certainly struggled with them.
Structure had nothing to do with it - you need a base to build structure and we lost too many pcs to build upon. We can ignore all of this and simply call out the team and coaching for not getting it done - but it really doesn't address the real, tangible issues that have been covered.
