jarr92
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- May 7, 2013
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This point has really opened my eyes to this board. People can be like "we need to fire PDB because xyz this is all his fault, the team performs in spite of him!" then turn around and suggest guys like Hitchcock or Yeo.
All the sudden I'm questioning if PDB is actually that big of a problem and instead it's just the players complete lack of ability to execute. I said it before but it's not Petes systems to throw suicide passes up the middle of hte ice in the D zone or to pass on a 3 on 1 to Thornton or get super cute at the blue line and turn the puck over
Not sure if you’re referring to me when referencing Hitchcock, but I’m not suggesting he would be better the PDB. As I stated in the original message, at best it would be a lateral move.. PDB has a great playoff win %.
Opposition defenses are cheating more then ever to the point, and the Sharks have not countered that or altered their scheme at all. In addition to the vets all collectively doing terribly, it is definitely also a system thing.
Watch how defense is played against other teams, it’s a bit different to how the Sharks are played for the most part.
That being said, I hope PDB can make the appropriate changes to get it going the other direction.