Agreed. But fans of most teams want the quickest and easiest solution... it's easier to change a coach than to solve deep seeded roster problems. It's why you see Sabres fans say their problem is Granato or OTT blaming Smith (who did in fact suck... but the team still has flaws beyond that).
Monty tries but he can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Two of the three problems pointed out by TDCharlie will be helped with a Forbort return: inability to clear the puck and inability to clear the front of the net.
Exactly the point I want to make . Coaches have strength's and weaknesses just like players.
Monty got my attention this year so far. The guy has 2 B type centers and team is in first place. The man gets a cigar in my books. I threw dung on him last year but so far hes surprising me. Go Monty go!
And punch, they lack PUNCH! No will to win, no ambition or aggression. No PUNCH! The coach is a ra-ra cheerleader, the players aren't leaders, they're followers who have a problem following Brad f'ing Marchand when he tries to lead by example. WTF is that!?!
From the looks of it, the players are looking ahead at the schedule too...
Respectfully, I'm asking "so what happened in the playoffs?" He was over his head then, he's over his head now. Personally I like the guy but I feel like by the end of the season he'll most likely be gone IMO.
What are some strategic innovations that you think would be good for this team to adopt given their specific personnel?
Don cant ignore the signs. They need to play better tough harder. Record is a bit deceiving. Too many passengers. We gave 2 players in offence. No depth scoring. Lindholm has been subpar this year. Macavoy has been a disappointment. I thought he would start dominating. Not much i need to day about Debrusk. Made my position on him clear.
The most recent example would be last nights 6 on 5 and their inability to get in the OZ and once in there to what to do. There are different and effective ways, rebounding off the backboards putting the puck on net from the blue line in anticipation of a rebound or a face off in the OZ etc.
Don’t disagree.
6 points separating first and eighth in the conference I believe,Bruins will need to start winning more or they won’t be their for much longer,believe ninth is only 2 back also.
Is Brads leading by example taking bad penalties at the worst times? Cuz that’s all I see him doing if things aren’t going the Bruins way….
I don’t know I think game 7 at home to the Blues was a should have.I remember an interview with Orr and Esposito where they said they should have won more cups with the team they had ,not that they could.
What you see as a systems failure, I see as a specific talent failure. Poitras is probably their most creative C right now (though he may be lacking in other areas until he gets more games under his belt). That's going to limit their effectiveness in zone entry. If they decide to dump it in, they don't really have a lot of effective F1s to retrieve the puck. Basically if it's not Pasta or Marchand on the rush, they aren't really effective. I think that's a talent issue. Guys like Zacha, JVR, Coyle and JVR are going to be more effective in a possession cycling game and coaching isn't going to improve their handle or passing skills.
I still say St.Louis was a must ,pretty sure every Bruins player on that roster said we should have won probably still saying that.Hey just my opinion we don’t have to agree.
No. I meant should have.
I'm just a fan pointing out my observations.
