I think we all have PTSD in that we keep bringing up Dave Tippett when we're playing badly. Seriously, he has nothing to do with this.
It's one of those things where people mention how much the coach was the issue, and it turns out, it may have never been the coach or the system at all.
Think about it - Tip always stated how this isn't a learning league. This game is showing that exact premise right here. We need players that know what to do out there. Yes, we have a learning curve with a new coach and new system, but when it is a broken record of a) execution, b) chasing the game, and c) playing 60 minutes, why isn't Tocchet getting the exact same vitriol that Tippett was getting when the team is failing for the exact same reasons? Tocchet preached accountability, yet we look less accountable than any other time under a coach that people claimed never held anyone accountable.
Not saying we look worse than last year at this point, but we certainly don't look better.