guymez
The Seldom Seen Kid
- Mar 3, 2004
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Seeing how the season has gone so far I think its worth discussing the possibility of either Holland and/or Tippett being recognized this season.
Here we are 1 week before the TDL and the team is first in the Pacific and 4 points back of St Louis for 1st spot in the Western Conference.
No one thought this was possible when the season started....not even me and I was one of the more optimistic posters on here.
Tippett has managed to get full buy in from this group and the players have come together and are playing as a team. Its been a journey for sure but at this point in the season they are making better decisions with and without the puck. They are playing for each other and are a very tough team to beat when they are on their game.
They look to me like they are becoming a team that has a plug and play feel to them. A player goes down and they adjust and keep going. Its been like that all season when Larsson went down.
That is coaching.
Holland has managed to upgrade the bottom 6 from last years team and he upgraded the top 6 by trading Lucic for Neal. I honestly dont see how he could have done more considering how little he had to work with.
Oh...and he hired Tippett as Head Coach.
Assuming that the wheels dont fall off I honestly think both men should be in the running for the Jack Adams and the Jim Gregory awards.
Here we are 1 week before the TDL and the team is first in the Pacific and 4 points back of St Louis for 1st spot in the Western Conference.
No one thought this was possible when the season started....not even me and I was one of the more optimistic posters on here.
Tippett has managed to get full buy in from this group and the players have come together and are playing as a team. Its been a journey for sure but at this point in the season they are making better decisions with and without the puck. They are playing for each other and are a very tough team to beat when they are on their game.
They look to me like they are becoming a team that has a plug and play feel to them. A player goes down and they adjust and keep going. Its been like that all season when Larsson went down.
That is coaching.
Holland has managed to upgrade the bottom 6 from last years team and he upgraded the top 6 by trading Lucic for Neal. I honestly dont see how he could have done more considering how little he had to work with.
Oh...and he hired Tippett as Head Coach.
Assuming that the wheels dont fall off I honestly think both men should be in the running for the Jack Adams and the Jim Gregory awards.
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