a lot of the criticism on here is so illogical and so blatantly opposite of the actual type of coach he is that I suspect it's based on nothing more than his looks. He looks like the walking embodiment of grizzled old hockey-man therefore he is. And that type of thing is now seen as 'bad' for reasons I have never seen anyone actually articulate other than this mindless idea there is a single coach on planet earth who didn't notice the rules and officiating changed to reward speed and deking.
Could it be narcissism? How else can you explain people living in a complete fantasy land believing their truth, that this team is somehow suffering because of Babcock's coaching style, rather than believing THE truth that this team is performing at an elite level, the truth is as simple as looking at the team metrics. Every coach has a shelf life and eventually the team will decline in performance and eventually it will be time for Babcock to move on but that time is certainly not now.
He has to prove he can take this team to the next level. The talent is there.
Bottom line is playoff performance. We were out coached against Boston and if it happens again this year how many more chances does he get?
I've heard this regularly. In your opinion, how were out coached?
I've heard this regularly. In your opinion, how were we out coached?
game 7: Continuing to play Gardiner regular minutes when it was clear to everyone he had imploded under pressure. Never calling a time out.
Because the Bruins had Chara and Bergeron and Matthews wasn't able to battle through them.
Bruins actually used Krejci against Matthews and Bergeron against Marner.
Our blueline was ****. Who was he supposed to play instead of Gardiner? Polak? 30-game veteran Dermott? He had to keep putting Gardiner out there and hope he figured it out.
If it happens again this year with Muzzin added, Dermott clearly being ready to play big minutes if needed and last year's performance from Gardiner in mind, then have at it.
game 7: Continuing to play Gardiner regular minutes when it was clear to everyone he had imploded under pressure. Never calling a time out.
game 7: Continuing to play Gardiner regular minutes when it was clear to everyone he had imploded under pressure. Never calling a time out.
Dermott was playing well and with poise, yet he played 11 minutes. why no time out after Boston tied it?
Not a Babs hater but in fairness, the too many players on the ice calls against the leafs in the playoffs were inexcusable. Either run an efficient bench or start removing bench staff.I've heard this regularly. In your opinion, how were we out coached?
From what I remember Freddy sucked ass and choked in the 3rd of the game 7, he has been a very inconsistent playoff goalie so far, im not impressed with him
Yeah, I don't think you remember that right. Go back and read through the PGT's. The prevailing sentiment you'll find there is that Dermott was struggling in that series.Dermott was playing well and with poise, yet he played 11 minutes. why no time out after Boston tied it or went up a goal?
It feels like every time we lose, people start talking about how we got outcoached.But you believe, because Gardiner had an awful game, Babcock was out coached?
Ever thought that he looked like he was playing well was because he was playing 11 minutes?
Again, he had 30 games (37, to be exact) of NHL experience. Putting him out for a regular shift wasn't going to be better than putting Gardiner out and hope he gets going.
Polak was having a decent series too. In the the 3 games the leafs won, he played 18, 20 and 18 minutes. Game 7 he was a +3 but Babcock only played him 14 minutes
Rielly - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Polak
Staple Gardiner and Dermott to the bench for the 3rd.
...If the Leafs lost that game after doing that, Babs would have been roasted by everyone.
Again, the blueline was terrible. Gardiner is **** (IMO) and he was still clearly our 2nd best blueliner last year. Babs would have been insane to sit him for anyone else on the bench.
Your logic seems to suggest that ice time minutes is decided before the game , that in-game performance of a player is irrelevant--- Gardiner you're playing 24 minutes, I don't care if you explode half way; Polak, you may have a good game but who cares, I'm playing you 5 minutes less than usual