General Disarray
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I don't thik they need to trade anyone from the core. They should take the Washington approach and be patient with minor changes. The core is fine. A new coach wouldn't be a bad idea though.
IMO it's not that they lost it's how absolutely lifeless they looked - both against the Caps last year in the final games and in the whole CBJ series. I don't think they're necessarily chokers overall, but they're definitely a team lacking leadership. If you can't come out in the biggest games of the entire year and look half competent, there's something very wrong and it's not just bad luck.I think this is the biggest choke job in the history of the NHL perhaps - but that being said I don't think it's fair to label that roster of Tampa as chokers overall (before this year at least). ECF's and SCF i think in 3 of 4 or 5 years - that's really good. Not everyone can win the cup all the time and they've had some strong playoff performances in the past.
He's the dog in the fiery house: Everythings Fine.Hes almost always too calm it seems
His house would be on fire hed just stand there chew gum and say no big deal lol
The world needs this meme...He's the dog in the fiery house: Everythings Fine.
if coop isnt motivating the troops then what is he doing? certainly not making adjustmentsIf your players can't put forth a good effort in a PO game and need to be "motivated" to play, then that says a lot more about the players on TB then the coach.
Except when he wins an offside challengeHe's the dog in the fiery house: Everythings Fine.
As embarrassing as this playoffs were, they’d be dumb to let him go after just one flop like this
if coop isnt motivating the troops then what is he doing? certainly not making adjustments
I think the voice can get stale. Their last 3 elimination games looked exactly the same. We have a coaching issue unfortunately. The question really is who do you replace him with?
And replacing him with someone better than Cooper would be a lot harder then you think.
That’s a fair point, but I still wouldnt make such a bold move after just one playoff series. I think if they fail to advance deep next year then you have to seriously consider let him go.
I think its similar to when Pitt fired their coaches. Good teams where the coach's message got old and needed a new one. I think TB could benefit from a similar type move.
I was told they had the best trade deadline out of any team because they made no moves ? That’s what all the experts were saying back in February anywayI think the GM has to rethink abit doing 0 addings at the trade deadline even if Hedberg was questionable and Stralman out.