Fezzy126
Rebuilding...
- May 10, 2017
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Usage issues (which are closely tied to lines) were a huge story of this season and of Phil's tenure.
Babs doesn't have the shine he did four years ago. If you want to talk systems, his team's stretch passing today would have made Bylsma blush. Abysmal puck support
If anything has become really obvious to me, it's that the Q's and Babcocks of the world really thrive with a committed veteran team. Then there's coaches like Trotz, Lavy, Boudreau, Gallant, and Deboer that have strong technical systems and can communicate to their team regardless of roster construction.
That being said, I was listening to JW the other day and he mentioned something that was dead on; To paraphrase - Was there a more franchise defining game than that game 7 for Toronto?
If they won:
- Progression, a step forward from last year
- Without Tampa in the picture, possible open road to the cup
- No one is considering firing Babs
- No one is considering roster surgery
- "We're young and on the right path, stay the course"
- Babs job in jeopardy?
- Questions about roster construction (i.e. they're not built to win in the playoffs)
- Can't even get past Boston, how the hell will they ever get past the elite teams in the league?
- "The sky is f***ing falling!"