(Mods, please feel free to merge this with an existing thread of the same subject, if there is one)
I hope Ray Shero is strongly contemplating the issue of this team's play under Therien and his staff. The power play is disgraceful, and the 5-on-5 performance leaves a lot to be desired. This team barely seems to play well unless they get behind and have to come back -- hence their record when trailing -- and this is a terrible habbit that has gone on far too long and is going to come back and bite them hard in the ass one of these days.
Therien gets praised for his "willingness" and his "insight" when it comes to changing line combinations, but the problem only exists in the first place because the team as a whole aren't playing well.
I know Gonch and Whitney are out, but this team is better on paper than they are performing and their forwards, who are healthy, are the ones that are disappointing the most. I don't see the "system" that Therien keeps talking about, but if there is one, it's time for something new.
I hope Ray Shero is strongly contemplating the issue of this team's play under Therien and his staff. The power play is disgraceful, and the 5-on-5 performance leaves a lot to be desired. This team barely seems to play well unless they get behind and have to come back -- hence their record when trailing -- and this is a terrible habbit that has gone on far too long and is going to come back and bite them hard in the ass one of these days.
Therien gets praised for his "willingness" and his "insight" when it comes to changing line combinations, but the problem only exists in the first place because the team as a whole aren't playing well.
I know Gonch and Whitney are out, but this team is better on paper than they are performing and their forwards, who are healthy, are the ones that are disappointing the most. I don't see the "system" that Therien keeps talking about, but if there is one, it's time for something new.