I don’t know, this is just like what flavour of the month it is. 20 years ago it was all about defence, trapping and shutting down offences. 10 years ago, it was about implementing offensive systems, and using “big” players that could wear down other teams over a 7 game series. Now it’s all about possession and generating offensive chances (shot attempts). The players are not robots, statistics matter but at some point the players need to play beyond their expectations if you’re a contender, it’s never going to just be about the system and guaranteeing results over a specified period of time. A good head coach in my opinion will always need to be an excellent motivator and push players beyond their limits, especially in a cap system. You need guys like Hathaway and Ferland to come from out of nowhere and have 20 goal seasons. You need players to be willing to go through a wall, sure you need structure but that can’t be the only area of focus.