Sal_Butera
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The 6th goal is what 7 & 8 year olds give up, cannot give up such a goal at NHL, especially is that situation with his team surging to tie itthe first two goals were terrible
Awful exhibition of goaltending
The 6th goal is what 7 & 8 year olds give up, cannot give up such a goal at NHL, especially is that situation with his team surging to tie itthe first two goals were terrible
4 stinkers out of 6. Montembeault wins that game. I would seriously give Dobes a shot if Primeau has just one more putrid game like that. We put up 4 on Swayman only to have Primeau give it back immediately on weak goals. Was really frustrating to watch.
The 6th goal is what 7 & 8 year olds give up, cannot give up such a goal at NHL, especially is that situation with his team surging to tie it
Awful exhibition of goaltending
I think it's a French word for Epstein-Barr Virus.i still don't know what the fuck is a barr-boulet
This is a question I've asked here since St. Louis has been hired:This is a poorly coached team. When you lack talent you need to play a system. There's no system. Marty can take his "process" and shove it up his ass. I'm done with him. They needed to give him a mentor instead of garbage assistants.
As much as Montembeault stole last night Primeau gave this one away. As the goalie goes so will the Habs. Yet again.
look at the team, GM is not really trying to winAnd this is going so well?
It’s 2GP into the season & first year of his tenure he’s openly stated it’s about taking the next step from rebuild modeAnd this is going so well?
His charisma and leadership, the work he's done with the young guys. Of course, it remains to be seen if he can win in this league but he deserves a fair shot.This is a question I've asked here since St. Louis has been hired:
What, exactly, makes anyone certain that St. Louis's a good coach?
Individually, a significant amount of players have improved their game under his tutelage. But collectively, much less so.This is a question I've asked here since St. Louis has been hired:
What, exactly, makes anyone certain that St. Louis's a good coach?
MSL is more in the mold of Cooper than traditional old school coaches in boldBoth of your answers don't answer my question: What makes anyone certain St. Louis's a good coach?
Having charisma and leadership are nice to have, but these aren't rare traits that are impossible to find.
The young players have developed since he's gotten here, that's true. But is that thanks to him or is it natural progression? And if it is thanks to him, is he to blame for Barron/Primeau's stagnation (and to an extent, Xhekaj)? If it is thanks to him, how much is it thanks to him? How much is it thanks to Adam Nichols? How much is it thanks to [insert reason here]? None of this is quantifiable; it's purely conjecture, unless all you care about is the final result.
I don't particularly care for intangibles as a metric. Saying he's a good coach because of leadership really means nothing. Nobody actually knows if his leadership actually makes him a good coach.
What I can quantify, however, is how the team plays on the ice. In my opinion, Torts / Laviolette / Trotz have been the three best coaches in the last twenty years or so in the NHL. I know that year in and year out, they squeezed every single drop of juice they could get out of their teams and that's my #1 indicator if a coach is good or not. If you look at Philly's team last year, their team was worse than ours, but they came within a point of making the playoffs on the last day of the season. They played hard.
When this team eventually turns the corner, I would be shocked if St Louis was the guy we count on. I wonder if Jim Montgomery will still be employed by Bawstun by then...
Both of your answers don't answer my question: What makes anyone certain St. Louis's a good coach?
Having charisma and leadership are nice to have, but these aren't rare traits that are impossible to find.
The young players have developed since he's gotten here, that's true. But is that thanks to him or is it natural progression? And if it is thanks to him, is he to blame for Barron/Primeau's stagnation (and to an extent, Xhekaj)? If it is thanks to him, how much is it thanks to him? How much is it thanks to Adam Nichols? How much is it thanks to [insert reason here]? None of this is quantifiable; it's purely conjecture, unless all you care about is the final result.
I don't particularly care for intangibles as a metric. Saying he's a good coach because of leadership really means nothing. Nobody actually knows if his leadership actually makes him a good coach.
What I can quantify, however, is how the team plays on the ice. In my opinion, Torts / Laviolette / Trotz have been the three best coaches in the last twenty years or so in the NHL. I know that year in and year out, they squeezed every single drop of juice they could get out of their teams and that's my #1 indicator if a coach is good or not. If you look at Philly's team last year, their team was worse than ours, but they came within a point of making the playoffs on the last day of the season. They played hard.
When this team eventually turns the corner, I would be shocked if St Louis was the guy we count on. I wonder if Jim Montgomery will still be employed by Bawstun by then...
Is it on the coach team has lacked a legit PP QB till now? There’s a reason this org went from top-5/10 PP for years to bottom-8 upon Markov’s departureIn his defense, he hasn’t been trying to win games since he got hired, he was more focused on the “process”. So squeezing every once of this team wasn’t even on the table, and I’m not quite sure if it is this year either even though they’ve been more vocal about it.
But besides effort, there is the strategies, mental game and execution. I’ve seen flashes of more creativity in the offensive zone but with generally poor execution. Defensive zone is still a mess both in coverage and execution. Special teams are bad. That’s all on the coach.