Quoting: yikes
Don’t watch the Ducks game so makes sense if you see it differently than me.
He just sounded great over the radio. Would be it overall poor coaching or more of just those in game decisions/ line ups?
The line up decisions are the thing that stand out most of the time. For example (just this season):
-Put Zegras on a line with Grant for a long stretch. Then even with Grant and Mayhew. Prior on the season Deslauriers
-Benches Zegras (and Milano) near the end of the right games instead of letting him (/them) learn
-Let’s guys like Zegras, Milano play less than Grant, etc. at times
-Didn’t give Comtois much of a chance (you could say he set him up to fail) and let AHLers play instead of him
-Called Zegras frail, tired and claimed he hit a wall (after a game with Mayhew and Grant)
-Splits up duos / lines that actually make an impact in favour of skilled players paired with 4th liners
He also scratched Terry multiple times in 20/21.
Some bad tactical decisions are:
-He lets the team sit back after 1-0 sometimes
-Eakins almost always plays for overtime in close games