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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 26, 2014 11:48:37 GMT -5
Sorry folks. I originally had The Team 1200 in the subject line. My bad. I was listening to them earlier, too. Chris Nilan is fielding a question from a Leafs fan as to the chances of the Leafs making the playoffs: - The Leafs had a good season last year. Nilan was expecting them to have a great year this year, but the main problem in Toronto is their team defense. They give up on their defensive assignments for offensive chances (PJ Stock said the same thing). At one point against St Louis, they gave up 35 shots in 36 minutes. If Price were in Toronto the Leafs would be in the playoffs. Carlyle has to accept responsibility, too.
- They're also talking about whether Therrien should initiate talks for a contract extension. Marinaro points out that Therrien has a playoff team and is on a current 3-game winning streak. Bobby Dolus (sp?) suggested the organization waits for playoff results first.
Cheers.
PS: They also asked whether Therrien would go back to the "old Therrien" or will he stay the same as he is now. PSS: One thing I heard on TSN 1200. Marinaro suggested that it's not Therrien's job, as coach, to develop his younger players. Those players should be developed in Hamilton before they get to Montreal. Thoughts?
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Post by christrpn on Mar 27, 2014 6:56:53 GMT -5
While I agree that the players should be developed before they arrive at the NHL level, once they get there, they have to play their position and style. If Galchenyuk played center in junior, was drafted as a center, made the jump to NHL, why isn't he playing center? If you were going to move him to the wing, why not send him to Hamilton as a center and wait for a spot to open up? Now he has to re-acclimate to the center position at an NHL speed once he is moved there. AGalley is just one example. There are others on the team as well.
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Post by blny on Mar 27, 2014 7:16:00 GMT -5
I think a player develops throughout their career. Look at Yzerman in Detroit. He spent much of the first ten years of his career as a free wheeling offensive player. It wasn't until Bowman got there and told him he needed to become a two-way player that the Wings really started to dominate. Having Fedorov didn't hurt, but since that point the Wings have always had two very good and very capable two-way centers (now with Datsyuk and Zetterberg). That sort of development doesn't happen without the help of a coach. Even if it's just mentoring and guidance, the best NHL coaches provide that. They don't expect their players to have everything down by the time they get there.
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