@mike I doubt coaching is problem. I’ll lay my cards on the table: stability is how you build long term success. The coaching (and/or goalie) turnstile feeds fan bloodlust; I doubt that it builds team success.
The most awful example of that is the Oilers. The team has known for several years how to play, but lost the script in the “fire the goalies/coache” follies last yr. The current “dead cat bounce” was predicted. What’s not clear is whether or when star players revert to habits of poor 200-ft play.
Last night v Habs, Jets were better team. Bounces didn’t go their way until last 3 minutes. Is that on the coach? Players? Or the hockey gords?
Jets have more going on than record shows. The Helley situation f’kd the team’s voodoo. Maybe that was exorcised in those final three minutes plus OT? I hope so.
In any case, resist the “fire coach” impulse. It doesn’t build team morale. After Helley, this team needs stability. Commitment. Leadership.
@hanspetermeyer My fire the coach thesis is based on the defensive system and player utilization. Vets are being given too much weight in the line up and the Jets collapse far to deep into the house . Execution is definitely a factor but I'm thinking this mix of systems and player utilization is not optimal.