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They’re also just not too good.

Gallant is a mixed bag. Does well for a couple of seasons and loses the room and the front office. Hes a good coach. He’s had success. Just don’t ever see him winning a Cup.

Bury these guys and do it quickly! LGR!

That’s all I’m giving him credit for as well.

There are advantages to line shuffling at times, yes. But it’s not usually immediate and you have to keep guys together.

If you preside over something successful, you get the credit for it. Just like you get the blame for failure You can still credit the guy for something whilst pointing out his massive shortcomings I’ll say this though as my operative point on Gallant: Good coach. Not a great coach. High- level. Not a champion. Won a lot. Ultimately lost. Some very positive traits. Some very negative ones. And too many issues with upper management and lack of prep/practice/engagement. Player’s coach. Not detail oriented. He was a mixed bag. Right at the time. Not in 2 years though. They knew what they hired. Its fine. Move on. What they experienced under Gallant will actually help them in the long run.

Ok. Well now this group, under 2 coaches, has 150+ wins and just had the best season in Franchise history. So… this group has to be pretty good. And I’d say the guy who helped put it together is pretty good too. Not sure what the knock is on Drury or what issue you have there or why?

What happened in the playoffs last year was a symptom of the things he failed to do for 2 years. Thats just when it caught up to him. Despite terrible series from most of their best players, the Devils still needed 7 games. He had to make enough adjustments to find a way to win 1 game. He was unable to do so. Now do they still have flaws? Yes. But they’re better now. And it’s hit me over the head kind of obvious. Listen to the people who cover the team. They talk all the time about the night and day difference now. They practice a lot. Theyre prepared They have a system and structure and while some of the same problems plague them, they’ve fixed or improved upon some as well. If you just have no hope for this team and want to say how they have no chance with this group… 2 things then. Stop watching Stop posting

Gallant and his approach and the fact that he was an experienced, veteran coach, is what this team needed when he was hired. He did very well over 2 seasons and the 1 deep playoff run. He deserves a lot of credit for that. But he had his usual disagreements with his superiors. And they didn’t practice. They were not prepared. He did not engage his players enough. He had the usual disconnect with his players that he’s had elsewhere. He failed to provide structure. He failed to prepare his guys. He failed to make adjustments besides shuffling lines. And despite his success, those are huge outnesses. And that got him fired.

I think you can go back and rewatch that series and you’ll see a team that needed to make adjustments and adjustments never got made. Do I also agree that a number of key guys played arguably their worst hockey at that time? Yes. Is that on the coaches? No. Is the lack of adjustment on the coaches? Entirely. Both are true. Two things can be true about the same thing at the same time.

I think this series is dangerous for Carolina. That, and they seem to be everyone’s favorite this year… that doesn’t always bode so well. Isles could seriously give them a run for their money.

That was one issue of many with the Devils. Almost the entire roster played awful hockey.

Every team in the NHL, no matter how deep or talented, is heavily driven by the play they get from their top 4 or 5 forwards, top couple of D, and their starting goalie. If those guys struggle, you get beat. That is every team.

ESPN knows nothing about hockey. And only slightly more about sports these days. They’re an entertainment network. Not a sports network. Chris Russo is their only legitimate sports commentator They can lick my sweaty ballsack.

And this one is talking about heads and “slight bumps.”