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Originally Posted by cleangene
To not get out of the 1st round in 06/07 was enough for me regarding the coaching staff. With what happened that immediate summer though, it was the best idea to keep them here. Now it does seem the message is stale, especially with the performance of the power-less play.
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We were a 4/5 seed playing the hottest team in the league-- one that had more talent as well. And we had significant injuries too boot.
Trotz takes what's usually a bottom 5 group of talent and turns them into a playoff team.
Honeslty, I think Trotz and Mitch Korn have saved Poile's a$$.
Korn turned Dunham into a decent goalie. Turned Vokoun into elite. Turned AHL goalies Ellis and Mason into decent NHL goalies. Turned Peks into high-end goalie.
Without good goal tending and good coaching, I'd doubt we'd be any better off than Atlanta.
Ff it was me, Poile would be gone. He's good at building a foundation, but has a 27 year history of not getting beyond that. And I think we are seeing the reasons why-- lack of boldness, little creativity in trades, unable to draft scorers, and overall, just too passive to bring us to the next level.
But, I doubt either one goes anywhere.