tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454076292841514815.post858285585426914456..comments2019-10-24T08:03:32.289-06:00Comments on The Old Bruins Fan: Post Mortem Part 1 -- The Badnumber4bobbyorrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361044613533790052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454076292841514815.post-7000466064761094062007-03-26T10:29:00.000-06:002007-03-26T10:29:00.000-06:00jimbuff: as the coach is in charge of motivating t...jimbuff: as the coach is in charge of motivating the players I think he has to shoulder some of the blame. But not only are the players professionals, but they are rather highly paid at that! You'd think all that money would get more open-ice hits out of Chara, for instance.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a change in coaching is what the team needs, but then maybe what they need is continuity... all I know for sure is that either way they didn't get the job done this year.number4bobbyorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361044613533790052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454076292841514815.post-16672242841317333262007-03-26T10:20:00.000-06:002007-03-26T10:20:00.000-06:00I agree totally with your assestment as they are n...I agree totally with your assestment as they are not a "team" yet - they are a bunch of individuals with no concept of team or team pride. I would accuse you of stealing my idea but chances are you have not been talking to anyone I mentioned this to in Labrador... have you?<BR/>Personally I do not like Lewis' coaching style but this was in no way responsible for The Bruins bad season. Players also have to be accountable - they are professionals.jimbuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538811700069532612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454076292841514815.post-38525367201767049712007-03-25T17:12:00.000-06:002007-03-25T17:12:00.000-06:00neb, I agree that if I were the coach I'd at least...neb, I agree that if I were the coach I'd at least try using the time outs as you suggest. I noted that the glass broke during the Washington win right when they started to pressure the Bruins in their zone. They had the B's running all over. The B's came out after the short break and handled it well.<BR/><BR/>But I think we should give the coach the benifit of the doubt on this one because he may have reason to believe that a time out wouldn't make any difference. After all they do get time outs for commercial breaks. Regardless, it's not something to fire the coach over.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Washignton, I could swear they were getting around the new icing rule by icing the puck when a TV timeout was all cued up... anyone else notice that? I think they caused three icing TV timeouts!number4bobbyorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361044613533790052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454076292841514815.post-4197010519667695012007-03-25T13:30:00.000-06:002007-03-25T13:30:00.000-06:00im with you here.... on all except one point... t...im with you here.... on all except one point... time outs. i think they can be a very powerful tool and they should not be "saved" or wasted. especially with a young "team" like this one. there is a critical time in every game and a timeout can be used as momemtum stopper, a training moment or used to call out a team underperforming - or god forbid a player!nebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347052171612747428noreply@blogger.com