Fans need to be smarter? We're an ''educated'' hockey market.
People lauded jetting Player Name, Beagle, Roussel. Adding OEL, Garland. I liked most moves this summer. Heavily criticized that one? Questioned where it was going!
OEL at his best is a high flying, skating, PMD to run a PP and offense. We already had Hughes. And it was a bad contract. Acquiring him to be our 2LHD? Was never going to be a good move? Unless we became a high tempo team. But we hired Shaw a defensive coach to backup Green. Improve fundamentals, back check, clog lanes? On its own could have been good. We also added small, feisty speedy forward Garland, had Hoglander, Motte. We should be an attacking pressing defensive team. High tempo offensive & counter attack team. Not a shot blocking, lane clogging one.
Our personnel suggested our coaching decisions did not match.