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Apr 21 @ 7:12 PM ET
I personally don't think that calling McLellan a offensive first coach is entirely accurate. In my opinion what his system is, pretty much the same style that any top team plays, is a puck pressure possession system. He wants to pressure the puck in all 3 zones. Get in on the forecheck and create turnovers, while being responsible defensively. I don't want my team regardless of personel to sit back and play a passive game and just defend all game long, and have to ward off attack after attack by the opposition. The intent wasn't to play that way with Berube either, who is labeled a defense first coach. Now there is often a difference between design and execution, and which team is able to force their will and carry the play. - MJL
My concern with McLellan is that the GM was able to do their job by handing him talent and personnel but not seeing a Stanley Cup Final with it. I mean in seven years, even we saw a Cup Final.
My concern with McLellan is that the GM was able to do their job by handing him talent and personnel but not seeing a Stanley Cup Final with it. I mean in seven years, even we saw a Cup Final. - SuperSchennBros
That's not on McLellan in my opinion. He positioned the team well year after year. When it comes to the playoffs and winning the Cup, it comes down to clutch goal scoring, clutch goaltending, etc. I think that's a player failure, rather then a coaching failure
From how you describe him, they could really use him, tbh -- Travis Zajac and Adam Henrique are good two-way guys, but they need pure offensive talent - AllInForFlyers
He's actually a really solid two way guy, who has a lot of tools offensively, too
“But one thing that I’ve learned: you can have the best player and still not have the best team. It’s about team. It’s about a group. It’s about the whole organization and the culture of the organization.
“Connor’s going to be a very exciting player to watch — again, I’m assuming in Edmonton — and he’ll have an impact on the league for years and years to come. But the bigger story is about the group as a whole"..... - Flyerfan2868
