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DJ Smith is scratching Nick Holden on defense and newly acquired Dylan Gambrell. He's inserting Michael Del Zotto and Austen Watson into the line-up.
Yet another set of questionable decisions by this coach. Holden isn't the problem on defense. Zaitsev and Josh Brown continue to play regardless of how awful they are night in and out! Gambrell has been solid in his 2 games, but Logan Shaw stays in the line-up.
This coach preaches you earn ice time, well I would like to know how Holden and Gambrell don't deserve to be in the line-up? I am telling you, the players are starting to question why the coach preaches one thing but then does the opposite with his line-up changes. The same goes for last night with the goaltending, inserting Matt Murray when Filip Gustavsson earned them the two points don't the road in Dallas.
Let's go back 6 games when DJ benches Alex Formenton for half the game due to one mistake the coach said. Yet the same players on defense can make the same mistakes, but they don't face the same consequences?!
Last night, Tim Stutzle gets demoted to the 4th line, who was one of the few players skating hard and creating chances, while Brady Tkachuk takes endless long shifts leading to 2 goals! There is a double standard here and the players are starting to see it!
Join us for the discussion in the comments tonight, during the game. I would really like to hear from Sens fans about how this coach clearly is missing the boat here. How on earth do some players stay in the line-up when they're continuously making the same mistakes?
Let's have it Sens fans, what is your take? Thanks for reading. Kevin