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Originally Posted by iwantaskyline
(Post 8383679)
Sorry but there's no evidence of that, quite the contrary actually. The core spoke highly of AV after his dismissal and denied any "losing the room" rumours.
| Maybe if AV went to the room, he wouldn't lose it? As below, when the coach can't motivate the team, he's not doing his job. Call it losing the room, ineffective coaching, whatever. AV's style clearly was not working, the players were not responding. What we DO know from the players is that AV trusted his core/veteran guys, to sort out their problems on their own. So now you have the players coaching themselves trying to get out of a funk, which isn't working because the play on ice is still mediocre at best. The players have tried to coach themselves out of the slump, not working, what options do they have left? The coach clearly doesn't seem to be offering up any answers... Quote:
Originally Posted by m3thods
(Post 8383817)
AV couldn't motivate the team anymore, since the Canucks were guaranteed a playoff spot in the next 2 years. As a coach, you lose a room at that point when everything you're trying to do to motivate the team is not working. Same thing happened to Torts in NY. No one wanted to go through a wall for him, and it showed on the ice.
Edit: I also wanted to add that I'm very pro-AV. He's the most successful coach in Canucks history. Those people who say that Quinn is the greatest coach in Canucks history are on something. AV was able to show a way of coaching unseen here in Vancouver, all while able to keep a very level-headed approach with the media. His ability to transform the team from what it was when he joined in 06 to quite possibly one of the most exciting teams in recent NHL history in 2011 playing the way they did (with mostly the same core players) was superior to any coach in Canucks history. That said, he has his warts (i.e. sitting young players longer than they needed to, and calling out Hodgson in public) and his time here with the team ran out. They needed a new voice to inspire them. Sad really given they're grown-ass men. But that's the reality of pro sports.
| I can acknowledge AV for some of the innovations he brought forth, especially with player deployment, he's a good coach I'll give him that. That's probably as far as I'll go though, and I've been against AV for quite some time. When the Canucks had a top powerplay, that was Bowness' baby and not on AV. I get the even-keel approach he preaches, but its also hard to drum up intensity and an extra kick in the seat of the pants. It was almost like AV was the one to promote that sense of apathy during the regular season, and the boys weren't able to snap into it during the playoffs when it actually mattered. Quote:
Originally Posted by OGCStrike
(Post 8384629)
| I'm surprised his gloves didn't fly off and his mask didn't eject itself lol | 