If anything, he plays more. As a new coach, you're gonna rely on the vets who you know what you'll get from them. A new coach, especially a green head coach like we seem to want (?) is not going to sit a guy who is ticking close to 800 games of experience for David Warsofsky or Derrick Pouliot...maybe over time in practices and as need arises due to injuries, he may come to trust these players...that's no different than HCMJ or really any other coach that belongs at this level...Source of the post The blueline would be the same, maybe Scuderi sits a bit more often?
Coaches don't just come in and wave a magic wand. HCMJ is just now getting things to where they need to be from a defensive, fundamental standpoint...now, he can turn his attention towards offense (which he is more than capable of...I saw his Portland teams in the WHL, he was part of a good Vancouver group too)...but, of course, if you fire every coach before he gets his plan in place, you just become the Browns and it doesn't matter what kind of roster you have because you have no plan...