Mike and Jordan are back with another episode of In The Dome!
Flames prospect Ethan Wyttenbach continues to turn heads in the NCAA and all over the hockey world. The freshman set a new Quinnipiac record for scoring amongst first year players last weekend. He’s tearing it up and getting us excited for the future!
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Say all you want about top 5 picks, I've always said the most important piece is having a guy in charge that recognizes an NHL hockey player when he sees one. I have faith in Conroy, Flames best GM since Cliff Fletcher.
I can live with Mike's smug, smarmy attitude, but there isnt any reason to trash Huska. Dude is a pretty cerebral coach who understands players. Not a single player ever has a bad thing to say about him.
Mission accomplished. On to the next.
What offensive high end talent has Huska ever had to coach? He is forced to run a defensive structure based on the talent he has.
He has said when these kids develop he will given them a leash to run the offense.
Kinda agree with comments on husk guys. Can't badmouth him too much. Not much offensive talent in that room.
I agree that it's harsh to put all the blame on Huska for the team's woes. He's got some warts, but even when he first came in to coach, he's had an incredibly undercooked roster, that was essentially designed around Huberdeau being a like-for-like with Gaudreau to carry the offence. I don't love some of the personnel decisions, and I can understand people being critical of his handling of the younger guys; but I think you have to put the last Sutter season into Perspective. If a coach as seasoned as Sutter can't get this group into the playoffs (for all of Sutter's personal flaws, I'd argue he's still an excellent hockey mind), then it's unfair to hold a first time NHL coach to that standard. And to his credit, they got close (yes they were carried by goaltending, but this roster clearly didn't have enough to be a playoff team). Players such as Mangiapane and Andersson both give Huska a ton of credit for helping them develop and become great players. No one who's left the team has said a bad word about him. I understand people wanted Zayne to be playing more or maybe getting more opportunity, but you can't just chuck him into the deep end and expect him to figure it out. Developing NHL Defenceman is really hard, and Zayne especially is going to need time to figure it out with his playstyle and attributes. I think given how Huska did with Andersson, he deserves the benefit of the doubt to mentor the young guys going forwards for a while. I'm not saying we'll win a cup with him or anything, but a lot of the current critiques around him are a byproduct of the last regime. I also don't look at this current coaching market, and see an obvious choice that would automatically make us develop better. Young guys are going to get more opportunities as we continue to move Vets out. Once that happens I think that's when you can actually assess Huska, and see if he's the right fit moving forward.