how are we punishing the kids??? we are the one's spending $350 on season tickets not them. Why should i spend that kind of money on poor coaching decisions & poor management who only cares about the final dollar.
Ill still go to a few games i just wont go out of my way & turn down different minor events cuz i have a Pats game to go too that night.
The Pats biggest problem this year was lack of experience in goal as well as a young defense. That wont be the case next season we will have a very solid back end & hopfully Ketlo & Guhle mature into capable goaltenders (which im sure will happen as Ketlo has been proving himself abit more lately) The offense will be lead by Weal/Ashton/Gustafsson & Mitchell, as well dont be surprised if Mulder breaks out abit next year as well. With him being a older player next year at age 19 Hunt will actually play the kid who has alot of untapped offensive skills. After all he did lead all of the Manitoba Midget AAA in scoring at age 16. He shows sparks of it this year getting chances setting up linemates but they dont play a regular shift to stay sharp when they get a chance. This is the problem with Hunt's coaching, play the crap outta his older players where the younger kids kind of just sit around waiting for that shift. Hunt still doesnt realize in today's game you need to run 4 lines on a nightly basis. Not just when were up by 2 or 3 goals.
Be it Hunt's fault for the way he coaches or maybe its Parker telling him how things need to be done (which has happened in the past with our past coaches) there needs to be a major shake up in the front office. Parker MUST go he doesnt get the job done plain & simple. Id love to see the Parker's sell & the new ownership group (be is Sillinger & Heward or rumoured 1 of the Sutter Brother's) move Hunt into a GM role with young Shaun Sutter moving into the Head Coach position. Young Sutter has a bright future coaching in the WHL. He has at least learned some things as being an assistant coach all season long, something that i think should of been done with Derkatch then move into the Head Coaching position.