just a thought

[st lu cards]

What is the common factor the last several years. There is one person thats been around for all the coaching changes. that person is OTT, maybe they are tired of the same ol talk. Just my thought on the way they play.

[Bubble4427]

What is the common factor the last several years. There is one person thats been around for all the coaching changes. that person is OTT, maybe they are tired of the same ol talk. Just my thought on the way they play.

What about Schenn and Parayko? You really think Ott has anything to do with the lack of compete on this team?

[John Cocktoastin]

Bad contracts.

Bad attitudes.

[DawgDad]

Different theory:

Army and Monty have alluded to all or most of this. Each season is a new team that has to find it's identity and learn to trust and play together. This season's team immediately ran into issues, Hofer's mental lapes, Mailloux's dysfunction, absence of R. Suter, Holloway's [injury] hangover, injuries to Thomas, Neighbours, and Sunny, defensive lapses, bad bounces, and the host of players caught up in an offensive power outage.

In addition, it appears last season's frantic run with the playoff ending disappointment may have shattered te team's collective ego.

Right now there does not appear to be sufficient on-ice productive leadership to spark the team out of its doldrums. They have tightened up defensively but their offense is weak and inconsistent.

So what is their real norm? Hopefully we don't know yet.

[Harry S Deals]

Bad contracts.

Bad attitudes.

I don't see any bad attitudes I see a young and ineffective mix of players that needed every possible thing to go right to succeed

[John Cocktoastin]

Bad contracts.

Bad attitudes.

I don't see any bad attitudes I see a young and ineffective mix of players that needed every possible thing to go right to succeed

No emotion. Just words.

No leadership.

= Bad attitudes.

[Old_Goat]

What is the common factor the last several years. There is one person thats been around for all the coaching changes. that person is OTT, maybe they are tired of the same ol talk. Just my thought on the way they play.

Well, I've been down on Steve Ott and have posted multiple times that he should be replaced. But not so much because the players don't listen to his message anymore, or that he creates bad attitudes. In fact, quite the contrary, I believe he is a good leader, was a good player Captain when in those spots on other teams, etc. My issue is that he seems to be the one developing, or at least heavily relied upon for the various strategies and schemes for plays, positioning, special teams, whom to employ in overtime, end of game, etc.
I do not dislike him, and I actually think the players respect him and are listening to him...and that sadly could be the problem. He has been a consistent presence throughout these past few years. I believe the players want to win, want to have good attitudes...and bad attitudes would definitely come if told to lose for a higher draft pick whom could come take their jobs.
And there are too many voices behind the bench during games.

[bluecalgary]

I find they are missing the 'leader'. There are some strong players but they don't have the alpha.