The Jacques Lemaire Poll

I voted it is time for LeMaire to go. He has been a great coach, he probably gets in the Hall as a coach also. That being said I think it's time for him to go.  Ideally I guess one would want to intercange lines but sometimes players can benefit from stability. He seems to have lost some of his players, and by players I mean the Demetras and Gaboriks. They say a coach can only coach a team for so long before the team turns off some of his ideas. I think LeMaire has reached that point. Finally, I want to see the game opened up. I'm tired of the trap.

After a few days to let it sink in, I'm not that dissapointed anymore. I think the Wild outplayed the Avs most of series. Theodore played out of his mind. Maybe if it was a new 7 game series the Wild would win. We did win the division.

I voted that it is time to see about a new coach.  Don't get me wrong, I think Lemaire is a great coach and has had a great career, but he seems to be stuck in his ways.  In this horrible series the Wild did not seem to adapt to any of the changes that the Avs were making.  It was already said, but it was very frustrating watching the Wild players take the big slapper that got blocked (the last number I heard of blocked shots was like 60).  The Avs knew exactly what the Wild were going to do on the power play (if you can call it that), but the Wild seemed to keep running the same one. 

I think this is a reflection on Lemaire and it is time for a change.  I cannot stand being in Minnesota and watching another pro team barely get to the playoffs or win the division and go out in the first round.  It is really getting old.