Played like a 1:28 in the first period vs Islanders, benched? injured?

Dumb coaching

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He's playing on the final PP of the game...so..yeah...dumb coaching..or bad box score?

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12 -Team Yahoo, Points Pool, Keeper (Since 1995): G(1), A(1), PPG(1), SHG(1) GWG(1), W(2), SHO(3). Protect 13 each season.

C (4): Crosby, Roy, Stepan, O'Reilly
LW (4): Benn, Pacioretty, Umberger, Burrows
RW (4): Perry, Iginla, Atkinson, S. Gagner
F (1): Little
D (4): Boyle, Schultz, Keith, OEL
G (1): Schneider

Bench: (RW) Kassian (LW) Hagelin (D) Karlsson, Wiercioch (G) Hiller

Karlsson played close to 17 mins.

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6-GM, H2H, Keep 40
START = 13F, 6D, 2G
FWD = G(2), A(1), PP/SH(+1), GW(+2), SHOG(1)
DEF = G(3), A(2), PP/SH(+1), GW(+2), SHOG(1)
GOALIE = W(3), OTL(1), SO(+2), SV(.10)

F: Backstrom, Kopitar, Perry, P.Kane, Spezza, E.Staal, Nash, Vanek, B.Ryan, Eberle, L.Couture, J.Staal, D.Brown, N.Horton, Lucic, Backes, Tarasenko, J.van Riemsdyk, T.Ennis, B.Gallagher, Armia, Teravainen
D: Karlsson, PK Subban, Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, Doughty, Yandle, Chara, Kronwall, J.Johnson, T.Myers, J.Faulk, E.Johnson, A.Larsson, J.Morrow, S.Elliott, M.Rielly, C.Ceci
G: Price, Rask, M.Smith, Hiller

No it was right, dumb coaching for benching him.

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The Sens are a complete mess from the front office to the coaching staff. They better do something drastic soon before a gem like Karlsson gets ruined. I want EK out of that incompotent environment ASAP.

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6-GM, H2H, Keep 40
START = 13F, 6D, 2G
FWD = G(2), A(1), PP/SH(+1), GW(+2), SHOG(1)
DEF = G(3), A(2), PP/SH(+1), GW(+2), SHOG(1)
GOALIE = W(3), OTL(1), SO(+2), SV(.10)

F: Backstrom, Kopitar, Perry, P.Kane, Spezza, E.Staal, Nash, Vanek, B.Ryan, Eberle, L.Couture, J.Staal, D.Brown, N.Horton, Lucic, Backes, Tarasenko, J.van Riemsdyk, T.Ennis, B.Gallagher, Armia, Teravainen
D: Karlsson, PK Subban, Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, Doughty, Yandle, Chara, Kronwall, J.Johnson, T.Myers, J.Faulk, E.Johnson, A.Larsson, J.Morrow, S.Elliott, M.Rielly, C.Ceci
G: Price, Rask, M.Smith, Hiller

You'll have to wait until next season. It will be a different environment for sure. But if a player like Karlsson was "ruined" because of a poor team environment/disliked coach then I would blame the player. Just suck it up and play, don't worry about what's happening around you.That won't happen though, so it doesn't matter.

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The Sens need an organizational philosophy shift. They also need to improve their management, coaching staff and player personnel, which is a hefty task to do in short order. I'm not worried about Karlsson sulking over a coach, I'm worried about him being part of an organization that is a mess on multiple levels. A losing culture will wear on a player sooner than later.

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6-GM, H2H, Keep 40
START = 13F, 6D, 2G
FWD = G(2), A(1), PP/SH(+1), GW(+2), SHOG(1)
DEF = G(3), A(2), PP/SH(+1), GW(+2), SHOG(1)
GOALIE = W(3), OTL(1), SO(+2), SV(.10)

F: Backstrom, Kopitar, Perry, P.Kane, Spezza, E.Staal, Nash, Vanek, B.Ryan, Eberle, L.Couture, J.Staal, D.Brown, N.Horton, Lucic, Backes, Tarasenko, J.van Riemsdyk, T.Ennis, B.Gallagher, Armia, Teravainen
D: Karlsson, PK Subban, Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, Doughty, Yandle, Chara, Kronwall, J.Johnson, T.Myers, J.Faulk, E.Johnson, A.Larsson, J.Morrow, S.Elliott, M.Rielly, C.Ceci
G: Price, Rask, M.Smith, Hiller

It will change starting at the trade deadline. Melnyk has already talked about change; it's gonna happen. I don't think it will take the Sens too long to become a playoff team again.

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