Well I'll be honest, I wasn't a Hawks fan pre-2009 because, as I've mentioned before, they weren't on tv to watch and I didn't grow up with them. So I fully understand that in the eyes of most I'm a bandwagon fan.
I guess what I mean to say is, I read some threads/game threads and I see some Q hate - and I just don't understand why. I fully realize it could be because I don't understand the nuances of the game, but I'm hard pressed to find - maybe Claude Julian and Dan Bylsma - other coaches who have been as successful as recently as Q.
I'd never deny your knowledge of hockey over mine, because it would be a silly argument for me to make. But you haven't really answered my question - why do people who seemingly know a lot about hockey (specifically Blackhawks hockey), not like Q?
Bylsma is a guy who has more hate than any coach. You'll find many fans who think he's one of the worst coaches and that stemmed far before the olympics. His is far wider reaching than one fanbase. Idk exactly why not seeing Pittsburgh constantly but he seems to stick rigid to not flexing things much and expecting his team to carry on offensively.
Some common specific reasons fans don't like Q:
Penchant for defensively players over offensive players. (this is legit, but while his teams constantly been amongst the top scoring teams and not ok need of offensive big boosts)
What partly goes hand in hand with this, is people claiming he overly loves Vets over young players. For instance lots of this is used to slam Zeus or Mayers previously. But really defensive ability and PK skill gives them their boosts. He had no qualms playing Saad at 20 in the top 6 despite no scoring production for over a dozen games... Because Saad still brought sold playing without the puck and on D. Better than Stalberg, Bickell, or anyone else who wasn't rising up above him.
People also rag that he always wants an enforcer type body, Bolig, carcillo, John Scott, or brookbank(at wing) over another potential player. That bothers many who deem the player worthless.
An as mentioned before, his line juggling and role matching are details that get criticized by some but praised by others. Sometimes it's finding anything to hate.
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