Ducks Not Doing Their Job

from Eric Stephens of Ducks Blog, Center Todd Marchant said that despite a stretch that’s seen them lose 10 of their last 13 games, the players haven’t tuned out Carlyle. When asked if the group is still listening to him, Marchant said, “Oh yeah. Absolutely.” “I’ve been in situations like this before and that seems to be a common question,” Marchant added. ”Are people not listening to the coach? I don’t see that at all. I’ve never seen that at all. I’ve never seen where players don’t listen to the coach. “For whatever reason, things just don’t work out the way you want them to. They don’t work out the way you draw them up.” Carlyle visibly expressed his frustration following the loss to the Penguins. Marchant said the coach’s reaction is understandable. “He’s as frustrated as anybody,” he said. ”The difference is we can go out and do something about it and he can’t. Coaching staffs can only do so much. They can only give you so much information. They can only diagram things so many times. “It’s the players that ultimately have to go out and perform. That’s our job. Bottom line, you’ve got to go out and perform.” read on