GDT: Around the League 2023-2024 "Off Season??!! What off season??!!"

[harpoon]

Lets look at some of Bissonettes statements: Is this professional:

"Tell Babs to knock off the bullshit. Enough with putting guys on the spot in the coaches' room asking them to link their phones up to airplay mode and grilling them. I’ve had tons of players confirm it. Smarten the f*** up Babs. Shove your statement up his a**."

This kind of statement would even be infracted here. How is anybody defending this guy when all his tweets are unprofessional, aggressive, and bordering on slander?

This is another:

"You want to **** with the players we're going to bend you over no spit, no lube, sandpaper finish.'


Seems like Bissonette needs to smarten up too and as I stated to self regulate somewhat. his comments are highly aggressive and unprofessional.

Just a complete idiot. Bereft of credibility.

 

[BlackDogg]

What are NHL REFEREES doing this summer to make sure they are even more incompetent in their duties next season? Seems to be a fair question. Assuming they are taking their subjective pills.

 

[bellagiobob]

Best of luck to him

 

[Drivesaitl]

Just a complete idiot. Bereft of credibility.

Its kind of disturbing that this guy emulates what is popular today. Its like he has his whole audience and job just to be purposely offensive and find targets to malign. It seems that his angry missives have an audience of those that want to be angry at something, anything. "Oh look at what Babcock did" easy target.

 

[mkatcherin00]

I have been bored today and entertained myself reading some Laffs posts and their mental gymnastics

"Thanks for your input, though completely irrelevant to what I was speaking to. No one is comparing Matthews to McDavid in terms of statistical out put, we know this. McDavid and Draisaitl are miles ahead of everyone. We are talking about the narrative of being playoff chokers. McDavid and Draisaitl in my opinion are just as much of playoff chokers as Matthews and Marner. They get a ton more power plays so their numbers are inflated, especially McDavids. His even strength production wasn’t that great this year. To me, if you don’t get it done you don’t get it done. Doesn’t matter if you have 23 points or if you have 11. You still failed at the objective of winning."

 

[BlackDogg]

https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status/1703496865197461820?s=20

Photos or it didn't happen.

 

[McDNicks17]

I have been bored today and entertained myself reading some Laffs posts and their mental gymnastics

"Thanks for your input, though completely irrelevant to what I was speaking to. No one is comparing Matthews to McDavid in terms of statistical out put, we know this. McDavid and Draisaitl are miles ahead of everyone. We are talking about the narrative of being playoff chokers. McDavid and Draisaitl in my opinion are just as much of playoff chokers as Matthews and Marner. They get a ton more power plays so their numbers are inflated, especially McDavids. His even strength production wasn’t that great this year. To me, if you don’t get it done you don’t get it done. Doesn’t matter if you have 23 points or if you have 11. You still failed at the objective of winning."

Someone should tell that person that the Oilers had literally 1 second more PP TOI per game than the Leafs last season haha.

 

[SK13]

Babcock out. What a numbskull.

Jarmo should probably go, too. I'm not sure why he gets to survive the decision to hire Babcock when he has had 10 years on the job and gotten them no closer to the Cup.

I have been bored today and entertained myself reading some Laffs posts and their mental gymnastics

"Thanks for your input, though completely irrelevant to what I was speaking to. No one is comparing Matthews to McDavid in terms of statistical out put, we know this. McDavid and Draisaitl are miles ahead of everyone. We are talking about the narrative of being playoff chokers. McDavid and Draisaitl in my opinion are just as much of playoff chokers as Matthews and Marner. They get a ton more power plays so their numbers are inflated, especially McDavids. His even strength production wasn’t that great this year. To me, if you don’t get it done you don’t get it done. Doesn’t matter if you have 23 points or if you have 11. You still failed at the objective of winning."

#3 and #4 all-time in playoffs PPG (minimum 50 points)

I'd tell you where Matthews was but he doesn't have 50 points yet lol. :23 seconds more PP time an game for the Oilers in the playoffs btw.

 

[bellagiobob]

Biz was right. Shame on Cbus and the league for allowing Babs back in the league. Guy learned nothing from his time away.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Looks even more amazing from this angle. He's going to score 40

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[bellagiobob]

Yup, too many people let their dislike for Biz cloud their judgment.

 

[BlackDogg]

Biz is still annoying lol.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

When were people saying Biz was wrong?

 

[bellagiobob]

Biz is still annoying lol.

Lol, no doubt, but there was no chance he was putting his career on the line over something he wasn’t sure of.

 

[BlackDogg]

Crazy

https://x.com/commie22/status/1703507359921029550?s=20

 

[bellagiobob]

When were people saying Biz was wrong?

Lol, like all last week.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Yup, too many people let their dislike for Biz cloud their judgment.

Not really. There was conflicting reports.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Lol, like all last week.

Most people thought this was blown out of proportion
Not that he lied

 

[bellagiobob]

Most people thought this was blown out of proportion
Not that he lied

Social media was full of the ‘Biz has no credibility, why would you believe him posts’, our board had a few guys who said the same thing.

 

[bellagiobob]

Because Biz is credible?

His account has been refuted, entirely, by the actual leadership of the team, by the player leadership. The guys that are there.

Rule of information usually suggests that primary info is preferential to tertiary info. Firsthand info, in this or most cases would tend to be believed.

Why would anybody take Biz account over Gaudreau and the other players that were there?

Looks like the ‘primary’ information was wrong.

 

[Stoneman89]

When were people saying Biz was wrong?

Read some of the many posts before, especially by one particular poster.

Just a complete idiot. Bereft of credibility.

Apparently not.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Yup, too many people let their dislike for Biz cloud their judgment.

I'll take my lumps on this one. Can't stand Bissonette but still feel this created a poison well situation. Will still stand on my belief that everyone deserves due process and, through that, the facts will always carry the day to appropriate action. Players have significant tools to help them grieve including a real labour heavyweight running their union. This

Hard to believe only ten days ago a high character guy like Hyman was stumping on behalf of Babcock as part of a rehabilitation image campaign.

“‘Obviously, there’s stuff with every coach that might go the wrong way or whatnot or might come off the wrong way, but he cares,’” Werenski says, quoting Hyman. “‘He’s emotional. He’s passionate. He’s going to push you, but he’s very fair and very honest, and you’re going to like playing for him.’” Babcock talks communication as Blue Jackets coach in Part 2 of NHL.com Q&A | NHL.com

Ultimately Babcock though is the maker of his own demise. A high risk, low tolerance hire imploded under its own weight. I like Kekalainen and what the small market Blue Jackets are building. Hope they can now move forward without further distraction.

Summed up well here:

 

[Oilhawks]

Biz is still annoying lol.

Yup, and a troll piece of garbage that is a relative nobody in hockey player terms