Around the League 46: Sharks Finally Yank A Win Out Of Their Cloaca

[MinJaBen]

The Devils did a white elephant post for the league…
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Seems like they got the “To” and “From” wrong there…

 

[HisIceness]

The Whalers also had a 14 games winless streak in 91-92.

Damn that's crazy, that's the last time they made the playoffs too and IIRC were a goal away from upsetting future Stanley Cup champ Montreal in the first round, Adams semifinal or whatever it was called back then.

I guess though since the league had 22 teams it isn't that crazy.

 

[bleedgreen]

Damn that's crazy, that's the last time they made the playoffs too and IIRC were a goal away from upsetting future Stanley Cup champ Montreal in the first round, Adams semifinal or whatever it was called back then.

I guess though since the league had 22 teams it isn't that crazy.

The old system created oddities and I was embarrassed we made the playoffs with such a team.

But that series was ridiculous and that’s how you get a true Davey vs Goliath moment. They could’ve beaten them.

 

[HisIceness]

The old system created oddities and I was embarrassed we made the playoffs with such a team.

But that series was ridiculous and that’s how you get a true Davey vs Goliath moment. They could’ve beaten them.

Wasn't the 1986 team the same way? They swept Quebec in round 1 and were also a goal away from the CFs right?

 

[Borsig]

Seems like they got the “To” and “From” wrong there…

two of these were garbage and you can have them.

two we should have probably kept.

 

[bleedgreen]

Wasn't the 1986 team the same way? They swept Quebec in round 1 and were also a goal away from the CFs right?

Well they were only four games over .500, but the Bruins were only 6 over and they were third in the division. Not quite as bad as 92.

The story over the years since has always been the Whalers could’ve won the cup if they scored that last goal. They took the Habs to game 7 OT, and the Habs only lost one game in each of the two remaining series. The Whale had given them the biggest difficulty by far. Roy and Lemieux’s reputations as being clutch playoff performers were created in that series.

 

[Bub]

Merry Christmas, Derek, You're Fired.

Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement

The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as “Hockeytown.” The move the day after Christmas comes...

sports.yahoo.com

 

[DaveG]

As I wrote on the main board page I'm honestly stunned that the Rangers weren't the team that pulled the trigger first. I was fully expecting them to be the ones canning Pete (around the 4 nations) if things continued like this and then Detroit picking up Lavi in the offseason.

 

[Svechhammer]

The Devils did a white elephant post for the league…
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For those still confused, this is what the yutes refer to as "living rent free in their head"

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

For those still confused, this is what the yutes refer to as "living rent free in their head"

Same could be said for our social media much of the time. I think it's just plain fun and thought it was funny.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

The Devils did a white elephant post for the league…
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Why is Haula here, he fired out of town via catapult

 

[chaz4hockey]

Same could be said for our social media much of the time. I think it's just plain fun and thought it was funny.

I’ve noticed that after the bunch of offseason PR/marketing exits, that the Canes social media is now very tame and usually pretty quiet/no longer as creative.

As well, in-game is more muted than recent years past.

 

[hblueridgegal]

I’ve noticed that after the bunch of offseason PR/marketing exits, that the Canes social media is now very tame and usually pretty quiet/no longer as creative.

As well, in-game is more muted than recent years past.

Mentioned the other day, a lot of it looks like it's being done with Canva templates, too. I didn't love the agency work last year but it now looks like they went in-house for most of the current creative.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I’ve noticed that after the bunch of offseason PR/marketing exits, that the Canes social media is now very tame and usually pretty quiet/no longer as creative.

As well, in-game is more muted than recent years past.

Just based off what I've heard, it's a bit of a rocky situation within the organization.

We all heard stories about how Waddell would go around to different offices and say "Hello" to people, he'd plan outings for the staff, etc. Well, not really unsurprisingly, Tulsky isn't as much of a people person. He's much more business-oriented, and that, in turn, has caused the "behind the scenes" work to feel much colder and impersonal compared to when Waddell was running the show. A lot of people aren't happy with Tulsky as a boss, though I get the sense that it's not anything he's done, but rather what he's not doing that Waddell was.

 

[Svechhammer]

Lol go Fanatics

 

[HisIceness]

Don't worry, this is Yzermans world and we're all just living in it.

Lol go Fanatics

"Do you have a die-hard Packers fan in your life who also happens to be a big fan of Brett Pesce? Then my goodness have we got the gift for you!"

 

[chaz4hockey]

Mentioned the other day, a lot of it looks like it's being done with Canva templates, too. I didn't love the agency work last year but it now looks like they went in-house for most of the current creative.

Saving $ but losing the uniqueness that the branding folks created.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Just based off what I've heard, it's a bit of a rocky situation within the organization.

We all heard stories about how Waddell would go around to different offices and say "Hello" to people, he'd plan outings for the staff, etc. Well, not really unsurprisingly, Tulsky isn't as much of a people person. He's much more business-oriented, and that, in turn, has caused the "behind the scenes" work to feel much colder and impersonal compared to when Waddell was running the show. A lot of people aren't happy with Tulsky as a boss, though I get the sense that it's not anything he's done, but rather what he's not doing that Waddell was.

Makes sense. Waddell was a people person, Tulsky is a phd analytical type. Hopefully Tulsky over time learns that the “people” side is important too.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Just based off what I've heard, it's a bit of a rocky situation within the organization.

We all heard stories about how Waddell would go around to different offices and say "Hello" to people, he'd plan outings for the staff, etc. Well, not really unsurprisingly, Tulsky isn't as much of a people person. He's much more business-oriented, and that, in turn, has caused the "behind the scenes" work to feel much colder and impersonal compared to when Waddell was running the show. A lot of people aren't happy with Tulsky as a boss, though I get the sense that it's not anything he's done, but rather what he's not doing that Waddell was.

Interesting info. Maybe I’m conflating things here but the part of Waddel’s job that would entail going around to offices and saying hello be the job that Doug Warf is doing now ? GM is roster building - President of the organization is the “people person”