Around the League Thread | Where elbows aren’t penalties and what’s the capital of Thailand again?

[bossram]

Vincent wasn't exactly set up for success, but his bizarre treatment of the young players like Jiricek and Johnson (who are far more important to the team's long-term success than he ever would be) likely contributed to his downfall.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Wonder if they have their eye on someone in particular. But three head coaches in 14 months is yikes. (granted Babcock got himself fired before he even got started, but yeah)

 

[Vector]

Wonder if they have their eye on someone in particular. But three head coaches in 14 months is yikes. (granted Babcock got himself fired before he even got started, but yeah)

There’s some very good coaches. McClellan or Evason would be good fits.

 

[DimitriL07]

Even when I’m watching the Euros I can’t escape the Oilers. There’s a million diff Mcdavid commercials.

 

[StreetHawk]

Figured it was just a matter of time once Waddell got hired that he’d make a HC change. Literally 1/3 of the teams will have a different HC for game 1 in 24/25 than their HC for game 1 in 23/24. Kind of crazy.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

Vincent wasn't exactly set up for success, but his bizarre treatment of the young players like Jiricek and Johnson (who are far more important to the team's long-term success than he ever would be) likely contributed to his downfall.

Not defending Vincent, but if there wasn't some franchise coherence on the way those two were yo-yoed around then they are even more f***ed than we think. Meaning I doubt it was him being an autocrat.

 

[bandwagonesque]

I think at some point a few years ago the Blue Jackets took offence to people saying nothing interesting ever happens in Columbus. The front office just gets set on fire at least once a year.

 

[Peen]

Vincent wasn't exactly set up for success, but his bizarre treatment of the young players like Jiricek and Johnson (who are far more important to the team's long-term success than he ever would be) likely contributed to his downfall.

Did he have a choice on Jiricek? They had a bunch of big NHL contracts on the right side

 

[Kryten]

Did he have a choice on Jiricek? They had a bunch of big NHL contracts on the right side

Yea, like Gudbranson

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Celtics took care of business on home court.

Hopefully Florida does the same.

 

[LandfiII]

I thought Ray Ferarro's nickname was "Chicken Parm".

 

[DimitriL07]

End it tomo you sexy Cardiac Cats. I wanna see a trade domino fall right after.

 

[Peen]

 

[Hit the post]

Yea, like Gudbranson

 

[bossram]

Did he have a choice on Jiricek? They had a bunch of big NHL contracts on the right side

I dunno. I recall they told him to "get an apartment in Columbus" and then proceeded to yo-yo him with the AHL, and when he was recalled he was mostly in the press box.

Why do that?

 

[Hit the post]

I dunno. I recall they told him to "get an apartment in Columbus" and then proceeded to yo-yo him with the AHL, and when he was recalled he was mostly in the press box.

Why do that?

Zezel to Canucks GM: "I need to take some personal leave to see my REALLY ill niece in the hospital"
Canucks GM: "Ok"

And then proceeds to trade Zezel to a team who plays in a city even further away than Vancouver to where his neice lives. Zezel retires to be with his sick neice in the hospital.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I really want the Panthers to win tonight, but my gut is telling me the Oilers take this one.

Hope my gut is wrong and the Panthers bounce back in convincing fashion.

 

[Peen]

I dunno. I recall they told him to "get an apartment in Columbus" and then proceeded to yo-yo him with the AHL, and when he was recalled he was mostly in the press box.

Why do that?

They do one thing, someone else in the org overrules it or agents call losing their mind.

I don’t know. I feel like if it was truly the coach who benched Jiricek and refused to play him, he’d have been fired way earlier

But thats just my assumption

 

[bossram]

They do one thing, someone else in the org overrules it or agents call losing their mind.

I don’t know. I feel like if it was truly the coach who benched Jiricek and refused to play him, he’d have been fired way earlier

But thats just my assumption

Like I said, I think Vincent was put in a bad spot amid general organizational incoherence and incompetence.

But I don't think there's any evidence to conclude that he was actively helping the situation. Waddell wants his own guy to coach, makes sense.

 

[StreetHawk]

It was inevitable once Waddell was hired.

 

[Hit the post]

I really want the Panthers to win tonight, but my gut is telling me the Oilers take this one.

Hope my gut is wrong and the Panthers bounce back in convincing fashion.

It all depends on whether the Oilers goalie plays like Dan Cloutier or not. Oilers do have the two most offensively gifted forwards in the league. With Ekblad to hold the blueline together. The goaltending remains a huge wild card (and not in a good way)

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

It all depends on whether the Oilers goalie plays like Dan Cloutier or not. Oilers do have the two most offensively gifted forwards in the league. With Ekblad to hold the blueline together. The goaltending remains a huge wild card (and not in a good way)

If the Panthers play like they did in Periods 2 and 3 of Game 4, it won't matter if Edmonton's net is empty. The book on the Oilers has been to get to Skinner all playoff long - when teams do it, they win, when teams let the Oilers attack take over, they don't.

Matchup game should favour Florida tonight, and Bobrovsky should be motivated with a bounce back effort - but I just feel like the Oilers are going to take this one. Last win is always hardest to get. I would LOVE to be wrong and watch Florida win tonight - both so this playoff can mercifully end, and so we can get the leadup to the draft and free agency officially underway.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

If the Panthers play like they did in Periods 2 and 3 of Game 4, it won't matter if Edmonton's net is empty. The book on the Oilers has been to get to Skinner all playoff long - when teams do it, they win, when teams let the Oilers attack take over, they don't.

Matchup game should favour Florida tonight, and Bobrovsky should be motivated with a bounce back effort - but I just feel like the Oilers are going to take this one. Last win is always hardest to get. I would LOVE to be wrong and watch Florida win tonight - both so this playoff can mercifully end, and so we can get the leadup to the draft and free agency officially underway.

 

[ProviesGhost]

Just f***ing finish them, so we can get on with other business!

 

[valkynax]