Around the NHL – Part XL - Mod post page 249

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Tough out of town game schedule for us today.

no reason we should be scoreboard watching. If we could get our dick right we could ingore all that..

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Tough out of town game schedule for us today.

Why exactly? We aren't catching Carolina or the Devils so it kinda means nothing. The only team that has any shot of catching the Rangers is Pitt and I say that only because we have 3 more games left with them and they have played 1 less game. That's still unlikely though. I think the teams chances of finishing 3rd are about 90%

 

[PuckLuck3043]

People said the same thing about AV.

You have ass hats like jovo who need to assign blame to him for a player’s shortcomings on him but it’s entirely fair to be unhappy with his performance this year. None of us are coaches but there are a handful of us who knew that Kane-Panarin was going to be force fed to us and we also highlighted why it wouldn’t work. Putting them together was the laziest form of coaching possible.

He did a good job last year. He has not done a good job this year. How many good combos has he broken up? He’s trying his hardest to shoehorn K-Z-T even though it’s been leshitshow bad and Kane-Panarin which is will result in the return of Fartemi.

It took AV blowing a playoff series for most people to sour on him (it should have happened after 2015.) my guess is that it’ll happen way later than it should with Gallant. He’s showing major AV habits this season and AV was my least favorite coach of all time.

Some of the criticism is entirely fair as I have stated in the past and I myself have expressed frustration with some of his decisions but this constant bullshit about him being the worst coach on the planet and is the primary reason for all of the teams ills is tiresome. It's a nonstop broken record. Results matter and he has had good results. He doesn't always put together what we would think are the best line combinations but they play hard for him nearly every game. Maybe the reason he put Kane with Panarin is because they played together with success years ago. Maybe he thought that might help his transition to a new team after 16 years with Chicago. I don't know and nobody knows the conversations that happen between players and coaches. He's tinkering and he should be tinkering with still 20 games to go and new players introduced to the team over the last 2 weeks. The only thing that matters is how they are playing down the stretch and how they perform in the playoffs. Let's see how it plays out. Maybe the haters will get their wish if they get knocked out in the first round and then they can have a new whipping boy to bitch about. I also think people are going to be disappointed in the next coach when he doesn't have them winning anymore than Gallant.

 

[Do you want ants]

Tampa looks checked out, like they know they’re locked into the 3 seed and they’re just gonna coast until game 1. Canes look like they want to hold on to the division.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Tampa looks checked out, like they know they’re locked into the 3 seed and they’re just gonna coast until game 1. Canes look like they want to hold on to the division.

I feel like the Canes expend too much energy in the regular season. Could be responsible for their lackluster playoff results.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I can’t imagine what snowblind would be like right now if he were a lightning fan

 

[Avery16]

 

[egelband]

I agree with Brooks’ piece on headshots. The NHLPA and players need to push for change. There are a lot more players who don’t want to be concussed than there are hoping to avoid punishment for concussing another player.

I haven’t read it but I agree the players association is insane for being so weak on headshots.
The league has two massive (and related) issues: the officiating and the constant spectre of head injury.
(The flat cap is also an issue but it’s kind of a temporary symptom…)
But I just can’t stand that we have this wildcard to worry about that other leagues really don’t.
And I enjoy physical play…I simply believe there’s a better balance to be achieved. But the league and union want to bury the head stuff under the rug and enjoy the bloodsport fever and outrage.

 

[duhmetreE]

I honestly think Hockey could work in Marietta/Alpharetta area on the outskirts of Atlanta.

No one is going downtown to watch hockey here. Woodstock is an up and coming area, that could work.

 

[zlev]

is that real? they're adding more teams? we don't need any more teams

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

is that real? they're adding more teams? we don't need any more teams

Yes it's real.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

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is that real? they're adding more teams? we don't need any more teams

Greed. Especially when they charge about 650 million dollars for new franchises. Apparently It doesn't matter to them that some teams are struggling and Arizona is playing in a college stadium.

 

[GAGLine]

We finally have balanced division. Stupid to add more teams. The NHL and NFL have 32. The NBA and MLB have 30. We don't need more teams.

Maybe that's how they add more cap space. Just add a new team every few years.

 

[Leonardo87]

Wait, this is really happening, two more teams? Seems overkill.

 

[archanfelnsx]

The league will get two watered down talent wise with two more teams. Unless there are some serious cap increases that come with this it cannot be good for the level of talent. Look at what Seattle did with their roster in the Expansion draft. They are doing well this year, credit to them, but last year they were horrible.

If I were the NHL I’d relocate teams before adding more. Teams like Florida and Arizona can barely fill their buildings on a nightly basis. Houston, Quebec City, or even a second team in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) would do better than Arizona or Atlanta. Bettman seems to have some fascination with Arizona and keeping the team in that state even though they keep having stability issues with an arena long term. Look at when the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg; success. Make the relocation fee similar to the expansion fee if the league is worried about revenue. I’m sure the Coyotes aren’t a big revenue team right now by keeping them in Arizona.

 

[archanfelnsx]

Yea, keep laughing. Quinn has a sterling 114-119-37 record in the NHL with zero playoff wins. That's a .491 win %. Gallant on the other hand is 357-258-66 for a .572 win % Including taking an expansion team to the SCF and the Rangers to the ECF. I just don't know how we let Quinn get away. LOL.

Gallant is a good coach, I just don’t think he is the right coach for the New York Rangers at this point in their progression. This team has the talent but they do not have the structure. They need an X’s and O’s kind of coach.

 

[will1066]

Atlanta Thrashers reborn means the return of Patrik Stefan.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Gallant is a good coach, I just don’t think he is the right coach for the New York Rangers at this point in their progression. This team has the talent but they do not have the structure. They need an X’s and O’s kind of coach.

Either that or bring in an X's and O's guy as an assistant.

 

[archanfelnsx]

Either that or bring in an X's and O's guy as an assistant.

I think the next New York Rangers coach is already in the organization. And he is currently coaching the Hartford Wolfpack.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Gallant is a good coach, I just don’t think he is the right coach for the New York Rangers at this point in their progression. This team has the talent but they do not have the structure. They need an X’s and O’s kind of coach.

Yes, definitely need an X's and O's type of guy, at least as an assistant.

Either that or bring in an X's and O's guy as an assistant.

Like.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I'm kind of curious what business someone has being an NHL coach without being an Xes and Oes guy. Like what are you then a cheerleader?

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Before expanding the league, why not admit defeat in Arizona and move them to either Houston or Atlanta?

 

[Daves a mess]

Timo pots one. Shocker.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Timo pots one. Shocker.

That's what happens when you trade for players and not names.