Around the NHL 10 - 2022/23

[sipowicz]

Certain team dropped below .500

 

[None]

Certain team dropped below .500


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Pretty impressive that they're not even above the fake .500 line at this point.

 

[WolfHouse]

Certain team dropped below .500


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Countdown to second retirement?

Hey guys - I love Florida but man it kinda seems like I was serious when I said I was done with coaching. You're all real men and it been an honor... umm yeah later

 

[sipowicz]

Countdown to second retirement?

Hey guys - I love Florida but man it kinda seems like I was serious when I said I was done with coaching. You're all real men and it been an honor... umm yeah later

Well he hasn’t quit yet!

like how Bowness has shown that there was a lot to work with here, even winning missing a half dozen regulars!

 

[BoneDocUK]

How is the iPhone/Apple password manager?

It's generally good IIRC -- will alert also if a PW has been compromised, though this isn't always an accurate measure of threat level. For more features there are Keeper, LastPass, DashLane, etc. Be prepared to invest some time to set up tho.

 

[DRW204]

Rantanen has been really carrying the load with all of COL's injuries, no other teammate is at 10% of individual vs team GF.

McDavid has 66 pts.... CHI has 75 GF lol

 

[SUX2BU]

Vesalainen playing for Helsinki in the Spengler Cup

Wearing #10 and not contributing to scoring either

Edit: 1 assist

They’re down 4-2 in the second

 

[puck stoppa]

Vesalainen playing for Helsinki in the Spengler Cup

Wearing #10 and not contributing to scoring either

Edit: 1 assist

They’re down 4-2 in the second

Spacek looks great!

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Pretty impressive that they're not even above the fake .500 line at this point.

Lost last 3 games, below fake 500, out of a PO spot.

Hmmmmm?

 

[None]

Lost last 3 games, below fake 500, out of a PO spot.

Hmmmmm?

I wonder if Zito even has autonomy to make a change at this point, his feet might be closer to the fire than Maurice's.

 

[DRW204]

I wonder if Zito even has autonomy to make a change at this point, his feet might be closer to the fire than Maurice's.

if so, that'd be quite surprising and a bit wild to me. & idk if he'd be out of a job long.

his first 1.5 years on the job he made some v good acquisitions and signings along w/ actual NHL success to back it up (0.700+ pts% in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

this has been a down year for sure, but i think a bit knee jerk for a GM that has generally made great moves. the chiarot trade was bad, as well as the maurice hire.

 

[snowkiddin]

if so, that'd be quite surprising and a bit wild to me. & idk if he'd be out of a job long.

his first 1.5 years on the job he made some v good acquisitions and signings along w/ actual NHL success to back it up (0.700+ pts% in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

this has been a down year for sure, but i think a bit knee jerk for a GM that has generally made great moves. the chiarot trade was bad, as well as the maurice hire.

The Tkachuk trade was pretty awful too, but I agree he’s mostly made smart, underrated, and good moves (Bennett, Reinhart, Verhaege, etc.)

 

[WolfHouse]

if so, that'd be quite surprising and a bit wild to me. & idk if he'd be out of a job long.

his first 1.5 years on the job he made some v good acquisitions and signings along w/ actual NHL success to back it up (0.700+ pts% in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

this has been a down year for sure, but i think a bit knee jerk for a GM that has generally made great moves. the chiarot trade was bad, as well as the maurice hire.

This last year smacks of owner interference...

 

[None]

this has been a down year for sure, but i think a bit knee jerk for a GM that has generally made great moves. the chiarot trade was bad, as well as the maurice hire.

Florida's owners have made pretty knee-jerk reactions in their recent history

We also know Maurice is an expert at deflecting blame and coming up with excuses.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I wonder if Zito even has autonomy to make a change at this point, his feet might be closer to the fire than Maurice's.

We know they have a hands on owner. We don't know where the boundaries are.

They had an inexperienced young coach last year who did a mostly pretty good job. If it was up to me, I would have assumed he learned a thing or two last year and brought him back. Alternatively, I certainly would not have hired Maurice. Too much experience relative to success.

 

[DRW204]

true
but had anyone reached similar team success as zito prior to being let go? 2 division titles and a president's trophy his first 2 years. given years of ineptitude of previous regimes maybe they have a bit more leeway.

Florida's owners have made pretty knee-jerk reactions in their recent history

We also know Maurice is an expert at deflecting blame and coming up with excuses.

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

if so, that'd be quite surprising and a bit wild to me. & idk if he'd be out of a job long.

his first 1.5 years on the job he made some v good acquisitions and signings along w/ actual NHL success to back it up (0.700+ pts% in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

this has been a down year for sure, but i think a bit knee jerk for a GM that has generally made great moves. the chiarot trade was bad, as well as the maurice hire.

The Elon Musk of the NHL. A few bad decisions and then the downward spiral.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

The Elon Musk of the NHL. A few bad decisions and then the downward spiral.

Shouldn't his next move be to buy a social media company before the downward spiral?

 

[None]

true
but had anyone reached similar team success as zito prior to being let go? 2 division titles and a president's trophy his first 2 years. given years of ineptitude of previous regimes maybe they have a bit more leeway.

Hard to say because I think most would argue that a lot of the success was built on the backs of previous managers' decisions. The core group of players was assembled mostly by Dale Tallon (I think?) in his first stint with Barkov, Huberdeau, Weegar, and Ekblad or second stint if you want to include Lundell. Zito's absolutely added to their core with players like Reinhart, Duclair, and Bennett but with the first trade he made to really put his mark on the team with Huberdeau they've seemingly fallen apart.

 

[bustamente]

 

[None]

Small competitive advantage to just eat the fine and have your team in their hotel at a more reasonable time rather than 2-3AM. I'd be surprised if they didn't ask at least some of the players what they'd prefer.

 

[DRW204]

Small competitive advantage to just eat the fine and have your team in their hotel at a more reasonable time rather than 2-3AM. I'd be surprised if they didn't ask at least some of the players what they'd prefer.

might be right @None

 

[Jet]

Small competitive advantage to just eat the fine and have your team in their hotel at a more reasonable time rather than 2-3AM. I'd be surprised if they didn't ask at least some of the players what they'd prefer.

Jesus give me 100k and I'll give the entire Leafs team massages and happy endings

 

[None]

might be right @None

I think the Blackhawks started a trend of teams maximizing rest hours at home rather than on the road and limiting red eye travel when possible.

Jesus give me 100k and I'll give the entire Leafs team massages and happy endings

Yeah, I think it says quite a bit about the Leafs finances that they might be willing to eat that kind fine for something that's probably inconsequential.

 

[bustamente]

Forget the fine take the 2 points away from the Leaf's guaranteed they would never do that again and tells the rest of the league follow rules that were mandated by the NHL and PA