Management Bill Guerin

[chchelseII]

BG is doing damage to the Wild that will take years to recover from. Worst thing that ever happened to this team.

 

[Lapa]

Starting to lose faith in him and his old boys club

 

[guitarhunterdude]

I think I said two years ago that he wasn't selling off assets quick enough. The last two years of Kaprizov-watching have been my favorite period of Wild hockey ever... and yet, actually committing to the rebuild after the buyouts would've at least been an actual direction. Instead we got the usual half-assery that gets us in the playoff picture but never an actual contender. And now he brings in a coach that has a bit of a negative reputation for prospect development, after locking us into extensions with Foligno et. al.

Not great, Bill.

 

[thestonedkoala]

BG lost my support after the Talbot situation. Was Talbot wrong? Yes. But as a GM those are the situations you have to deal with carefully. He took a shotgun to the situation that needed a surgeon's touch. You could see it with Fiala and yet he somehow stumbled on salvaging the situation.

Guerin simply doesn't have the temperament to be a GM.

 

[57special]

So last night was an example of what happens if the players are REALLY trying. They thought they were trying before, but it's human nature to not give everything when you have been given tenure at your job. We'll see if this is simply a short term reaction to the new coach, and if they go back to comfy chair, NMC/NTC land next.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

So last night was an example of what happens if the players are REALLY trying. They thought they were trying before, but it's human nature to not give everything when you have been given tenure at your job. We'll see if this is simply a short term reaction to the new coach, and if they go back to comfy chair, NMC/NTC land next.

I don’t think the effort level was too significantly different from the previous 4 games, though they were more consistently maintaining possession and finally were playing from ahead.

Kap looked better with the puck and was trying to make moves, but he still isn’t playing with the same pace that I am used to seeing out of him.

I think we will still be somewhat limited from major offensive explosions until he is fully back, but at least he and Boldy looked like they had some confidence in their games to carry forward.

The PK held up but it’s one game against a team with a bad PP, so who knows.

I still think this team has a lot of good to it, and very easily could go on a solid run to the playoffs. There are some holes and the margin will be tight though.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Just have to keep playing St. Louis, San Jose and Chicago and not playing Dallas, Colorado, Las Vegas, LA, or Edmonton = Stanley Cup.

 

[57special]

Just have to keep playing St. Louis, San Jose and Chicago and not playing Dallas, Colorado, Las Vegas, LA, or Edmonton = Stanley Cup.

Are you kidding? We freaking own Edmonton.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Are you kidding? We freaking own Edmonton.

I guess that settles it.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Just have to keep playing St. Louis, San Jose and Chicago and not playing Dallas, Colorado, Las Vegas, LA, or Edmonton = Stanley Cup.

Why is Edmonton on that list? They're down here in the bottom 5 with us.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Why is Edmonton on that list? They're down here in the bottom 5 with us.

They have McDavid and Draisaitl, hired a good coach, and are going the right direction. Their defense and goalies are terrible, you say? They've given up the same amount of goals as the Wild (though they've played one more game).

Basic point is: the Wild aren't a good team. I'd rather see them sink this season than flail around and flop in the 1st round per usual.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

They have McDavid and Draisaitl, hired a good coach, and are going the right direction. Their defense and goalies are terrible, you say? They've given up the same amount of goals as the Wild (though they've played one more game).

Basic point is: the Wild aren't a good team. I'd rather see them sink this season than flail around and flop in the 1st round per usual.

The day I worry about Edmonton is the day I agree to rebuild. That team will remain extremely beatable for the foreseeable future until they address team wide defensive issues.

 

[NHL1674]

BG lost my support after the Talbot situation. Was Talbot wrong? Yes. But as a GM those are the situations you have to deal with carefully. He took a shotgun to the situation that needed a surgeon's touch. You could see it with Fiala and yet he somehow stumbled on salvaging the situation.

Guerin simply doesn't have the temperament to be a GM.

I'd still take Gus out of all 3 of them, so it was a win. JMO.

 

[thestonedkoala]

I'd still take Gus out of all 3 of them, so it was a win. JMO.

You still make the trade but without the unnecessary commentaries

 

[NHL1674]

He needs to go NOW!

 

[DANOZ28]

none of this makes sense , if he was 70 i'd bet he had Alzheimer's

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Need more details.

 

[Spurgeon]

I’ve said it since he was hired, he comes off as an asshole.

 

[ThatGuy22]

I'm kind of shocked Russo wrote this.

He has good access with both BG and Heydt(Heydt is somewhat routinely quoted or mentioned by Russo. Also had a profile or 3 done over the last decade).

This certainly jeopardizes it.

Maybe Heydt is one of his sources on it to have it on the public sphere if there is retaliation.

 

[DANOZ28]

guerin started off so well i really thought he was building this team to be a contender after cap h3ll , now i hope CL fires him before he does any more damage. very sad.

 

[Wild11MN]

Wth is going on here. I'm with Dano - I still thought this franchise was headed in the right direction, but the drama of the past week is a huge black cloud that has me pretty pessimistic now.

 

[f7ben]

I wonder if Evason went scorched earth

 

[NHL1674]

I'm just ready to flush all the crap out.... especially before some important contracts are up for renewal.

 

[Sweetnut]

I'm just ready to flush all the crap out.... especially before some important contracts are up for renewal.

Sometimes you have to flush 5-6 times...

 

[Roman Maroni]

Fenton was fired for being a jackass and the employees hated him……