Being physical is different than having useless goons on the team dragging down a line.
Yeah, I'm sure it had everything to do with that, and nothing to do with the unprecedented contract he got.The fact that the Red Wings are soft is the reason why they struggle and have a lot of injuries.
And the reason Babcock finally left..
I said the Red Wings were healthy last season. Like any other team, they'll have years when they are hit hard. Pittsburgh has been hit with injuries like no other team in recent years with all the fighters they've dressed."One of the staples of Mike Babcock’s final few years in Detroit was the health of his team.
Specifically, the lack of it.
The Red Wings had 224 man games lost to injury last season, per the appropriately named website Man Games Lost. That was around the league average but, in ’13-14 — the year in which Detroit barely squeaked into the playoffs to keep its postseason streak alive — the Wings finished with the second-most man games lost in the NHL, with 421."
Where are you getting the idea that "the Red Wings are healthy" from? You gave a very specific example, I gave a very specific response.
The fact that the Red Wings are soft is the reason why they struggle and have a lot of injuries.
And the reason Babcock finally left..
Kings? Bruins?
It changes every year bud.
Skill is important. Physicality is important.
I don't see what there is to debate about.
If you walk into a hockey locker room and say "physical play is not important" they're gonna tell you to get the **** out.
Kings? Bruins?
It changes every year bud.
Skill is important. Physicality is important.
I don't see what there is to debate about.
If you walk into a hockey locker room and say "physical play is not important" they're gonna tell you to get the **** out.
There's nobody actually arguing that physicality is useless and that we should ice a team of all small soff figure skaters or whatever nonsense. There's plenty arguing that Tanner Glass' "physicality" is not a net positive with his ****** hockey abilities. I'm all for physicality as long as the player isn't useless.
There's nobody actually arguing that physicality is useless and that we should ice a team of all small soff figure skaters or whatever nonsense. There's plenty arguing that Tanner Glass' "physicality" is not a net positive with his ****** hockey abilities. I'm all for physicality as long as the player isn't useless.
Glad to see you popping up in threads again, 31. Missed your rationality around here.
The thing about Tanner Glass is not only can he not play hockey, but he doesn't intimidate ANYONE. He's not a deterrent out there at all. Boogaard and Orr were deterrents, Glass is not. We saw that very clearly last year when teams talked about trying to drop the gloves or beat us up and no one would.
I'd say our track record, along with Chicago's over the past few years proves that the kind of toughness Glass is supposed to bring isn't necessary for success anymore. Is it nice to have, sure. If you have a guy like Lucic that can play and bring it, it's an advantage, but purposely dressing a guy who is just an awful hockey player to fill a void that he's not even that great at filling is pathetic and absolutely blind coaching.
I really like AV, but this Glass thing needs to end. It's absurd. He hindered our team last year and he's doing it again. Glass shouldn't even be practicing with our guys at this point.
He only played 80% of the games last yearHe is useless in 85% of the games, I agree.
He only played 80% of the games last year
The numbers are just making it even more discouraging
85% of the games he actually plays in.
Learn to read better, Guy 2.Guy 1 calls the Red Wings one of the healthiest teams in the NHL the last few years.
Guy 2 posts the amount of man games lost. Red Wings were about 15th last year in terms of man games lost and 29th the year before
Guy 1 is rational
RIP my sanity.Glad to see you popping up in threads again, 31. Missed your rationality around here.
Learn to read better, Guy 2.
Learn to read better, Guy 2.
I don't think Tim Gleason will fight him again.
I bet he would if sustaining his career depends on it
Gorton wants two fighters on this team. He knows it's necessary. End of discussion.