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GDT: Canes @ Hawks: TT because I’m crying

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What is the f***ing point of out-shooting the opposition if you can't score?

Seriously every f***ing year it's the same shit. There's no creativity here, it's just "outwork" the other team. It isn't working. Shit is boring as f*** too.
 
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VAcaniac said:
Genuinely curious, but are people still happy as RBA as coach? i have my opinion but just curious.
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The problem ain't with the coach.

And really, I think coaches are more effective generally if they're fixtures. If players know a coach will be gone by the end of the month, why would you listen to him when he's telling you to make a difficult change in your game? But if you know that coach is empowered by ownership and is gonna be there for 20 years whether you like it or not, you're gonna grit your teeth and try to do what he says.

And I do think the pendulum is swinging back towards that a bit. Rod was already the 4rd longest tenured guy in the NHL when he hit 3.5 years or something stupid like that. The other guys on that list? Cooper, Sullivan, Bednar. Now, Sullivan is certainly under fire, but nobody questions his power in that room.

Right now, I think the problem is that we have some big holes in our roster and some of our key guys are slumping, and when they're slumping, there just isn't the quality depth to pick up the slack. Firing Rod doesn't fix that. Firing any coach doesn't fix those sort of fundamental roster problems. It might give a team an adrenaline boost, but that sugar high dies quickly, to mix metaphors. When you have a guy like Rod, the sugar high is not remotely worth it.

And also, having Rod there is a special thing. If we win, I want him there for it. It makes anything far more meaningful than having some mercenary there. And that matters too.
 
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cptjeff said:
The problem ain't with the coach.

And really, I think coaches are more effective generally if they're fixtures. If players know a coach will be gone by the end of the month, why would you listen to him when he's telling you to make a difficult change in your game? But if you know that coach is empowered by ownership and is gonna be there for 20 years whether you like it or not, you're gonna grit your teeth and try to do what he says.

And I do think the pendulum is swinging back towards that a bit. Rod was already the 4rd longest tenured guy in the NHL when he hit 3.5 years or something stupid like that. The other guys on that list? Cooper, Sullivan, Bednar. Now, Sullivan is certainly under fire, but nobody questions his power in that room.

Right now, I think the problem is that we have some big holes in our roster and some of our key guys are slumping, and when they're slumping, there just isn't the quality depth to pick up the slack. Firing Rod doesn't fix that. Firing any coach doesn't fix those sort of fundamental roster problems. It might give a team an adrenaline boost, but that sugar high dies quickly, to mix metaphors. When you have a guy like Rod, the sugar high is not remotely worth it.

And also, having Rod there is a special thing. If we win, I want him there for it. It makes anything far more meaningful than having some mercenary there. And that matters too.
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Addendum: I just looked at the current list, and Martin St. Louis is already #5. LOL. Okay, so maybe that trend isn't taking off leaguewide just yet.


ANDERSEN!
 
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