I’m not saying you are wrong but Colliton is one of five assistants. How match influence is he going to have over the individual players? Who is he going to crap on? Nobody named Hughes Hischier Bratt or Meier for starters. Maybe he can torment Nemec or Mercer for a bit but what veteran is afraid of an assistant even if he’s a jerk?
As a Sens fan I can tell you that we have one of the worse prospects pool in the league thanks to our previous owner/GM so beating that squad 9-1 doesn't mean squat.
Funny you should mention Ottawa's prospect pool. They had to invite a lot of amateur tryouts to fill in the roster. As a Sens fan, it's been painful to watch the rookie tournament games. That's what you get with 10+ years of terrible ownership/GM, luckily the Melnyk/Dorion era is over but it will take a few years for the new ownership/manangement team to right the ship.
Associate, which is behind the head coach and above the assistant coaches.
We will see. What’s your knowledge of his overly tough attitude? NJ has some sacred cows so this could be bad for Colliton if he’s determined to have his way or the highway.
Long story short my friend played for him and mentioned how he's difficult. Like if you don't have chemistry with a player and it's based on skill-set, an example being a guy like Kessel couldn't play with Crosby or Malkin, but played better with Bonino and Hagelin. If a guy like Kessel/Crosby/Malkin said that he'll basically ignore you or act like he's above you and says how it's his team because he's a head coach as it's a workplace not a place for friends or drama. When in reality that's what it usually is, sure as a manager myself it's a place to work but you don't want as little tension as possible. Once in a while he threatens to try and have you traded or sent to the minors if you don't co-operate.
Something tells me that was how most old school coaches operate minus the stubborn part. Thanks for sharing that.
It's not so much about the Sens as it is about the winning culture being a Devil creates, when you put on that jersey, you just KNOW you are the shit, you know you're a winner and you know that beating the Sens 9-1 is what you gotta do.
Them or Dallas seem like the best odds outside New Jersey
The Devils injured roster last season would have beat the non-injured team in a seven game series
haven't really followed this thread too much, but..."capisce"? "amigo"? "hermano"? it's a little confusing, can you please try to be ignorant in 1 language at a time?
