It's not a direct comparable since team ownership was changing hands at that time too, making it a more of a one off situation than a normal eve of training camp firing. They were dead men walking and well past expiry. Could have been easily justified for Dorion with his poor track record IF they had an interim already available and willing. They'd made their bed with DJ though.
Agree, easier to let PD go than the coach then, but Tuna was on about both of them, which I disagreed with.
And I do agree it's still unlikely, just didn't think the GM one was as open and shut. I half expected him to go immediately, but wasn't surprised when he wasn't let go.
The danger of youth
For me, lack of confidence explains not finishing on their chances or playing as individuals instead of a team game. Does trying to win create too much pressure for them? If yes, then they're in Sabres territory.
I agree this is not a physical team so why try to make them play that way? Change the approach, adopt a neutral zone trap to slow down your opponents if you can't do it with speed or physicality. I thought someone said that was one of Green's strengths: getting the most of out each player based on his skills. Well, if that's the case, I'm just not seeing it.
Your last statement really explains the overpassing and constant puckwatching. Afraid to make a mistake, afraid to lose. Result: they make mistakes and they lose.
Timmy has played physical most of his time here, I think that is part of what makes his game. Each year improvement.
Would have been hard to protect both of them at the expansion draft. It was ok to lose Daccord when we did; he was available later on waivers, and nobody picked him up. So maybe that was one opportunity to get him back.
In the Seattle expansion draft they protected Gus, and exposed Murray and D’accord, Joey got chosen from Ottawa.
The protected list at the time sure shows the poor state of the organization in general. Watson, Mete and Zaitsev being protected is a hilarious look, even if Zaitsev was because of an NMC.
I hated that division so much. Those dogshit Sens teams were the single greatest contributor to McDrai having next level scoring that year.
