Ritchie Valens
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Him & McDavid are probably disc-golf buddies so as long as McDavid says so, he ain't going anywhere.
Not arguing but we did see skinner get nominated for a calder and made a western final with a koski/smith tandem under him. I don’t think there’s a goalie coach alive that can make JC play right. I’d like to see a veteran goalie not named Smith to share their thoughts on him. Maybe swing back around this offseason and make decisions based on this season in its entirety.For all the love Lowetide gets for being a “forward thinker” from some on here, he sure seems obtuse about goalie coaching. Schwartzy came up today and the guy said that basically “we can’t know if he’s doing a bad job or not and since the org is keeping him around through all the coaches, he must be good”.
Wtf? Is Dustin Schwartz literally god now?
Not arguing but we did see skinner get nominated for a calder and made a western final with a koski/smith tandem under him. I don’t think there’s a goalie coach alive that can make JC play right. I’d like to see a veteran goalie not named Smith to share their thoughts on him. Maybe swing back around this offseason and make decisions based on this season in its entirety.
Koskinen wasn’t great under Schwartz and had a notoriously bad glove hand that got worse with time. Talbot regressed after one good year. Smith went for outside help after stinking it up under Schwartz. There are a multitude of other goalies to add to the graveyard. The only one that seems to do okay with him is Skinner, and is that enough of a shining example? He’s also had plenty of rough patches here as well. It’s not like Carter Hart has exceeded expectations in Philly with Schwartz as his summer tutor.
Schwartz hasn’t taken a bunch of nobodies and turned them into stars, it’s not like he’s Sean Burke or anything. Time to move on.
It's very tough to gauge.For all the love Lowetide gets for being a “forward thinker” from some on here, he sure seems obtuse about goalie coaching. Schwartzy came up today and the guy said that basically “we can’t know if he’s doing a bad job or not and since the org is keeping him around through all the coaches, he must be good”.
Wtf? Is Dustin Schwartz literally god now?
Married to Katz's niece I believe that's why he's probably still around. Short of doing something truly horrible, dude is basically immune to getting fired at this point. lolHow is he still here a week later? The coach and assistant coach are gone but not the goalie coach?
I've heard this rumor and Gregor had a meltdown about how untrue it is. Has this been confirmed anywhere?Married to Katz's niece I believe that's why he's probably still around. Short of doing something truly horrible, dude is basically immune to getting fired at this point. lol
It's very tough to gauge.
Fans usually want their pound of flesh so Schwartz is an easy target. The results aren't there.
But what goes into an underperforming coach? Can we really say that all the elements around Schwartz were good but that he was the weak link? I can't see that
Man, if 25-30 year old Dubnyk was the one here now in Skinner’s spot, we’d be set in goal.Outside his rookie year and final year in Edmonton Dubnyk was good the entire time here really and I'd suggest he played behind even worse defense than most of the goalies since 2015.
3 good years pissed away because MacT thought he was smarter than everyone and that the solutions were Ference, Belov, Nikitin and the swarm.
You have to draw the line somewhere, that's the thing. There needs to be accountability, or who's to say it wasn't woody, goaltending was the weak link. Not Holland, the players didn't play a good system, woody was the weak link. Not upper management, owner keeps meddling and he's the weak link.It's very tough to gauge.
Fans usually want their pound of flesh so Schwartz is an easy target. The results aren't there.
But what goes into an underperforming coach? Can we really say that all the elements around Schwartz were good but that he was the weak link? I can't see that
Keep him employed, just do the complete opposite of what he says and we'll have an army of Dom Hasek clonesHe should be fired for recommending Campbell over Kuemper alone.
I'm fully convinced he'd be retained as goalie coach behind bars.Married to Katz's niece I believe that's why he's probably still around. Short of doing something truly horrible, dude is basically immune to getting fired at this point. lol
Married to Katz's niece I believe that's why he's probably still around. Short of doing something truly horrible, dude is basically immune to getting fired at this point. lol
I started doing that with a family member who I love and respect but they kept leading me astray. I started doing the opposite of their advice and it's really good advice nowKeep him employed, just do the complete opposite of what he says and we'll have an army of Dom Hasek clones
All these media guys seem to meltdown when you bring up Schultz. He must leak them lots of infoI've heard this rumor and Gregor had a meltdown about how untrue it is. Has this been confirmed anywhere?
Straight hf rumour. Never saw anything anywhere about this everMarried to Katz's niece I believe that's why he's probably still around. Short of doing something truly horrible, dude is basically immune to getting fired at this point. lol
It will be handed down to one of his kids I would think.He is literally going to have to pass away before he's out of a job.