@PlayMakers
On Montgomery. He won a round last year, first one in 3 years. 2023 not his fault the players choked 2 leads game 6 and one lead game 7. If you’re going to fire the guy after 20 games then the GM should go too.
Team this year turns out is complete trash. Shocked me. I had 110 pts. You want to fire him fine, with the caveat if they don’t turn it around and make the playoffs Sweeney is gone too. Deal?
If you think it's unfair to fire Monty because of 2 good regular seasons, then how could you fire Sweeney after 9 successful seasons? Since 2015-16 Sweeney has more points than any GM in hockey. He's won GM of the Year, built a team that got to G7 of the Cup Final. So no, that doesn't feel like a fair deal.
If 2 good years buys Monty more than 20 games, what does 9 good years buy Sweeney?
Fwiw, I honestly don't know what to do. Monty has been a great regular season coach, but I can't say I've loved his playoffs. The goalie choices, the too many men penalties, the line juggling... And now he's struggling in the regular season and seems like he's out of answers.
At the same time, shame on the players for not being able to muster up the effort to play 60 minutes consistently. Shame on them for showing up out of shape. Every single player on this team is having a bad season. And the disappointment goes double for Pasta and Swayman who represent $20m on our cap and are playing like they don't want to be here.
Meanwhile Neely and Sweeney hide in their tower and say nothing, do nothing. I know they're trying to make a deal behind the scenes but this situation needs more. Adding a forward isn't going to make Swayman good again. It's not going to fix our PK or our defensive structure.
