GDT: GAME SIXTY: YOUR SEATTLE KRAKEN (25-30-4) at Jaden and Vince's Old Team (26-26-6), 5pm PST

[RainyCityHockey]

The only way forward is to acknowledge reality, that this is a broken team and start from there. Marketing this team as anything else is stupid and will only make things worse.

Well, for me, the problem is that this franchise doesn't look like they're interested in admitting something like that.

I mean, Francis is still at the helm making the moves and calling the shots.
Of course unless there's actually something to that weird Friedman report talking about how he's always overruled(especially on those bad looking decisions) by someone else....

 

[CLW]

Well, for me, the problem is that this franchise doesn't look like they're interested in admitting something like that.

I mean, Francis is still at the helm making the moves and calling the shots.
Of course unless there's actually something to that weird Friedman report talking about how he's always overruled(especially on those bad looking decisions) by someone else....

Francis said he's not being overruled. Bylsma was his decision.



What concerns me more is statements like this from the CEO, which definitely are at odds with the team we see night in night out:

 

[kihei]

Francis said he's not being overruled. Bylsma was his decision.



What concerns me more is statements like this from the CEO, which definitely are at odds with the team we see night in night out:

The last part of this sounds delusional. If he is expecting the fifth year of the team to "stay in the playoffs" next year, he really has no clue how out of whack his perceptions are with reality. And the notion that board members wish to move faster is hardly comforting. This doesn't sound like somebody with a good hockey mind and a steady hand at the tiller of the ship, it sounds like a rich guy getting impatient with his toy.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

The last part of this sounds delusional. If he is expecting the fifth year of the team to "stay in the playoffs" next year, he really has no clue how out of whack his perceptions are with reality. And the notion that board members wish to move faster is hardly comforting. This doesn't sound like somebody with a good hockey mind and a steady hand at the tiller of the ship, it sounds like a rich guy getting impatient with his toy.

Well, that is a pretty stupid take if he actually believes that. My hope is that it's just lip service but does he believe that sacrificing chicken and goats will do the trick or does he know a shaman or witch doctor?

Instead of "staying in the playoffs" maybe the bar should be finishing higher than the bottom-10 in the league. Though, even that accomplishes nothing but get us a worse draft pick.

 

[The Marquis]

Wow, I’m going to be utterly shocked if the Kraken see any success if our leadership is delusional enough to think, at this stage of evidence, that the team is close to a playoff team next year. They are going to have to really double down on that commitment if it’s going to be anywhere near true and I sure hope it’s never NEAR true, because… worse picks.

What a bummer state of the Kraken.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

If we win another game before the TDL, watch them become buyers and extend Gourde and Tanev. Because energy and win now.

 

[Fuhrious]

I honestly wondered if we’d see something happen today, because last night was probably their most embarrassing performance ever. Even the year 1 team had offered more effort and guts, despite being clearly outclassed most nights.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I honestly wondered if we’d see something happen today, because last night was probably their most embarrassing performance ever. Even the year 1 team had offered more effort and guts, despite being clearly outclassed most nights.

What are you talking about? We were in the playoff till last game and plan to "stay in the playoffs" next season. This team is no seller.

 

[Fuhrious]

What are you talking about? We were in the playoff till last game and plan to "stay in the playoffs" next season. This team is no seller.

didn’t see it personally but ECH implied the team was posting marketing crap about the “push for the playoffs” or similar?

I didn’t see it personally but ECH implied the team was posting marketing crap about the “push for the playoffs” or similar?

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I didn’t see it personally but ECH implied the team was posting marketing crap about the “push for the playoffs” or similar?

I haven't watched their podcasts in a while, so I'm unsure. But boy, that would be another level of delusional.

 

[Fuhrious]

I haven't watched their podcasts in a while, so I'm unsure. But boy, that would be another level of delusional.

Yeah they repeatedly hinted at it in last nights post game livechat

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Yeah they repeatedly hinted at it in last nights post game livechat

Oh goody. But it takes some level of balls to talk about the playoffs after a 2-7 drubbing. Well .. balls or delusion. Probably the latter.

If they really are doing that, then they must think the fans are at a different level of gullibility. I am hoping it's all lip service but if the season goes that way, I am truly done with Francis.

 

[Fuhrious]

Oh goody. But it takes some level of balls to talk about the playoffs after a 2-7 drubbing. Well .. balls or delusion. Probably the latter.

If they really are doing that, then they must think the fans are at a different level of gullibility. I am hoping it's all lip service but if the season goes that way, I am truly done with Francis.

Agreed, in fact the context of at least a couple of their comments revolved around “you would hope this will convince them to stop that messaging”