With Merkley gone looks like you need an upgrade on D, a first liner capable of generating both offense and defense. There are many available, but almost exclusively OA.
Playing GOGO with Torop may bring out the best in Toropchenko.... but too... it may flatten Gogolevs tires a bit..I would find a Semyon Der Argh type forward..to replace Torop...
deal Chayka and Guelph will burn ...mind you with this ownership mgmt ..anything is likely..
people from other clubs keep throwing Chaykas name out there.(FISHIN). .. lots of us here aren't that DUMB...EH?
YUP;;; ON THE GMGB.. As to hate ;.. well lets just say I hate stiff necked heads up their but bad mgmt and ownership..the kind who harden to common sense ..even at the expense of a poor kid like the Merk..LEADERSHIP is pretty limp here in terms of things like driving a team of horses... WE drive the horses .... not t'other way round.... This buncha bosses have nearly ruined this franchise since Fabri Bert and Dickenson time.."ya got ta know when ta hold em...know when ta fold em...."..Hava very SPECIAL Christmas RCS ... Jesus is the reason fer the season..hope y'all are blessed in the most wonderfully needful way..God knows our true need ; may He touch y'all in those very places ....in abundance...Yutu Merk...!I don't know, I'm not the GM. I'm just telling you want I heard
That said, this team needed an upgrade on D before the trade, now the hole is even more glaring. Need someone who can work the PP. Maybe Sammy when he comes back? Couple of the young guys might be able to handle it, but I don't see Curious George trusting rooking over vets, no matter how obvious the decision may be.
As for an import, who knows. What about that kid that went to Flint from London? Like I said, I don't know. I'm just repeating what I heard. Could be nothing.
You know, you and I think more alike that it seems. You've got a lot of opinion I think I can get behind, it just got way too clouded by hate (my word not yours) as the season(s) went on. It's clear that this change is going to help the team. How much and to what end are still TBD, even after a nice weekend.
If Tag quit on this team, I don't really care if he succeeds elsewhere or not. If there are circumstances which have legitimately led him to this position, I'd be willing to reconsider....but not liking your teammate(s) or coach is not a good enough reason to quit on your team. Shows (lack of) character and frankly if that's true, the team will be better off without him. Same for Primeau. Good for him for putting together a nice season after the trade, but that's where the compliments stop. From all accounts he bailed on this teams cause he didn't like the circumstances (which eventually changed) and that's not someone I'd want to battle shoulder to shoulder with. Reeks of entitlement and weakness.
Let's see what else shakes out. Maybe I'll finally get my Christmas gift - GMGB relinquishing his coaching duties. Fingers crossed!
All the best to everyone over the holidays!!!!
bulldog... yup!.. pefect image for what I see in Tag as time goes on.. next year I see him stapling guys to the boards and having a bit of a mean streak..maybe never a big scorer but I'd hate to be lookin at him comin down the ice at me next year.. Best of success Tag..
the last 3 year cycle was a bust...the enigma virus.... can we expect anything different from this mgmt ownership group..not likely.
