How much rope does DJ Smith have? [UPDATE: None]

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Guys it's not just DJ's fault

Fire the rest of the staff too

 

[Gil Gunderson]

DJ’s parting gift was having Stutzle and Debrincat on the same team and playing them together for a total of 6 minutes.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Dumb question but an owner can simply override a GM'S wishes and just fire the coach, right?

 

[Gil Gunderson]

This loss was an exact carbon copy of last year’s No-win November. A late game surge against a shitty defensive team on a back-to-back doesn’t impress me, sorry.

At this point I think we could trade rosters with Vegas and get the exact same results.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Anyone with a good head on their shoulders knows DJ's rope should have expired last season. This is just more of the same. No defensive system, no structure. Just a bunch of very talented individuals on the ice.

Fire the guy now before you have yet another lost season in November.

 

[NyQuil]

Anyone with a good head on their shoulders knows DJ's rope should have expired last season. This is just more of the same. No defensive system, no structure. Just a bunch of very talented individuals on the ice.

Fire the guy now before you have yet another lost season in November.

It's the same rope for four seasons.

He doesn't get a new rope every year.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Dumb question but an owner can simply override a GM'S wishes and just fire the coach, right?

Yes, Melnyk was the king of overriding

 

[Icelevel]

Rope is definitely not getting longer.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

It's the same rope for four seasons.

He doesn't get a new rope every year.

Indeed.

Point is you simply cannot win in this league through pure talent. You could have a team with 12 Stutzles and 6 Sandersons and with DJ they'd still manage to miss the playoffs.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

DJ’s parting gift was having Stutzle and Debrincat on the same team and playing them together for a total of 6 minutes.

In the entire 22/23 preseason he kept Tkachuk-Norris-Bath together, even in the split groups. He had cat with Stu. As soon as the season started, he decided to scrap the entire preseason chemistry building phase and put Norris with Cat. The guy is brain-dead.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

If we lose the next two he is fire

 

[L'Aveuglette]

If we lose the next two he is fire

Wouldn't count on it, but with Staios around maybe he tells Dorion to do what he should have done a year ago.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Dude, there's like 3 people here that will use the first couple games as a reason to keep him, but those same guys would be saying the same shit even if we were winless right now.

Dog with a bone with this narrative

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Wouldn't count on it, but with Staios around maybe he tells Dorion to do what he should have done a year ago.

Dorion is not the only person calling the shots. Staios will do it himself and Dorion will be out the door with him

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I'm hearing some people preach patience on the post-game show, saying we're only six games in. Well, what happens when we're 10-15 games in with a record around 6W 9L? Do you really want this team to have to claw and fight their way back for the rest of the season?

Rip the bandaid off now and move the hell on from this guy.

 

[SensHulk]

If we’re not over .500 by the end of the week, he needs to be gone

 

[NyQuil]

I'm hearing some people preach patience on the post-game show, saying we're only six games in.

 

[Senscore]

I'm hearing some people preach patience on the post-game show, saying we're only six games in. Well, what happens when we're 10-15 games in with a record around 6W 9L? Do you really want this team to have to claw and fight their way back for the rest of the season?

Rip the bandaid off now and move the hell on from this guy.

"If I stick to my lucky numbers, I'll eventually win the lottery. How could I not?"

 

[Korpse]

Lot of talk of no system. No structure. Anyone able to elaborate on what they don’t like about the way the team defends?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Lot of talk of no system. No structure. Anyone able to elaborate on what they don’t like about the way the team defends?

Everything?

 

[Korpse]

Everything?

Are you able to elaborate?

 

[Icelevel]

Yeah the biggest problem is likely the lack of defensive system. Need to play defense first and take the offensive opportunities that get created by that solid 5 man system.

Not at all what we’re doing now. It’s too close to chaos too often. This isn’t pond hockey ffs.

Fix it ASAP

You’ll win some games in impressive fashion when you play the way we do with the skilled players we have. But it’s not an 82 game season winning formula. If the coaches don’t get that then replace them. 82 games. We need stability. And confidence in that structural stability.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Are you able to elaborate?

Team defense = non-existent

Guess whose job it is to get a team to play together?

 

[Gil Gunderson]

If we lose the next two he is fire

But what if there is another injury? You don’t understand, everyone needs to be healthy and the stars need to perfectly align for him to be successful!

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Team defense = non-existent

Guess whose job it is to get a team to play together?

Didn't we hold off a few teams to very low shots recently?