Interesting Info: Part XXII (Jackets-related "tidbits" here)

[koteka]

Tell me you are desperate to show every you are not a train wreck of an organization without telling everyone you are a train wreck of an organization.

So the team is so dysfunctional they brought in this guy

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Developing Positive People, Leaders, Organizations and Teams. Jon Gordon is a sought after Keynote Speaker and the International Bestselling Author of multiple books including The Energy Bus.

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instead of firing people? I am skeptical about this approach. They should have just fired some people and replaced them with people who would be competent. I don’t think Jarmo’s problem is that he is not positive enough. He entered the last two seasons thinking this was a playoff caliber team.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

So the team is so dysfunctional they brought in this guy

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Developing Positive People, Leaders, Organizations and Teams. Jon Gordon is a sought after Keynote Speaker and the International Bestselling Author of multiple books including The Energy Bus.

jongordon.com

instead of firing people? I am skeptical about this approach. They should have just fired some people and replaced them with people who would be competent. I don’t think Jarmo’s problem is that he is not positive enough. He entered the last two seasons thinking this was a playoff caliber team.

motivational speaking, as a profession, is 50% snake oil salesman, 40% "live laugh love poster from a midwestern lady's kitchen" and 10% having a name that's easy to spell.

 

[Ice9]

Motivational speaker? Here's motivation, you play a game and get paid rather well otherwise you bag groceries. When I hear "motivational speaker" I hear a Billy Squire 80s hit in my mind and its really all this amounts to...

 

[Monk]

So the team is so dysfunctional they brought in this guy

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Developing Positive People, Leaders, Organizations and Teams. Jon Gordon is a sought after Keynote Speaker and the International Bestselling Author of multiple books including The Energy Bus.

jongordon.com

instead of firing people? I am skeptical about this approach. They should have just fired some people and replaced them with people who would be competent. I don’t think Jarmo’s problem is that he is not positive enough. He entered the last two seasons thinking this was a playoff caliber team.

Meh. This just sounds like a run-of-the-mill, dumb thing organizations do, whether they're 'successful' or 'dysfunctional' or in between. I wouldn't assume this is in response to anything in particular or is one action chosen over another.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

that motivational speaker's twitter bio says he's a texas longhorns fan AND a clemson tiger's fan which is one of the most loser-ass statements i have ever heard

 

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

that motivational speaker's twitter bio says he's a texas longhorns fan AND a clemson tiger's fan which is one of the most loser-ass statements i have ever heard

It says clients, not fan of.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

It says clients, not fan of.

shush, i'm trying to be a hater over here

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

Can I take this moment to post my appreciation for how both Chinakhov and Marchenko have improved their English this year:



Yegor seems like he's not using an interpreter anymore, and sounds like he doesn't need one, he's able to hang in there now. I'm slightly surprised that it's happened this fast actually, I wasn't sure how fast he'd be able to pick it up.

Marchy on the other hand we already knew was doing well but it's great to see it right before our eyes, every 6 months or so I feel like he's taken another major step.

For all the things going wrong for the team this season, learning English for our Russians seems to be the perfect storm of good things. Haven't seen Voronkov recently but I hope he can follow in Yegor's footsteps - and if not, doesn't seem like it's hindering his play right now.

 

[Cowumbus]

A lot of ex-CBJ and current CBJ

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

So the team is so dysfunctional they brought in this guy

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Developing Positive People, Leaders, Organizations and Teams. Jon Gordon is a sought after Keynote Speaker and the International Bestselling Author of multiple books including The Energy Bus.

jongordon.com

instead of firing people? I am skeptical about this approach. They should have just fired some people and replaced them with people who would be competent. I don’t think Jarmo’s problem is that he is not positive enough. He entered the last two seasons thinking this was a playoff caliber team.

WTH? Was Matt Foley already booked?

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

WTH? Was Matt Foley already booked?

They couldn't find his van down by the river.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

WTH? Was Matt Foley already booked?

They couldn't find his van down by the river.

Back in the olden days at HFCBJ we had an active poster that went by Matt Foley.

 

[Jovavic]

Back in the olden days at HFCBJ we had an active poster that went by Matt Foley.

Yep, solid poster, miss him around here

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

I wish somebody on the CBJ hated losing this much.

 

[LJ7]

I wish somebody on the CBJ hated losing this much.

Laine does this like 4x per season

 

[CBJx614]

Laine does this like 4x per season

My thoughts exactly. But people usually have a different feeling when he does it.

 

[majormajor]

My thoughts exactly. But people usually have a different feeling when he does it.

For me it totally depends on whether the player is having a public fit over the team having an issue or whether a player is having a fit because of his personal struggles. It really doesn't help the team if a guy is having his personal meltdown in front of everyone because he keeps giving the puck away. I don't really recall if that's the way Laine's meltdowns have gone, I'm just telling you why you might get some different reactions.

Even the team focused meltdown, if I can call it that, requires some tact. Like you can have a Dubi like attitude if the team is afloat and can win, but you do that every game on a bad team and it's not constructive, it just makes guys mentally check out.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Consider me on this train. He will be in a state of decline before this team is ready to contend. Let's just go all in and do this right.

 

[majormajor]

Consider me on this train. He will be in a state of decline before this team is ready to contend. Let's just go all in and do this right.

"Do this right" by emulating the Sabres and Sens, lol.

 

[CBJ goalie]

No way. I want Boone to retire a Blue Jacket.

 

[NotWendell]

We would be a lot better off if Foligno were still on the team. Don't go getting rid of Jenner.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

"Do this right" by emulating the Sabres and Sens, lol.

Call me a naysayer. i get Boone is a likeable guy but I honestly don't know exactly what veteran leadership he provides. I've been trying to figure it out since he was named captain.

 

[majormajor]

Call me a naysayer. i get Boone is a likeable guy but I honestly don't know exactly what veteran leadership he provides. I've been trying to figure it out since he was named captain.

Leaving aside the leadership aspects that we don't get to observe, he's been the best player on the team this year and does things the right way.

We get all hyped about these young guys who don't have the details and the game sense yet, they're going to have to learn it from someone.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Leaving aside the leadership aspects that we don't get to observe, he's been the best player on the team this year and does things the right way.

We get all hyped about these young guys who don't have the details and the game sense yet, they're going to have to learn it from someone.

I mean that's fine but I'm not sure the silent type he comes across as is the most effective for the team.

 

[Mathew Barzal]

I mean that's fine but I'm not sure the silent type he comes across as is the most effective for the team.

Was creeping here to see if there was any news on Werenski for my fantasy pool but I can chime in on this. My Canucks have seen a night and day difference since we let go of Horvat who sounds very Jenner-esque. Obviously there was a coaching change which had a major impact but some teams just don’t do well with the strong silent leadership type.