KirkAlbuquerque
#WeNeverGetAGoodCoach
No they aren’t but they sure have squandered a top 2 prospect pool, and the only 2 who really panned out they traded. At least Fiala is pretty good .
Hockey in general loves this sort of garbage and it's why you have so many muppets play musical chairs and there's very little fresh new names in the mix. I was a big fan of Warsofsky a few years ago and I'm glad he's getting a shot in San Jose and a year or so ago I was talking on the Pens board about David Carle being brought in even to be the WBS coach to get experience thinking Dubas was smart enough to fire an ignorant tit like Sullivan, wasn't to be.The nepotism runs deep with this front office. I was extremely pissed they didn't try to hire the best coach available. But I guess management sees something in Hiller because he did right the course after TMac refused to make adjustments.
I wondered the same thing, because the perpetual malcontent is not a replacement for Backstrom. That said, LA gave up legitimate assets and money for that same malcontent, so LA loses this trade at this time. Maybe his true talent will show up in Washington, but his ego was made for LA and it didn't last but a year there, so I think not.They cut their losses. The cap space they freed up is valuable. Maybe it's better to ask, "what they hell are the Caps thinking?"
Yes, myself as well. I'm not even a kings fan, but some were still giving me sh*& for doubting it. Like magically it was just going to work in LA. So not even a calendar year later and this douche gets yet another new start.I remember getting roasted on another site for expressing my displeasure for the PLD trade.
LA loses the Winnipeg trade. Not this one.I wondered the same thing, because the perpetual malcontent is not a replacement for Backstrom. That said, LA gave up legitimate assets and money for that same malcontent, so LA loses this trade at this time. Maybe his true talent will show up in Washington, but his ego was made for LA and it didn't last but a year there, so I think not.
Ok Buffalo has certainly struggled with a lot of bad management decisions, trades, contracts, but also a bit of bad luck. Atlanta is right there, as they have actually lost the franchise 2x. (Maybe Atlanta is not on par as their blunders were 30 years apart and different organizations) But I think the real white elephant in the room is the coyotes. It has never worked. Bad attendance, bad product, bad management. They have already relocated 3(technically 4) times within there own city, no less. Their 2nd ownership group (?) was notorious for not paying their vendor's and may still be liable for sexual misconduct law suits. If I recall correctly the nhl had to take over management for a spell, to end that reign of terror, until they were able to usher in a whole new reign of terror. Complete with a 25 year old GM and finishing with their home games at a borrowed college arena. God, why did it take so long.(We are all looking at you Gary.) Sometimes you have to tie a company to a tree and hit with a shovel.Blake is an idiot for the whole PLD shitshow but there's been far worse from other teams.
Buffalo is the poster boy for "disaster franchises".
Ok. That is fair. Winnipeg definitely won that. And I really don't know what Washington is up to, but it can't be good. And yes I think LA did very well to get out from under the pld contract. But I was looking at the collective assets lost within a calendar year when I suggested that LA lost. PLD, vilardi, lafallo, kuapri and a 2nd for kuemper. I would still call that a loss, but sure Washington is worse.LA loses the Winnipeg trade. Not this one.
The most plausible reason I've read is getting Ovechkin over the finish line. But even then, you'd think there were better options at center. But then again, they needed to move Kuemper too, so I guess 3 extra mil for a young center that has talent and could turn it around maybe is worth the risk. Team is basically going to be rebuilding soon anyway.Ok. That is fair. Winnipeg definitely won that. And I really don't know what Washington is up to, but it can't be good. And yes I think LA did very well to get out from under the pld contract. But I was looking at the collective assets lost within a calendar year when I suggested that LA lost. PLD, vilardi, lafallo, kuapri and a 2nd for kuemper. I would still call that a loss, but sure Washington is worse.
lol. Enjoy Darcy Kuemper.LA loses the Winnipeg trade. Not this one.
Washington isn’t rebuilding. The youth movement has gone better than expected. This team didn’t expect to make the playoffs.The most plausible reason I've read is getting Ovechkin over the finish line. But even then, you'd think there were better options at center. But then again, they needed to move Kuemper too, so I guess 3 extra mil for a young center that has talent and could turn it around maybe is worth the risk. Team is basically going to be rebuilding soon anyway.
Goalies are weird. They can bounce back with a change of scenery. How many changes of scenery will PLD require before he lives up to his "potential." Enjoy buying out his contract.Washington isn’t rebuilding. The youth movement has gone better than expected. This team didn’t expect to make the playoffs.
Acquiring PLD was a move to solidify our playoff spot.
You all can think what you want, but this trade helps the Caps. Especially for the first three years.
Darcy’s last win was February. We barely squeezed into the playoffs, and it was determined we were better with Kuemper on the bench. He didn’t see the ice for the last month.
This deal was about shitcanning our absolute worst contract.
LA should be f***ing embarrassed.
LA and the fans are embarrassed...Washington isn’t rebuilding. The youth movement has gone better than expected. This team didn’t expect to make the playoffs.
Acquiring PLD was a move to solidify our playoff spot.
You all can think what you want, but this trade helps the Caps. Especially for the first three years.
Darcy’s last win was February. We barely squeezed into the playoffs, and it was determined we were better with Kuemper on the bench. He didn’t see the ice for the last month.
This deal was about shitcanning our absolute worst contract.
LA should be f***ing embarrassed.
Whilst he was under Babcock, by all accounts he knows how to deal with players and is a good communicator. He gets that the newer generation need very different approaches. So whilst I’m sure he took stuff from Babcock he’s not Babcock-like in his approach. Hiller is a creative PP coach so I think he will give the team a different look/approach, although the roster makeup will mean we need to be tight defensively. Strum would have been less popular with the fan base in general.Hockey in general loves this sort of garbage and it's why you have so many muppets play musical chairs and there's very little fresh new names in the mix. I was a big fan of Warsofsky a few years ago and I'm glad he's getting a shot in San Jose and a year or so ago I was talking on the Pens board about David Carle being brought in even to be the WBS coach to get experience thinking Dubas was smart enough to fire an ignorant tit like Sullivan, wasn't to be.
But LA, because my brother lives in SD and I visit often, I end up going with him and my nephew to Kings games and I am a fan of Byfield, it's just stupid to me to put Hiller in charge just because he "paid his dues by being there a couple of years" as it were. I mean Sturm would have been a fresh new take.
My take is that if you have an assistant there that long and he's coaching the system from the previous coach, you're not getting all that different of an outlook really with how to move the team in a new direction. I just felt the potential the Kings had was destroyed a little by Blake in that idiotic Dubois deal as I was very high on Villardi as I am sure a lot of you were as well, only to see him make a deal for Kuemper for a reunion 7yrs later where he's on the wrong side of 30 and they've had quite a few "is this the one?" goalie options that have failed or been mediocre at best for a future and now they do this, Blake should be fired for it.
Hiller to me just doesn't seem the bloke to get the Kings to that next level, he's a Babcock crony and I maybe just don't like him for that and there's that bias for me, but personally I think LA could have been better about it and gone with Sturm. Or at best, interview other coaches as I think Woodcroft would have been another great option if Sturm wasn't it for them, I would have gone with Woodcroft as the HC and kept Sturm either in the AHL another year before he's brought back up as an Assistant Coach and can run the powerplay better this time or he finds a HC job else where.
Yup. total dollars 12 mil v 40 mil? Why would the owner prefer the 40?Based on the buyout calculator on Capfriendly, I don't think this is an option. Buying out Kuemper would have been better for them.
They had bob bruh. And then gave the reins to a r*p**t. Aw well. So close right?The Philadelphia “Still looking for a #1 goaltender for 38 years” Flyers say “hi.”
Bryz was a weirdo but I don’t think he ever did anything that badThey had bob bruh. And then gave the reins to a r*p**t. Aw well. So close right?
Wait I rem that other guy... Who flopped around like a crazy man in net. They had him for years...chechmanek? Wasn't great but was fun to watch.Bryz was a weirdo but I don’t think he ever did anything that bad