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Confirmed with Link: Lane Lambert Named Head Coach

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SI90 said:
I love Lambert and he absolutely deserves to be a head coach but this was my fear. He’s been with Trotz for so many years and he’s basically more of the same in my mind.

That being said maybe Lou saw something when lane took over or the players conveyed it to him? “New Voice”


Barry could also wanted a sabbatical but wanted to do it if Lane took over.


This is what I’m thinking. Break from the game and he gets his #1 assistant a shot to be a head coach
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I underestimated Trotz defensive secrets. I guess lambert didn’t pick up much in all their years together lol
 
SI90 said:
I underestimated Trotz defensive secrets. I guess lambert didn’t pick up much in all their years together lol
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bottle up the neutral zone making entries difficult, force as much as you can to the outside, give the goalie clean looks

exactly the opposite of what we have been seeing, that Montreal goal the other night where both Pelech and Pulock were manhandled in front of the net was tough to watch. at least wotherspoon cleared the crease and knocked people around before he got benched for the musical minor leaguers.... physical play on D wears down an opponent and makes them understand you are going to feel pain when you into into my territory thus making them at least maybe think twice or hesitate just enough to make a difference
 
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Mike C said:
bottle up the neutral zone making entries difficult, force as much as you can to the outside, give the goalie clean looks

exactly the opposite of what we have been seeing, that Montreal goal the other night where both Pelech and Pulock were manhandled in front of the net was tough to watch. at least wotherspoon cleared the crease and knocked people around before he got benched for the musical minor leaguers.... physical play on D wears down an opponent and makes them understand you are going to feel pain when you into into my territory thus making them at least maybe think twice or hesitate just enough to make a difference
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Embarrassing
 
PK Cronin said:
I think the impact a captain has is pretty minimal.
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how's it going PK?

thought you'd get a chuckle out of this.....you know i homeschool my kid....so i was hanging out with him in the park at recess just chatting all things life (kinda like i do out here :) ).......... the subject of new neighbor came up and i said how i like the guy because he's quiet and invisible.....my kid says "quiet and invisible, just like Anders Lee"

i say, ah c'mon now, Anders pops up every now and then.....so the 14 year old who has all the answers says "he should pop up more than every now and then"

before i got a chance to say anything in response he goes "especially he's the captain, you want consistency from a captain"


my legacy of sarcasm is safe so i can rest easy when my time comes

guy must think he knows something because he's leading the goal contest! :)


anyway, thought you might get a kick out of that little father/son back and forth

hope all is well with you buddy!
 
Posted this in game thread, maybe would have been better here...
o let's consider Lane objectively.
The PP has been awful for most part. Historically bad until last few games.
The OTs have been awful.
Shootouts continue to get worse. One goal all season? I mean, c'mon.
Team seems to lack motivation.
Third periods woeful (four goals in last 18)
Score very few goals. Offence weak.
Defence fallen off a cliff.
Lost around 12 of last 16?
Lines and selections don't seem to make sense at times. (I thought Salo was good until one bad game, got punted into sun and get can't back into this shitshow? Bolduc and Wotherspoon seemed to be doing well)
Which players are performing at or above previous efforts? Aho maybe? Holmstrom. Sorokin, Varlamov, Nelson, Parise, Martin, Fasching.
Which are below previous form? Pulock, Pelech, Barzal, Bailey, Mayfield, Beauvillier (RIP), JGP, Lee, Dobson, Palmieri, Romanov, Cizikas.
That is a damning list of key players who are not performing.
What is working?
PK I guess.
Punctuality is excellent.
Now it's not ALL Lane's fault, but if so many things are failing on his watch then he is clearly not the man for the job.
Trotz at start of this year said he knew this team would bounce back. Well they haven't.
 
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I might add Lane talked about positives in press conference.
They lost to a rookie third tier goalie on a lower team on a back to back at home in a must-win match.
I don't see many positives in that.
 
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scottywiper said:
Posted this in game thread, maybe would have been better here...
o let's consider Lane objectively.
The PP has been awful for most part. Historically bad until last few games.
The OTs have been awful.
Shootouts continue to get worse. One goal all season? I mean, c'mon.
Team seems to lack motivation.
Third periods woeful (four goals in last 18)
Score very few goals. Offence weak.
Defence fallen off a cliff.
Lost around 12 of last 16?
Lines and selections don't seem to make sense at times. (I thought Salo was good until one bad game, got punted into sun and get can't back into this shitshow? Bolduc and Wotherspoon seemed to be doing well)
Which players are performing at or above previous efforts? Aho maybe? Holmstrom. Sorokin, Varlamov, Nelson, Parise, Martin, Fasching.
Which are below previous form? Pulock, Pelech, Barzal, Bailey, Mayfield, Beauvillier (RIP), JGP, Lee, Dobson, Palmieri, Romanov, Cizikas.
That is a damning list of key players who are not performing.
What is working?
PK I guess.
Punctuality is excellent.
Now it's not ALL Lane's fault, but if so many things are failing on his watch then he is clearly not the man for the job.
Trotz at start of this year said he knew this team would bounce back. Well they haven't.
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Honestly all of this is a reflection on Lou Lamoriello.
 
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Heard a new one on the ESPN broadcast of the Islander - Sabre game today. So, Lane Lambert was the bad cop during all his years with Barry Trotz and Trotz was the good cop according to Cassie Campbell-Pascal. Now that is a revelation.

It has been an up and down and now up again year for this first year head coach and it will be miraculous if they do make the playoffs.

I truley believe Lambert was opening things up and trying to generate more offense with this team but I think that experiment has not worked out and is over. Kudos for trying but this team is going to play to their strengths and identity which is the only way they can succeed. Time will tell.
 
If he benched new acquisition Engvall mid-game in his first week here, and won, this might finally be Lambert's team.
 
Rookie players go through learning pains, don’t see why it would be different with coaches. :dunno:
 
Islanders4Cups said:
Heard a new one on the ESPN broadcast of the Islander - Sabre game today. So, Lane Lambert was the bad cop during all his years with Barry Trotz and Trotz was the good cop according to Cassie Campbell-Pascal. Now that is a revelation.
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She's really good, btw - had a lot of x's & o's observations throughout the game (that's what I like personally from color in the booth). And brought this insight to the table too, which is nothing we've heard from NYI's crew. I was impressed.

Otoh, really disliked Subban. Wth?
 
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saintunspecified said:
She's really good, btw - had a lot of x's & o's observations throughout the game (that's what I like personally from color in the booth). And brought this insight to the table too, which is nothing we've heard from NYI's crew. I was impressed.

Otoh, really disliked Subban. Wth?
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i really liked her too....nice delivery, knowledgeable, not obtrusive, didn't over analyze.....i had never heard her before.....i was very impressed
 
saintunspecified said:
She's really good, btw - had a lot of x's & o's observations throughout the game (that's what I like personally from color in the booth). And brought this insight to the table too, which is nothing we've heard from NYI's crew. I was impressed.

Otoh, really disliked Subban. Wth?
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It seems Subban has already forgotten about what playoff hockey is about.
Last night was playoff hockey so PK can go snooze through the playoffs if he prefers but nothing beats playoff hockey
 
Islanders4Cups said:
It seems Subban has already forgotten about what playoff hockey is about.
Last night was playoff hockey so PK can go snooze through the playoffs if he prefers but nothing beats playoff hockey
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He's an assclown. His wardrobe is as cheap as his blind side hits were. Thankfully, I watch most games late at night on delay and can avoid the "pundits" expert thought patterns on what makes good hockey
 
saintunspecified said:
She's really good, btw - had a lot of x's & o's observations throughout the game (that's what I like personally from color in the booth). And brought this insight to the table too, which is nothing we've heard from NYI's crew. I was impressed.

Otoh, really disliked Subban. Wth?
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I generally like Subban but throwing digs at a team for being boring isn't a good way to get fans to like you. There also wasn't a lot of boringness to that game so I'm not even sure what they were going on about. Were they just piggybacking off of Paul Bissonnette's comments from the other week? Seemed like they were just trying too hard.
 
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