Highly unlikely we'd be fortunate enough to do that, but I like the way you're thinking, cuz I believe next year we will be a top six or seven pick in the draft. In the year thereafter probably top three or four. LOL we just got to hit on these pics we need to start building a new nucleus. Won't be as good as the one we've had, but it might be fairly formidable if we have the correct Brain Trust steering the ship.
Lol. They are losers, they expect to lose every night. They will find any way to do it.
I think Hextall has been mediocre but has not hurt the team in the way JR did and seems to be stuck trying to make Sullivan figure shit out and is failing because there’s no fix to help Sullivan but to fire him so he’s in a shit spot. He’s barely had time and blokes act like he’s been here this whole time after the second cup and destroyed the team for 5-6 seasons.
I think it'd be hilarious for the Caps to be the ones to drive the nail into this season's coffin. Two losses to the Avs and Stars and that Caps game is pretty make or break.
Hextall has been far worse than JR. Moving out McCann, Tanev, Blue, Kap, Marino, for Carter, Petry, Bonino, and Granlund is asinine.
It doesn't matter. If they lose the next two it's the off season.I think it'd be hilarious for the Caps to be the ones to drive the nail into this season's coffin. Two losses to the Avs and Stars and that Caps game is pretty make or break.
They may get Bedard, but we've got the generational coach in Sullivan.
He's done nothing but bad deals except for Rakell and re-signing the core.
My fear (or rather most likely reality) is that even missing the playoffs does nothing to remove Sullivan. *Maybe* Hextall (and Burke) go, but I can't see any scenario where Sullivan is let go this summer.
He won't be. Almost guaranteed. They're not gonna fire him and risk the guy sitting on his hands and collecting the like $35 million he's owed.
All he has to do is sit on TNT and shoot the shit with Gretzky or take a long vacation and they're f***ed for a ton of dough. Don't think they'll do that with playoff revenue, ticket sales and merch up in the air. Shit, I don't think they'd do that because I'm assuming Sullivan is the absolute last guy FSG is gonna point the finger at. Dude's revered everywhere outside of this message board.
Once FSG call him to the office, and they hear that sweet sweet boston accent come from Sully... They will lose their nerve to fire him and give him another 3yr extension
The one positive of Hextall being fired and Sullivan staying on is when the team looks like utter shit again next season, they can't just blame it all on the GM and absolve the perfect genius coach.
Maybe, if they don't just shrug and assume the team's dead in the water if not even the venerated Mike Sullivan can coach them to the playoffs anymore.
Or just blame the new GM who just got the job because apparently it's everyone else's fault other than the jackass making stupid lines, using players in roles they're not equipped to play, and who insists on the same tired system that hasn't worked since 2016.Maybe, if they don't just shrug and assume the team's dead in the water if not even the venerated Mike Sullivan can coach them to the playoffs anymore.
Yeah. I mean, the dude was four consecutive 1st round exits deep and they re-signed him two years before his current deal was even up.
They couldn't even f***ing wait and see how the last couple years of his deal played out--they were just beside themselves in desperation to keep him locked up.
