Kranix
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Paul Holmgren should look in the mirror and fire himself and Fletcher like that futurama where Elton John is buried alive with the pharaoh.
Philadelphia Flyers fire HC Alain Vigneault; Mike Yeo named Interim
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AV's man-on-man defense scheme doesn't work in this league if you don't have 6 very good to elite skating defensemen.
When will GM's realize this?
When will GM's realize this?
EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
Alain Vigneault is Montreal bound in the near future.
Also, AV system only works when a HOF goaltender is the backbone of his line.
Luongo and Lundqvist were, Carter Hart wasn’t.
Also, AV system only works when a HOF goaltender is the backbone of his line.
Luongo and Lundqvist were, Carter Hart wasn’t.
His "system" is so great that it requires a hall of fame goaltender in his prime to work...
EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
This is what AV is, he needs a HOF goaltender as the backbone for his system. Then he needs competent defensemen to carry up the ice with the forwards leading the way.
AV should be thanking his lucky starts Luongo and Lundqvist made him so much money as head coach.
Canucks and Rangers fans have known what AV is capable and not capable of.
Cootsfanclub
For Oskar!
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Just thinking about how simply an average coach probably could have been plugged into either the Rangers or the Canucks over him and they'd have won Stanley cups.
Kranix
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Kranix
Deranged Homer
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Fletcher and Yeo, two geniuses have solved it. We don't have the puck enough, we're gonna get the puck back more.
Kranix
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"You give up a goal, you give up a second one, you feel the air come out of the tires. I dunno."
-Chuck Fletcher.
"We don't have the puck enough, I dunno"
-Chuck Fletcher.
"We have to be smart"
-Mike Yeo.
-Chuck Fletcher.
"We don't have the puck enough, I dunno"
-Chuck Fletcher.
"We have to be smart"
-Mike Yeo.
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EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
AV has always been a hard headed coach, he believes his system will work and will never EVER make mid game adjustments. Doesn’t matter if the Canucks were down 3-2 or 4-3, no adjustments and he tells his guys to execute like they did in practice.
Also his love affair with bottom pairing defensemen and bottom six forwards who provide ‘spark’ or is just in the lineup because he likes their ‘vibe.
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Kranix
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Can they have Holmgren come down and join this press conference to confirm that you do indeed need to get the puck back?
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Who knew that Nate Thompson would have lousy cf/gf%. I am stunned!
Kranix
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They should have hired Cliff instead.Chuck
"My name is Chuck not Cliff".
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1000000%
Every time a goal occurs.
NATE THOMPSON TIME
And momentum immediately dies. Shocker!
Tawnos
A guy with a bass
Always a good day when that arrogant prick Michel Therrien gets fired. Rejoice!
EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
For Vancouver it was f***ing Aaron Rome and Tanner Glass. They provided absolutely nothing.
Kranix
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Fletcher is listening to Mike Yeo and you can tell he doesn't believe a word he's saying. It's in his face lol
There's probably some truth to this.
The Canucks were at their best when they had six top-four d-men, but nobody in particular was a standout No. 1.
All of them could defend though
Hamhuis
Bieksa
Ehrhoff
Edler
Salo
Ballard
(Alberts and Rome were 7/8 dmen)
But none of them were PURELY offensive defensemen. Everyone could skate and play a two-way game. Ballard had lower produciton, but he was asked to play a defensive style in Vancouver and I think most fans forgive his lack of point production in hindsight.
Ehrhoff was arguably the worst defensively but he had good skating, an offensive mandate with production to make up for it, plus he was always paired with someone who could cover if he decided to wheel.
MayonnaiseOreo
Undiagnosed Everything
The Flyers didn't make the playoffs last year. They went on a 10 game win streak in 2020 before the playoffs and then were awful in said playoffs. They had a month or two of playing really well and then jumped off a cliff.
He should have won a Stanley Cup in 2011 but the team was decimated by injuries.
As a Blue fan and seeing what Yeo is made of...
