Post-Game Talk: Preds @ Blows 3-23 5pm

[Armourboy]

Well that's enough of that for the night.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Not sure wtf that was. Didn't look like a knee...trip?

 

[Mass]

Those crosschecks were nastier than anything Blankenburg got in.

Edit: Hey I called it correctly for once

 

[herzausstein]

I miss winning and expecting to win. I sort of feel bad for not wanting the points especially against these arsehats.

 

[Mass]

Not sure wtf that was. Didn't look like a knee...trip?

Skate on skate at best, Thomas kinda tried to doge the hit.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Those crosschecks were nastier than anything Blankenburg got in.

Edit: Hey I called it correctly for once

"The Bortuzzo"

 

[101st_fan]

Bad calls all around all night. We benefitted from a couple of them.

Tuesday could be mathematical elimination night.

 

[predhead1]

As much as I think Bruno is a bad fit for this team, I can't believe that Trotz thinks what we are putting on the ice every night is an NHL-caliber team, especially on D. Unless he's got some kind of 4-D chess move happening in the background, we're going to need a complete overhaul in both the front office and behind the bench.

 

[Kat Predator]

Stamkos with 20:19. Good to see him logging defenseman type minutes at this stage.

PS: I get the 5 PPs. But everyone sort of knows what Stammer can do there. I guess it is too much to ask to see what someone else might be capable of doing on the PP.

 

[herzausstein]

As much as I think Bruno is a bad fit for this team, I can't believe that Trotz thinks what we are putting on the ice every night is an NHL-caliber team, especially on D. Unless he's got some kind of 4-D chess move happening in the background, we're going to need a complete overhaul in both the front office and behind the bench.

On paper when healthy our LHD group is fairly decent though our #1 is older
Josi
Skjei
Lauzon

On paper when healthy our RHD is very suspect at best
Blankenburg
Barron
Stastney/Del G/Wilsby

Then our extras Oesterle and Englund.

I don't see how you quickly fix this but it is probably be attempted through some UFA desperation signings.

 

[predhead1]

On paper when healthy our LHD group is fairly decent though our #1 is older
Josi
Skjei
Lauzon

On paper when healthy our RHD is very suspect at best
Blankenburg
Barron
Stastney/Del G/Wilsby

Then our extras Oesterle and Englund.

I don't see how you quickly fix this but it is probably be attempted through some UFA desperation signings.

Agreed, but if Trotz doesn't see it that way and chases Marner, we end up with another patchwork D and a disjointed, uncoached group of forwards. Lather, rinse, repeat

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

On paper when healthy our LHD group is fairly decent though our #1 is older
Josi
Skjei
Lauzon

On paper when healthy our RHD is very suspect at best
Blankenburg
Barron
Stastney/Del G/Wilsby

Then our extras Oesterle and Englund.

I don't see how you quickly fix this but it is probably be attempted through some UFA desperation signings.

Josi seems to like playing right side. Given our depth of lhd, if healthy and in system that skew can play under, adding even 1 legit top 4 rhd would completely change our dynamic on d.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

As much as I think Bruno is a bad fit for this team, I can't believe that Trotz thinks what we are putting on the ice every night is an NHL-caliber team, especially on D. Unless he's got some kind of 4-D chess move happening in the background, we're going to need a complete overhaul in both the front office and behind the bench.

If Trotz wants the team to compete next season I highly doubt the opening night roster looks the same as the current one. The season's been lost for months, what would have been the point of strengthening the roster? Do you believe Trotz REALLY thinks this is a competitive NHL team currently, or is just the type of shit a GM says when the team is awful and you're not ready to make major changes yet and are biding your time until the season's over?

 

[Armourboy]

Jodi seems to like playing right side. Given our depth of lhd, if healthy and in system that skew can play under, adding even 1 legit top 4 rhd would completely change our dynamic on d.

Josi is better on the left, this season alone proves that. He came alive when Brunette moved him back over to the left.

 

[predhead1]

If Trotz wants the team to compete next season I highly doubt the opening night roster looks the same as the current one. The season's been lost for months, what would have been the point of strengthening the roster? Do you believe Trotz REALLY thinks this is a competitive NHL team currently, or is just the type of shit a GM says when the team is awful and you're not ready to make major changes yet and are biding your time until the season's over?

I think Trotz has been involved in hockey long enough to know that this isn't a competitive roster. But I also think he has so much pride/is too stubborn in his decision-making that he might be willing to keep pushing this narrative rather than make some desperately needed changes.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I think Trotz has been involved in hockey long enough to know that this isn't a competitive roster. But I also think he has so much pride/is too stubborn in his decision-making that he might be willing to keep pushing this narrative rather than make some desperately needed changes.

Plus he's also quite stubborn enough to allow his coach full autonomy with lineup/utilization choices, evidently. Nearing season end when there is absolutely NOTHING to be gained by playing our veterans and tweeners so much, there is simply no justification whatsoever for not putting our few remaining youngsters into consistently elevated roles down the stretch. I'm guessing Trotz is simply abdicating any responsibility to instruct Brunette otherwise. Maybe he agrees with Brunette's choices, maybe he doesn't, but I'm assuming it's more that he simply wouldn't interfere with his coach regardless. Which has been killing us all year, but is even more frustrating in these final otherwise-meaningless games.

 

[Legionnaire11]

I think Trotz has been involved in hockey long enough to know that this isn't a competitive roster. But I also think he has so much pride/is too stubborn in his decision-making that he might be willing to keep pushing this narrative rather than make some desperately needed changes.

I like to keep thinking that he's deliberately going for the high pick but won't ever say anything other than acting like he's competing and making the best roster he can. Hopefully I'm not delusional, but it's a possibility.

 

[Scoresberg]

I think Trotz' final undoing will be his stubborness. It's like he chooses one path and sticks to it no matter what. Which wouldn't be the worst thing if that "way" was something that could at least some day lead to success. This way sure as hell won't - it will lead to mediocrity at best but more likely it will lead to us picking in the 10-12 range most years.

I don't think he has the capacity or the willingness to think outside the box or let anything else than his own philosophy affect his decision-making. For a team that's trying to climb out of the basement, I don't think that's the right strategy.

 

[PredsV82]

I like to keep thinking that he's deliberately going for the high pick but won't ever say anything other than acting like he's competing and making the best roster he can. Hopefully I'm not delusional, but it's a possibility.

I also hope Trotz has swallowed this disaster that is this season because he dreams of finally getting a legit 1C in the draft.

Of course we will lose the lottery, pick sixth, and draft the next Scotty Upshall and it will all have been in vain.

 

[glenngineer]

I think Trotz' final undoing will be his stubborness. It's like he chooses one path and sticks to it no matter what. Which wouldn't be the worst thing if that "way" was something that could at least some day lead to success. This way sure as hell won't - it will lead to mediocrity at best but more likely it will lead to us picking in the 10-12 range most years.

I don't think he has the capacity or the willingness to think outside the box or let anything else than his own philosophy affect his decision-making. For a team that's trying to climb out of the basement, I don't think that's the right strategy.

Trotz has always been stubborn. The final straw for me was when we acquired Foppa and instantly lined him up with Vernon Fiddler. I was like, we just traded for one of the best centers, even though he was broken down when we got him, and we put him out there with Vernon F'in Fiddler.

 

[bdub24]

Will I wouldn’t say I missed the game…