Amazing Kreiderman
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quinn is mad that fans were more excited to see @Amazing Kreiderman at games then him so he's now trolling AK as revenge
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East Coast Bias
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That's what Quinn is and will continue to do though.
He's trying to win. It's why Strome plays over other guys at 2C because he thinks the kids aren't ready. This isn't some motivational "earn it, kid" strategy. This is a guy who left his cushy college job to start an NHL coaching career trying to win.
So I have some bad news about TOI and all that impacting our record. David Quinn is going to try to impact our record.
people said the same BS last year...it wasn't true then and its not true now.
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It most certainly is true. Do you really think Quinn is going to ice a lineup that he is inferior thereby making his team worse and increasing the chances he will get fired before the end of his contract and hurt his chances at getting future coaching jobs in the league?
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Yes David Quinn definitely left his cushy college lifetime job to come to the NHL to rack up the worst 3-4 year record possible.
And he's doing so by sending all the kids to the minors and playing vets, because the kids would be too good and also because this is a master motivation strategy.
Not because he thinks the kids aren't ready to win games and he isn't interested in sending out a shit sandwich nightly.
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effen
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effen
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He's a good lower lines winger. He doesn't play well for a defenseman playing wing, he plays well for a winger playing wing. He generates takeaways at a level people would be over the moon for if it were Chytil or Andersson, wins pucks regularly, and plays with an edge the roster lacks. Doesn't cough up the puck really either.
Probably more importantly he was told in the middle of a big multiyear tens of millions of dollar contract to not just change how he plays but change positions entirely and he's done it without complaint for a year. Lots of guys wouldn't have handled it that well (forwards whine about moving from center to wing all the time!) but he did. I'd imagine part of the promotion is recognition of that and a message to the room that you are rewarded for being a team player
They traded Namestnikov who was playing wing, so they need a wing. Who among Haley or McKegg would you prefer to play up on the third? Calling up Nieves to move Andersson to wing seems bad for a variety of reasons. Playing Nieves at 3LW instead seems worse.
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He's also testament to Quinns MO.. If you work hard and do what is asked, you will play. Mistakes will happen but if you dog it and/or dont buy into the system, you're not playing.
With that said, I dont know what Lias needs to do. The great thing. he's reunited with Lemiuex.
With that said, I dont know what Lias needs to do. The great thing. he's reunited with Lemiuex.
SA16
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The better question is without using any form of the term defenseman or discussion about his contract say what you do not like about Smith's play as a wing.
effen
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He needs to keep playing well and rise up organically, like thousands of rookies and second year players before him.
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He offers absolutely nothing offensively except for being decent on the boards, which is fine for a fourth liner, but as a third-liner, you should be able to produce on offense.
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I would imagine David Quinn would love to have Jordan Greenway and Koivu would be great for Kakko. Koivu would be a great stopgap at 2C if the Rangers are in the playoff hunt and still lack a true 2C.
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effen
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How do you know he can't? Being on the 4th with plugs has been an excuse for a lack of production for Chytil and Andersson, but it's an indictment for Smith?
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Haha, can't you say that about every player? Hell, put Marc Staal on offense. Maybe he'll produce.
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Riiiight, but not at the expense of wins.
Look, if Smith is some offensive dynamo, I'll be the first to eat crow, but I'm sorry, I don't see it
effen
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I see nothing wrong with giving him a game. It's not like the third line scores anyway
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i think it would be a mistake giving up any assets for koive this year. and if we're in the playoff hunt, then the rest of the nhl is doing something wrong playing against us.
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