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I suspect Markstrom's record would look a lot better in Edmonton. He made a big mistake signing with them over us.
Sutter is trying to win games 1-0, he's out of touch.
Stat count the refs like they do with players and make it transparent and public. Even just that small amount of change would help.
Missed calls, incorrect calls, etc. We get to all watch and pick apart every player in the league, and their contracts and notoriety are argued heavily on their statistics. Do it with the refs. For anyone who says it's not fair:
According to estimates, NHL referees earn between $165,000 and $360,000 per year, while linesmen make $110,000 to $235,000.
Could you imagine making that much while consistently being horrible at your job, or in some cases as we've seen recently, actively not doing it properly?
Hopefully there will be an upgrade on Koskinen, but I'd like to keep Smith as a backup.
Coaching like it's 2004 may have worked when he had Doughty, Kopitar, Richards, and Quick in their primes but it quickly failed the second he didn't and it's failing now.
Calgary has a really underwhelming blue line. Gio no longer elite and Brodie, it turns out, was a key cog. I bet they pursue Barrie this off-season... Treliving might be saved by the fact that there are no fans in the stands.