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The dropoff from Schlemko to DeMelo is minimal, and replacing one in the lineup with the other is not worth being upset about, they're both fine players
The dropoff from Schlemko to DeMelo is minimal, and replacing one in the lineup with the other is not worth being upset about, they're both fine players
Any information DeBoer has that we don't have and that isn't injury-related (which doesn't appear to be relevant in Schlemko's case) should not be used to make lineup decisions. All lineup decisions should solely be made based on players' on-ice, in-game effectiveness which we are all privy to.
Dylan DeMelo has played 52 NHL games, I'm not going to put much stock in the possession numbers of a player with that little NHL experience who is still learning the pro game on the fly
It's good that Schlemko has good numbers against the weakest competition that any Sharks D man plays against, but it's not impressive, frankly his numbers better be good
DeBoer and Schlemko both emphatically and repeatedly called this a "coach's decision" so I'm absolutely blaming DeBoer for this until any actual evidence emerges that DW is pulling the strings. Also if the goal is to get DeMelo more games there are at least two other defensemen on the team who deserve to sit more than Schlemko.
Who gives a **** about practice? It's stupid to hurt the team's chances to win hockey games just because someone blew off practice.
I don't put much stock into what a coach says about things like that. He's not going to come out and say that he's showcasing someone. I doubt he'd tell the player that either bc they'd either tell the player being showcased (not good) or be put in an awkward position. Just knowing that a teammate might be traded soon could adversely affect the locker room and ppls' play.
It's not only about practice. It's about how other players feel about X player goofing off and the message it sends to the team if you excuse that. If you, as coach, feel like it's ok to have your players not take practice seriously, that's fine but many coaches won't bc it often spreads. Either other players resent it or start goofing off themselves bc it seems to be ok to do that. They may ignore the coach in practice, which makes it harder to improve parts of the game the coach wants to work on. That can spread to tuning out the coach in general.
"Showcasing" players for a trade is something that happens far more often in fans' imaginations than it does in real life. Any teams potentially looking to trade for (or take in the expansion draft) Martin or Dillon have more than enough information to go off of at this point in those players' careers. And DeMelo has zero trade value and is never going to accrue any regardless of how many games he plays. Again, if the goal is to play DeMelo in order to make him eligible for expansion draft exposure it should be Martin or Dillon sitting, not Schlemko.
We don't know this has anything to do with practice. Seems like fans on here will come up with any theory necessary to keep from admitting DeBoer is making some terrible lineup decisions this season.
"Showcasing" players for a trade is something that happens far more often in fans' imaginations than it does in real life. Any teams potentially looking to trade for (or take in the expansion draft) Martin or Dillon have more than enough information to go off of at this point in those players' careers. And DeMelo has zero trade value and is never going to accrue any regardless of how many games he plays. Again, if the goal is to play DeMelo in order to make him eligible for expansion draft exposure it should be Martin or Dillon sitting, not Schlemko.
We don't know this has anything to do with practice. Seems like fans on here will come up with any theory necessary to keep from admitting DeBoer is making some terrible lineup decisions this season.
You don't know either, but you'll use this as a other opportunity to push your agenda that DeBoer is an idiot.
You don't know either, but you'll use this as a other opportunity to push your agenda that DeBoer is an idiot.
Sometimes it's too much, but at least it cancels out the "Deboer can do absolutely no wrong" party.
You don't know about DeMelo. It's possible that scouts want to see him play if DW has talked to them and they've shown an interest. It could be something similar with Martin, Dillon, or another d-man. They have a large body of work but specific teams may want their own scouts to see them play now so they can assess them.
No I don't know for sure why DeBoer is scratching Schlemko. But I know to recognize a pattern when I see one. So far this season DeBoer has scratched Donskoi, Ward and Nieto in order to play Micheal Haley on numerous occasions. It's way more likely this Schlemko thing is the latest in a long line of poor lineup decisions rather than some strange intrateam feud over practice or whatever.
it cancels out the "Deboer can do absolutely no wrong" party.
So if you can't figure out what he's doing. He must be an idiot. I suspect he has accomplished more than you have or ever will.
I would argue that, strictly when it comes to defensive personnel decisions, with our current roster, that's almost true
As long as Vlasic, Braun and Burns are playing, I actually don't care who the other three guys are, our D core is just that strong right now
Of course this has nothing to do with Pete himself (he didn't sign the players), but when speaking explicitly and literally about this specific matter "DeBoer can do no wrong"
strictly when it comes to defensive personnel decisions, with our current roster
We're trying to win games here not babysit middle schoolers. These are adult professionals. Hurting the team's chances to win just because they showed up late to work one day is asinine. At most, you set an example by sitting him for one game. This is two games and counting now that Schlemko is being scratched.
DeBoer and Schlemko both emphatically and repeatedly called this a "coach's decision" so I'm absolutely blaming DeBoer for this until any actual evidence emerges that DW is pulling the strings. Also if the goal is to get DeMelo more games there are at least two other defensemen on the team who deserve to sit more than Schlemko.
Who gives a **** about practice? It's stupid to hurt the team's chances to win hockey games just because someone blew off practice.
I never said it's "a given" that a 3rd pair player has good SAT metrics, I said they better
I agree that we haven't had solid depth D presence in years past, but that has been an organizational shortcoming that is the responsibility of the GM, not the coaching staff
I vehemently disagree that a 23 y/o player can't get better, we have examples on this very team that prove otherwise
And the idea that DeBoer has "thrown away wins" to keep his players in game shape is silly considering we are currently one of the winningest teams in the league
I don't, but to me that would be an even worse reason for what's going on. At absolute best DeMelo would net us, what, a 4th round pick? Even that seems optimistic. Dressing a much worse defenseman over Schlemko in order to potentially have a chance at flipping him for a draft pick with a ~1% chance of turning into an NHL player is completely insane when we're ostensibly trying to win the Cup. And even if I thought it was actually a good idea, Martin or Dillon should be sitting in order to showcase DeMelo. Not Schlemko.
You cant just let a guy blow off practice without consequence. It's still a job