Tough Love: who will be benched 1st by JM?

[chipsens]

Defense first. Who gets benched?

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[SpezDispenser]

Huge fan of Drake, but he needs to wake the f*** up. So him, I guess

 

[SensHulk]

If his treatment of spezza was any indication, I’m gonna say Stu

 

[BondraTime]

Going to guess Stutzle

 

[Ser Grogu]

Hamonic (hopefully)

 

[DrEasy]

No one will get benched.

 

[2CHAINZ]

No one. Why do you guys want drama? DJ is gone Dorion is gone Melnyk is gone. You guys are just addicted to it now? Can't even give the team and coach one game before starting a thread about nonsense.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

No one. Why do you guys want drama? DJ is gone Dorion is gone Melnyk is gone. You guys are just addicted to it now? Can't even give the team and coach one game before starting a thread about nonsense.

Is this a bit? I am not sure.

Hesitated between Stu and Bath. Went with Bath.

 

[Boud]

Huge fan of Drake, but he needs to wake the f*** up. So him, I guess

He's been one of our best players in the last 10 games or so.

 

[SpezDispenser]

He's been one of our best players in the last 10 games or so.

He encapsulates everything Martin hates lol. Unless he can return to what he was prior to the goalie taking him out, he'll have some tough love from jm.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Would have said Chabot if he wasn't injured, he's regressed the most under DJ.

Not sure if he'll bench the captain, so going with Stu.

 

[DueDiligence]

He's been one of our best players in the last 10 games or so.

Offensively yes. He still is marginal on the defensive side of the game.

 

[R2010]

Would have said Chabot if he wasn't injured, he's regressed the most under DJ.

Not sure if he'll bench the captain, so going with Stu.

Doubt its Chabot. His game is so easily fixable compared to a few of the forwards.

 

[thinkwild]

I remember Jacques had a thing about not taking shifts longer than a minute. Spezza would remember that. So first one to exceed that maybe. But i dont know about benching. Line juggling a bit maybe

 

[Sun God Nika]

Its going to be Batherson, it will be funny and everyone will be better off after it happens a couple of times. The guy was playing with no accountability for his mistakes under DJ.

 

[Bileur]

The #19, the happy go lucky attitude, the hair,



It’s going to be Drake

 

[DrEasy]

I know I said no one is going to be benched, but thinking about it some more, I think it's going to be Greig. Jacques has little patience for dumb penalties, and so I can see Greig riding the pine for a few shifts if he takes one.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Benching for a bit should not only serve as a lesson for the player benched, but as an example for all the other players.

To that end, it would be most beneficial for JM to focus on the leaders of the team first. Once they buy in, the rest of the guys will play the right way without needing to be ‘incentivized’ as much.

The leadership core has to start busting ass in the D zone, but intelligently. It will be glorious to see, finally.

 

[Boud]

Benching for a bit should not only serve as a lesson for the player benched, but as an example for all the other players.

To that end, it would be most beneficial for JM to focus on the leaders of the team first. Once they buy in, the rest of the guys will play the right way without needing to be ‘incentivized’ as much.

The leadership core has to start busting ass in the D zone, but intelligently. It will be glorious to see, finally.

I hope this will end up being true. Thing is all players have the ability to backcheck and disrupt some plays. All players have the ability to do that on a consistent basis. It requires effort for the most part and then a system with buy in from the players. Just the effort part will make a difference and that comes with accountability. Players getting rewarded for playing quality 200ft hockey.

When players buy into playing with intensity all over the ice and backchecking, and it shouldn't be too long, this team will be greatly improved.

I know DJ kept saying this team was giving full effort but that doesn't seem true especiallubfor this last roadtrip. This team has no confidence and they just can't seem to commit to playing hockey as a 5 man unit.

I anticipate this team will start playing better right away but does that translate to wins? Let's hope so.

 

[Tuna99]

Branny will be the odd man out. Don’t think I ever remember a Dman under 6’ playing for Jacques Martin

 

[ottawagm]

Probably a forward. But the good news is that our D core will look like All Stars once the forwards learn how to play D.

 

[Loach]

It might be surprising who it is. Lol. Who learns faster, who does he expect more from, who does he see more in. It could just be one pp or a couple shifts...is that benching? What about who gets rewarded, not benched? Say everything clicks with Drake, does he get some pk time? Get there and show people you can play all the hockey. What if he sees a Chris Kelly type in Parker Kelly? Does Parker get more attention? He's not just going to coach the core, everybody is going to get some love. Hahhaa.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

No one. Why do you guys want drama? DJ is gone Dorion is gone Melnyk is gone. You guys are just addicted to it now? Can't even give the team and coach one game before starting a thread about nonsense.

some fans has become gluttons for punishment… they crave it, look forward to it, they mentally manifest it in their expectations, are addicted to it, and get off on it.

 

[Byron Bitz]

If his treatment of spezza was any indication, I’m gonna say Stu

How did he treat Spezza? I wasnt following the team closely at that time

 

[GCK]

Branny will be the odd man out. Don’t think I ever remember a Dman under 6’ playing for Jacques Martin

Or under 5' 8"

How did he treat Spezza? I wasnt following the team closely at that time

You can't feed Steak to a Baby.

I think the first sign of accountability will be moved off PP1 or off the PP completely, not long term but 1 PP. I would think that means Batherson, Stutzle or Brady.