Conroy had some interesting comments about Gudreau yesterday and called it a learning lesson. Truly thought he would stay, but said he wouldn't allow it to get to that point with a star player based on how it worked out with Johnny leaving.
Yes, good old Sutter. I was always a big fan of him, especially his interviews lol, but his time appears to have passed with the way these kids operate.
I don't think it's just "kids" who don't like to put up with blatant disrespect. Nazem Kadri isn't a "kid". Sutter is a retread dinosaur that won't coach again in the league. I'm happy that players have finally gained the courage to speak out against nonsense.
Well, that's hard for me to say without being in the room. I was under the impression it was as much about his defense first coaching systems the players didn't like as much as it was about him. Is he a hard ass defense first coach or bordering on abusive like some coaches that have been exiled? If it's the latter, ya, get out, enough of that macho nonsense.
I seem to remember Phaneuf saying something along the line of ..You can only focus on the point of a needle for so long before it gets to you...when he left Calgary. I might have the wrong player though.
Seems believable with Sutter. I'm sure it's like many coaches in that when the strategy bears out positive results, guys are more patient, but when things go sideways, it just fuels the drama I'm sure.
Then no.
If he's willing to accept a 1 year $2 million deal to earn his big UFA payday, sure.
Hub was available because he was a ghost in the playoffs, and Florida was trying to move from regular season darlings but playoff chokers to cup contenders.
Soft playoffs is the issue, not regular season play.
As much as everyone wants to hate on Biz he has been pumping his tires for a while. He was saying he was the full package in Arizona but no one really watches them. I think he is a good target, along with Freddy Andersen and Varlamov. Sens really need to move Debrincat for some cap flexibility and retaining some picks they have none. Debrincats money could land them a goalie and Barbashev. Big upgrade overall for the team.
Why would he sign that? He is going to get multiple years from someone.
A capable pro scout that can evaluate his movement, tendencies etc can also be enough.
He's not that kind of player, no doubt, he's a finesse league leading assist type player. You can still win with players like that with the right formula. Like Weegar, he was made available mostly because of contract pinch points and the massive contract that was required. They saw a Unicorn holding out elsewhere that was made available that they'd rather invest in and could flip for.
I agree. Prior to this season, MTkachuk has absolutely been a playoff choker along with Gaudreau and the rest of the Flames. Prior to this year, he had 15 points in 27 playoff games. He's more than doubled that total. Florida most definitely took a gamble when acquiring Tkachuk because his trajectory and Huberdeau's trajectory in the playoffs was the same, they both couldn't perform when it mattered
The cynic in me thinks that because Jeremy Jacob's team is in the deepest cap do do of them all, well then the league's going to have to do something.
Yup. You're a playoff choker until you aren't. Way too much gets made of it in team sports imo. Good for him that he's figured it out and found a good situation. I don't see any reason the same couldn't happen for Huberdeau, they're just going to impact the game in very different ways.
Is this the recency effect at work. Are people saying Huberdeau is a playoff choker based on just last year?
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