What do you think should happen with Derek Lalonde?

[JediOrderPizza]

I think most expected a regression, I did anyways. If they were losing while looking like they gave a damn I wouldn't be as pissed.

We have seen bad teams at least fight and make it a pain in the ass. This team is so easy to play against even if you are the San Jose Sharks and that is a big problem.

 

[sepster]

For all of the talk throughout the offseason, camp, and preseason about how the team was so close last year and they need to bring the consistency and urgency they ended the season from the start and how every point matters, it has been shocking to see how flat and disjointed they have looked. Even going back to start of preseason, nothing seems to be meshing.

At this point, I'm on board with a coaching change.

 

[SantosHalper]

Other than with a awful Columbus team, Gerard Gallant has never had a losing record. His resume is pretty solid. He's a former plyer, former linemate of Stevie's. I'd have to guess that he doesn't take any shit from anyone.

Maybe thats the problem, despite his winning record, Gallant always get sacked in his 3rd year. Except in the Rangers, where they "mutually" agreed to part ways. Players don't have the energy to listen Gallant's shit more than 2 years. Although 2 year period could be a nice "bridge" to Watson-era

 

[datsyukfan]

It’s not even the record for me it’s the way this team plays. They are just out there coasting most of the time, play with 0 passion, 0 energy. It’s lifeless. I can deal with losing when the players are playing really hard and making life difficult on the other team, but when you get dominated nightly it’s not acceptable. We wanna skill the puck into the net and we don’t have skill. We should be a team that FC it’s ass off and throws everything to the net with traffic. 0 flash all hard work, good habits, yet we have none of that

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

It’s not even the record for me it’s the way this team plays. They are just out there coasting most of the time, play with 0 passion, 0 energy. It’s lifeless. I can deal with losing when the players are playing really hard and making life difficult on the other team, but when you get dominated nightly it’s not acceptable. We wanna skill the puck into the net and we don’t have skill. We should be a team that FC it’s ass off and throws everything to the net with traffic. 0 flash all hard work, good habits, yet we have none of that

Agreed

Watching the Wings play the Sharks was pretty revealing. That team is not exactly stacked with talent but plays with energy. The Wings used to have that for some stretches last year.

Add to that the Wing’s achilles heel for several years has been their inability to handle even a halfway decent forecheck. Pressure them in their own end and they fall apart.

I’m not expecting an Erik Karlsson-like rush carrying it out of the zone but they do have enough talent and experienced players to do something other than ring it around the boards or lob it high out of the zone.