Ongoing NHL thread - Part deux

[Puck082]

She threw something after the game last night when the Hawks scored. Not at me. She thinks Bruce has lost the room. She is glad the rest of Pacific is not pulling away.

I think frustrated describes her best.
Just said, "o my god the Oilers have more points than us, pathetic"

I think Bruce has lost that room too. Happened in DC as well. Seems like the guy has a 4 year shelf life before the wheels start coming off.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I think Bruce has lost that room too. Happened in DC as well. Seems like the guy has a 4 year shelf life before the wheels start coming off.

At this point I'd say Boudreau has to be fired because, fuck, you gotta do something, I would find it comical that a team that gets paid $70 million collectively, mostly with pretty good offensive reputations, are this inept because they think the coach is mean. At this point I'd be threatening everyone without NTC's with trades to Edmonton and Winnipeg.

 

[Puck082]

At this point I'd say Boudreau has to be fired because, fuck, you gotta do something, I would find it comical that a team that gets paid $70 million collectively, mostly with pretty good offensive reputations, are this inept because they think the coach is mean. At this point I'd be threatening everyone without NTC's with trades to Edmonton and Winnipeg.

It's amazing that Perry, Getzlaf and Kesler all have a combined 3 assists so far and are a combined -11.

 

[DragonfromTO]

I think Bruce has lost that room too. Happened in DC as well. Seems like the guy has a 4 year shelf life before the wheels start coming off.

I think that most of the time "lost the room" is used as a lazy explanation for "we can't blame these losses on anyone/anything" .

If Boudreau is let go and I'm running a team that needs a coach I'm in a chopper with a contract in my hand pretty fast. Part of that is that I just like helicopters, but not much of it

 

[dash]

The Ducks miss Matt Beleskey (checks stats with Boston - 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games). Okay, maybe not.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I think that most of the time "lost the room" is used as a lazy explanation for "we can't blame these losses on anyone/anything" .

If Boudreau is let go and I'm running a team that needs a coach I'm in a chopper with a contract in my hand pretty fast. Part of that is that I just like helicopters, but not much of it

Bruce wouldn't be unemployed very long. If Pittsburgh doesn't start scoring, could definitely see him there.

 

[DragonfromTO]

I think Bruce has lost that room too. Happened in DC as well. Seems like the guy has a 4 year shelf life before the wheels start coming off.

Old piece about Boudreau in D.C. that is an interesting read given what's happening in Anaheim

When Everything Changed... And If It Needed To

 

[jstewismybastardson]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Old piece about Boudreau in D.C. that is an interesting read given what's happening in Anaheim

When Everything Changed... And If It Needed To

"Over the next half-dozen games, the Caps scored just eight goals (half of which came in one game against Toronto)"

Same as it ever was, then.

 

[forty_three]

Bruce wouldn't be unemployed very long. If Pittsburgh doesn't start scoring, could definitely see him there.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Speaking of trouble scoring, going back to last season including the postseason Bobby Ryan has 4 goals in his past 34 games.

His 7 year, $51 million contract extension kicked in this season.

 

[dash]

Speaking of trouble scoring, going back to last season including the postseason Bobby Ryan has 4 goals in his past 34 games.

His 7 year, $51 million contract extension kicked in this season.

Flames are in town Wednesday night, they are great slump busters.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Flames are in town Wednesday night, they are great slump busters.

I dunno, he's played the Leafs 4 times in that span and couldn't put one past them.

He may be beyond saving.

 

[dash]

I dunno, he's played the Leafs 4 times in that span and couldn't put one past them.

He may be beyond saving.

Are you saying Bobby Ryan can't hit a curveball?

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Speaking of trouble scoring, going back to last season including the postseason Bobby Ryan has 4 goals in his past 34 games.

His 7 year, $51 million contract extension kicked in this season.

Hard to watch a guy squeeze his stick that hard.

Another one I heard, but don't have to watch every game, is that Jakub Voracek has exactly 1 ES goal in his last 59 games. I don't know how accurate that one is but I heard it the other day and was blown away.

EDIT: Just looked and, yes, Jake has exactly 1 ES goal since December 21, 2014.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Hard to watch a guy squeeze his stick that hard.

Another one I heard, but don't have to watch every game, is that Jakub Voracek has exactly 1 ES goal in his last 59 games. I don't know how accurate that one is but I heard it the other day and was blown away.

EDIT: Just looked and, yes, Jake has exactly 1 ES goal since December 21, 2014.

Oh my.

How many years was his extension? 8??

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Oh my.

How many years was his extension? 8??

Yup. 8 years. For what it's worth I think Jake (and B-Ry) are still going to be good players. And, crazily, 8 (jake) and 7 (Bobby) mil per year aren't huge numbers moving forward.

Still, both GMs went a little crazy.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yup. 8 years. For what it's worth I think Jake (and B-Ry) are still going to be good players. And, crazily, 8 (jake) and 7 (Bobby) mil per year aren't huge numbers moving forward.

Still, both GMs went a little crazy.

Well, at least Ryan was still scoring when he signed his. Jake's was in the offseason.

 

[elocomotive]

Hard to watch a guy squeeze his stick that hard.

It gives Kenny flashbacks to a white knuckler he dated in college.

 

[forty_three]

Are you saying Bobby Ryan can't hit a curveball?

No. But can he spell curveball?