Your typical canned response pretty much.
Oh, for God's sake, of course I meant this, not that
In most sports franchises, the GM's make the acquisitions and the coaches are in charge of utilizing the personnel as they see fit. Obviously, if it is overly dysfunctional the coach or GM will cease to be there. I have pointed this out before and you must have missed it, but as much as I do believe that Cassidy is mishandling Knight (and others), I also don't think it would be good for the organization to allow the players to go around the coach or the GM to publicly question him during the season. Stuff like that will do even more damage to an organization than an incompetent coach.
Please explain to me how Zach Hamill was just bad for the years that he was here, yet continued to get every chance to succeed with the top line and big minutes? Maybe Knight is a bust, but I would like to see him to get the opportunity to show that he isn't like some other B's prospects have.
You look at the situation and say, there can't be anything to this because the B's management wouldn't allow it. I look at the situation and what HAS happened (lack of TOI, lack of play with skilled linemates, being benched for ECHL call ups, and on and on) and say that there is something to this.
I love the B's, but they can be wrong. Just look at what happened with Sobotka and Clode. Do I think Clode is an excellent coach? Absolutely. I also think he missed the boat on Sobotka and handled him incorrectly with the benchings and micro-managing. He killed his confidence and had him questioning his play. I see Cassidy doing the same thing with Knight.
My personal opinion about coaching on any level is that the X's and O's are relatively easy. It's knowing your players and getting the most out of different personalities that is the challenge. Some kids need a kick in the ass, some need a pat on the back. It isn't one size fits all, and maybe that's the issue? Not close enough to the situation to say that's it, but it wouldn't shock me if it was. And before anybody says, well he has coached on a pro level, so he should know that, I would counter with the fact that some coaches who have success with their methods tend to get more rigid in their ways, not less as time goes on.
I am happy to see Subban progressing. People need to remember that he started in the net later than most kids and has likely relied on his athleticism to make up for his lack of experience. That works up until a certain level, but once you get to the pros, everybody is pretty athletic, so the technique needs to be honed.
I know DHK doesn't believe you..............
(well, she was wearing his shirt, but its hockey honey). To me, he looked pretty fast and his physical game was there. Robins had a bunch of hits but Bobby seemed to me to not get a lot of bulls eyes like Knight did in his rationed minutes. He also made a couple of nice breakout passes, took out the goalie/net in the third ending in the net and stopping the game (he should have gotten goalie interference but because Griffith was called earlier in the period the refs let it go); He drew a holding interference take down penalty in the second as well. For 8 minutes he sure looked NHL fast and physical to me. But what do I know, I just post on this stupid goofy childish message board for those with no life, friends, and a bunch of disorders and phobias (spiders freak me out).
Eventually, he put the third line out with Flick centering Robins and Camara but even they got maybe 2 minutes. Knight's line got maybe a minute over 2 shifts but Knight took out the net so that was it for him. I personally kind of liked it but maybe Coach Panic didn't. but I will never take it personally if you put me on ignore and avoid me and my Knight reviews. I do think this guy is a horrible coach- one of the worst I have ever seen but I only go back to Harry Sinden for a frame of reference
Went to the game today and watched Knight get in his 8 minutes or so....so without further ado (forget drum roll cue up Karn Evil #9 by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer)
The Good- Knight got his pound of flesh early and often. I counted three fallen Monarchs after he slammed them; a fourth tumbled over in the second trying to side step, and my friend was pissed at him for hitting her guy Linden Vey hard along the boards when he didn't have to
The BAD- had trouble (again) getting the puck out of his zone; Cassidy for some reason has him playing left wing and Knight can be an adventure at times when pressured getting the puck out. Me, I'd put Knight at RW, he certainly looks more comfortable there to me and if the game plan is to make him more valuable as a guy that can play both wings- sounds great, but why doesn't Cassidy play him there to get experience at it- learn in the minors? I'd like to see him on the right side but beggars cant be choosers.
The UGLY- his TOI: Knight looked pretty damn good overall to me especially in what I look for which is NHL skills mostly skating, decisions, and physical play- but I knew that because they were behind going into the third, Coach Panic would likely go with the 'Catch your breath format' and he did....
he went with Cunningham-Spooner-Florek the first shift; then came out with his second line of Lindblad-Koko-Griffith; went right back to Spooner line for the third shift; back to Koko for the fourth; then back to Spooner again. I realize he was trying to get back in it- but I kinda noticed some of the boys not playing much defense mid way thru the third and it led to an odd man rush and a goal by Livingstone of the Monarchs. They reminded me of my Men's League days when I shortened the ice by eliminating my defensive zone.
Ok, I've hijacked the board again
