OT: Around the NHL: We Talkin' 'Bout Coaching?

[Darth Vitale]

Man I so agree. I hope at my funeral they are drinking and having a blast. Don't even have a funeral service. Have a party. I lived. This has been a blast. Celebrate it.

Not to revive a down topic but 100% on board with this. People need to stop with the "make a poor attempt at preserving my body with formaldehyde, put it in a box and bury it" mentality. Waste of money, waste of real estate, wasted opportunity. Cremation all the way. Stay away from the damn musty, depressing funeral home too. It's like everyone has to be remembered in a room that never left the 70s. No wake, no funeral.

Cremation per last will and testament, spread ashes in good spot, then meet up for the back yard BBQ. lol That's how my wife and I are doing it. No joke. Put it in the will. Never know when you might get hit by a bus.

I've always liked Yakupov and thought he got a raw deal in Edmonton with development and was stuck with Hitch in St.Louis, which is like from bad to worse if you are in a change of scenery situation. He's doing well in Colorado, I hope he keeps that up. It's impossible talking about certain players in our forum because of the negativity for anyone that is a reclamation project, but as idiotic as Joe Sakic is, this one. was a good move.

He now has 3 goals, 2 assists, in 4 games.

That's 5pts and he's +6.

Not to be a negative nelly but let's come back in 30 days, see what he's been up to. If he's still doing pretty well then more power to him for reviving his career.

 

[td_ice]

Yeah Butcher looks good, but he definitely made the right decision. He goes to a team in which he can immediately run the PP.

He would never have sniffed the PP here.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Yeah Butcher looks good, but he definitely made the right decision. He goes to a team in which he can immediately run the PP.

He would never have sniffed the PP here.

Man we don't even play the right guy on the powerplay on this team. Kid would just get frustrated.

 

[cygnus47]

NJ fans owe us one for enduring Shero's growing pains.

He was good for us until he fell in love with Bylsma and his croneys. Will be interesting to see if that happens again...

 

[td_ice]

Man we don't even play the right guy on the powerplay on this team. Kid would just get frustrated.

Exactly.

I am sure when he was looking at his options, and saw the opportunity here, or lack thereof, he quickly crossed us off his list.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

He was good for us until he fell in love with Bylsma and his croneys. Will be interesting to see if that happens again...

I'm almost sure one of Botterill's conditions for taking over Buffalo was that Disco Dan had to be gone.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

It's pretty brutal seeing Sheahan's ice time and career under Blashill, he's barely averaging even 9mins a game. He's played 8mins and 7mins the last 2 games. If people here love Babs so much, how does a guy that was trusted under him, get barely any ice time there. People will say because Sheahan sucks, but man, that's just ridiculous.

 

[PensandCaps]

It's pretty brutal seeing Sheahan's ice time and career under Blashill, he's barely averaging even 9mins a game. He's played 8mins and 7mins the last 2 games. If people here love Babs so much, how does a guy that was trusted under him, get barely any ice time there. People will say because Sheahan sucks, but man, that's just ridiculous.

Well. Blashill is a terrible coach.

 

[BHD]

John Hynes went to the Dan Bylsma school of stretch passes.

 

[66-30-33]

Remember when teams wanted Blashill and Wings did not let them get him? Yeah...what a waste.

 

[Jacob]

Blashill seemed like a can't miss coach when he was with Grand Rapids. Just a perfect resume up until that point.

I think every coach has to take their lumps in the NHL for a few years. Maybe he'll be better in his next stop.

 

[Corvidae]

Yeah Butcher looks good, but he definitely made the right decision. He goes to a team in which he can immediately run the PP.

He would never have sniffed the PP here.

People were flabergasted when I suggested he would be higher on the depth chart than Pouliot here. It's possible that there were right. NJ was actually a good choice with Buffalo being the other one mentioned that would have fit for him.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Blashill seemed like a can't miss coach when he was with Grand Rapids. Just a perfect resume up until that point.

I think every coach has to take their lumps in the NHL for a few years. Maybe he'll be better in his next stop.

Pens will hire him in about a decade once Sullivan's worn out his welcome and Blashill will lead the Pens to another Stanley Cup after being brought on mid-season.

 

[Corvidae]

Anyone watching the Detroit/Vegas game? Just saw the Knights getting shellacked. It was 3-2 Vegas then randomly jumped to 6-3. I wonder if their 3-0 start had anything to do with emotion and playing Arizona twice...

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Remember when teams wanted Blashill and Wings did not let them get him? Yeah...what a waste.

There have been a lot of "future great NHL head coaches" that were supposed to come out of Detroit. Lewis, Blashill, and Peters all suck big time.

Babcock is insanely overrated. But he's a product of Anaheim if anything.

 

[BHD]

Ken Daniels made it sound like the Knights lost to the '80s Islanders - and not the Red Wings - last night.

 

[BHD]

There have been a lot of "future great NHL head coaches" that were supposed to come out of Detroit. Lewis, Blashill, and Peters all suck big time.

Babcock is insanely overrated. But he's a product of Anaheim if anything.

Gotta disagree with you on Peters.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Nisky out at least 10 games on LTIR. That's gonna be a tough loss for the Caps.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Nisky out at least 10 games on LTIR. That's gonna be a tough loss for the Caps.

Was he cross-checked ... I mean, was it an unfortunate play where the other player was just trying to protect himself from Niskanen's head sliding toward him?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

It’s funny how mcdavids production went down when draisaitl got hurt. It’s as if the entire oilers fan base was wrong.

 

[Woodrow]

Anyone watching the Detroit/Vegas game? Just saw the Knights getting shellacked. It was 3-2 Vegas then randomly jumped to 6-3. I wonder if their 3-0 start had anything to do with emotion and playing Arizona twice...

I watched their first game and Fleury and Neal flat out stole the game for them. Make no mistake they are a bad team.

 

[The Old Master]

Anyone watching the Detroit/Vegas game? Just saw the Knights getting shellacked. It was 3-2 Vegas then randomly jumped to 6-3. I wonder if their 3-0 start had anything to do with emotion and playing Arizona twice...

booz, babes,and black jack....that would make it hard for any team to win in vegas.

 

[Corvidae]

booz, babes,and black jack....that would make it hard for any team to win in vegas.

With your avatar, I hear that in Mike Lange's voice and it's perfect.

 

[td_ice]

Auston Matthews, that kid is incredible.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Carey Price is murdering my fantasy team