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I said this before but grant is better right now than kesler. Put him up and then put kesler with henrique and kase.
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I said thisbefore but grant is better right now than kesler. Put him up and then put kesler with henrique and kase.
The best part of last night's game was everyone being pissed off that Kelly scored the 2nd goal followed by a big sigh of relief when it was actually Grant's goal.
Oh, I was just joking about that. A goal is a goal. He's still been crap for us, even if he had scored it.
I think Booger and Getz2Perry are right that, as much crap as Kelly has gotten, he's a 4th line player so his impact should be minimal anyway. The much bigger issue is that our 3rd line has gone quiet at a really bad time, our 2nd line has been pretty garbage all season, and it just isn't realistic to expect Getzlaf to singlehandedly do it all for us. Rakell just hasn't been very good, except in very short spurts in games(I don't think the "5 minute" comment is just a joke with him), and Perry has been better than, I think, some are giving him credit for, but he's not really the 2nd part of a twin duo anymore either.
It may be too late for any of this to make a difference, but let's say we make the playoffs... do we really have any expectations at all that Grant can handle the match up game that we know Carlyle will try to force in a playoff series?
Adaptation and flexibility are not descriptions I'd use for RC. Hell, they're antonyms to descriptions I'd use to characterize him.
Anaheim needs to get away from the 2nd line shutdown match up. Lean on the 3rd line for additional scoring, and maximize their potential, and then pray that Getzlaf can go beast mode in the playoffs, because if he can Carlyle can put him out against whomever the hell he wants. Anaheim will only go as far as Gibson and Getzlaf takes us. That's the way it's been all season so far, and I don't think it's going to change.
BB's turtle defense was methodical, it was boring, true. This shit however is pathetic to watch.Fingers crossed we keep losing at this point, can't even beat a St Louis team that won 2 of it's last 10 ffs . It will be much better if we miss the playoffs then BM has nowhere to hide re: RC and then has no choice but to fire him. This team is playing the worst, most boring hockey since RC was last in charge - even BB's turtle defence season was more fun then this.
Also Bieksa a -3 . Get this turd off the team for **** sake.
True that. Even though this team is more offensive, it's just boring as shit because it's a shitshow on the ice with zero semblance of a system. As you said at least BB's turtle defence had an idea behind it and was executed.BB's turtle defense was methodical, it was boring, true. This **** however is pathetic to watch.
I don't want the team to turn around.... like seriously.... if this shit team makes the playoffs they will give me tons of false hope... then ill go to the games, and inherit a drinking problem, stay up late at night wondering why RC put Bieska + Beauchmin in with 4 mins to go and were up 3-2, and ill lose my job because of my drinking/lack of sleep ... but ill think theres always next year... but next year will never come, because we made the playoffs our pick isn't that great... so we get some 4 year project player, we resign bieska... kesler has to take next season off, we trade kase because we don't want to pay him... we trade welinski because we don't have a spot for him on the roster because vets, Terry stays in college to leave because he sees the writing on the wall and doesn't want to play with some dinosaur coach... RC will get extended and no matter how much I want to believe, the team will let me down.I want this team to turn it around as much as the next person, but I don't see that happening.
At this point, I think losing and missing the playoffs would be the best option for this organization. I don't want there to be any chance that BM brings back Bieksa and he'll hopefully sack Carlyle if we miss the playoffs.
It's also quite clear that Kesler needs to be shut down for the season in the interest of preserving the rest of his career. He may never be back to what he was, but if shutting him down improves upon that chance, it needs to be done.
Wow, I didn't think I could be more upset than after last night, but reading these posts-yep. Agree with the general vibe. What we have here is a failure to adjust, adapt, change when things are not working, try something new, look around and smell the coffee.
The signing of Boll, the willingness to lose Theo to not ask Bieksa to waive, the deadline "speed" acquisitions, the blocking of young talent to play non-productive vets, the system of RC-they all speak of a management that is stuck in the past. 2007, I guess is the magic potion. Kind of like the Angels expecting Scoiscia to bring 2002 back to life every year and being shocked when it doesn't happen.
The scouting and draft, effective player development, and some good personnel moves by BM have served to mask this culture of stagnation. The BB era was different (but those damn Game 7's made his firing mandatory). Opting to re-hire RC was without any foresight and the results have been predictable.
A housecleaning is looking more and more like the best option.
It's embarrassing to think we lost Theodore to watch Bieksa perform like this. Murray should lose his job over that alone.
I'm so done with Carlyle, how he can ice that lineup with that icetime this time year tells you how much of a dinosaur he is.
Correct. Imagine if it was Theodore playing in Pettersson spot, with his development this year maybe we don't see as much of on and fb.. then again maybe that's another dman Carlyle would stifle. Either way Murray's stupid moves share part of the blame.Wow, I didn't think I could be more upset than after last night, but reading these posts-yep. Agree with the general vibe. What we have here is a failure to adjust, adapt, change when things are not working, try something new, look around and smell the coffee.
The signing of Boll, the willingness to lose Theo to not ask Bieksa to waive, the deadline "speed" acquisitions, the blocking of young talent to play non-productive vets, the system of RC-they all speak of a management that is stuck in the past. 2007, I guess is the magic potion. Kind of like the Angels expecting Scoiscia to bring 2002 back to life every year and being shocked when it doesn't happen.
The scouting and draft, effective player development, and some good personnel moves by BM have served to mask this culture of stagnation. The BB era was different (but those damn Game 7's made his firing mandatory). Opting to re-hire RC was without any foresight and the results have been predictable.
A housecleaning is looking more and more like the best option.