Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
I wonder how long the next losing streak will be?
I wish Trump would write him a termination letter saying how if he doesn't accept he will obliterate him and his farmstead.
But seriously, it is inevitable that this guy is gonna be fired imo. We are wasting time....
I'm gonna say 11+. Hakstol has built on the previous years by exceeding those feats the following year. If he can lose 10 games, then there's nothing stopping him from likely losing 11+ games. Now, of course the players have to be snake-bitten, but that shouldn't be a concern with this team, especially if they get a consistent stretch of playing top-of-league/standing teams in a condensed schedule portion. A PDO of .371 or lower over a stretch? 11+ games easy. And mind you, .371 would be a reasonable & fantastic batting average.I wonder how long the next losing streak will be?
I'm gonna say 11+. Hakstol has built on the previous years by exceeding those feats the following year. If he can lose 10 games, then there's nothing stopping him from likely losing 11+ games. Now, of course the players have to be snake-bitten, but that shouldn't be a concern with this team, especially if they get a consistent stretch of playing top-of-league/standing teams in a condensed schedule portion. A PDO of .371 or lower over a stretch? 11+ games easy. And mind you, .371 would be a reasonable & fantastic batting average.
I wonder how long the next losing streak will be?
I honestly think there are 1 of 2 ways that Hak will get fired. I thinks it’s dependent upon how David Quinn does with the Rangers and the playoffs.
If the flyers don’t make the playoffs next year- Hak will go and I’m pretty sure of that. Another analogous scenario is if David Quinn outperforms Hakstol with a worse Rangers team.
Is anyone else getting more upset with Hakstol/Hextall given Las Vegas' success? LV has shown that a good coach and system can make mediocre players into a contender. Yet here we sit with what appears to be a decade long rebuild on the horizon with these two chuckleheads. My patience with those two is now gone.
Hakstok ... there are no words for how fed up of him I am. I'd agree with what you said above, but I was already so far past the breaking point with him that what Vegas is doing doesn't effect it too much. I'm fuming all day every day about him.
I said it before, but my take on Hextall not firing Hak....is self preservation.Absolutely reasonable response. Intellectually, I can see where Hextall wants to take us, but his keeping Hakstol has me doubting him.
I wonder how long the next losing streak will be?
I said it before, but my take on Hextall not firing Hak....is self preservation.
As a GM, you usually get 2 hirings for coach. After that, it's the GM who gets looked at. In Hakstol, if he fired him now, the clock starts ticking on the next coach....and Hextall. By keeping Hakstol around until the rebuild is complete, it keeps the clock stopped on Hextall. So for self preservation, I understand Hextall waiting.
Plus, who does he replace him with? From within, Knob is the only choice. And he is still raw so keeping Hak gives Knob more time to gain experience. If you look to replace from without, who? Maybe they go after Trotz as it looks like he won't be re-signing in Washington. But most of the other guys, are meh too. Maybe Hextall has had discussions but has just not been able land who he wants, so he patiently waits.
Maybe he wants Quenneville who's contract ends summer 2019?
Is anyone else getting more upset with Hakstol/Hextall given Las Vegas' success? LV has shown that a good coach and system can make mediocre players into a contender. Yet here we sit with what appears to be a decade long rebuild on the horizon with these two chuckleheads. My patience with those two is now gone.
some good points there. Hak is basically a meat shield for Hextall right now. as long as Hak is around, he'll take most of the criticism, but the second he's gone, if the team continues to lose, then all eyes turn toward Hextall.
it makes sense, but at the same time Hextall needs to realize that in order for this team to take the next step, Hak has to go. otherwise we'll be forever stuck in this loop of mediocrity.
Is anyone else getting more upset with Hakstol/Hextall given Las Vegas' success? LV has shown that a good coach and system can make mediocre players into a contender. Yet here we sit with what appears to be a decade long rebuild on the horizon with these two chuckleheads. My patience with those two is now gone.
Woah, are Vegas really a legit contender, the Caps right now are making them look not very, Vegas had a good draw to the Finals, but have finally run into a real deal team.
The Winnipeg Jets weren't a real team?
Funny how when a team is winning suddenly people think it's because of the coach. It's equally as stupid as people praising Hakstol when the Flyers were on fire in January and February.Is anyone else getting more upset with Hakstol/Hextall given Las Vegas' success? LV has shown that a good coach and system can make mediocre players into a contender. Yet here we sit with what appears to be a decade long rebuild on the horizon with these two chuckleheads. My patience with those two is now gone.