Marlies GDT: Marlies vs. Monsters, Series Talk | 4-0 Marlies | How does a team with Liljegren sweep? edition

[Kiwi]

ok, your point is?

This team is being lead by its youth and we're willing to deploy resources into our development system

Those are good things, so you ******** about people loving Keefe after this coaching performance looks really really bad by any metric

 

[Spirit of 67]

Okay thanks.

And his goal is to be an NHL coach. Was looking for next season.

 

[Pyrophorus]

I would kill to have Keefe as our head-coach. Every year, we lose in the first round ---- every damn year! The only reason Babcock won in Detroit was because it's impossible to screw up when you have Hall of Famers like Lindstrom, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Hossa, Rafalski, Franzen, etc.

Babcock makes me cringe with his stubbornness.
Oh, and, Shanahan isn't going to fire Babcock till his term is over. Shanahan is too attached to his former coach, babcock.

Its not his job.

 

[egd27]

I wonder if we will see a Dermott-Lily pairing to start next year. One smooth skating pairing that could play all zones and spend the next half decade together.

Not after today's news unfortunately

 

[Pyrophorus]

Well, Keefe did nearly become an assistant with Babcock at the start but things went differently and he coached the Marlies. DJ Smith might be going too by the sounds of it. Might create a bad environment but who the hell knows anymore.

Dubas needs to follow through on what he said: "building a pipeline of elite coaches"

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

It won’t come to that

I hope you're right.

 

[stickty111]

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Practised with them today. Definitely should be in the lineup for game 1.

 

[stickty111]

Practised with them today. Definitely should be in the lineup for game 1.

Yup I just saw that on twitter.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Who comes out of the lineup? I'm assuming Hallowell?

The Charlotte Checkers also look to be an extremely young squad. Should be a fun series.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Who comes out of the lineup? I'm assuming Hallowell?

The Charlotte Checkers also look to be an extremely young squad. Should be a fun series.

I'm not so sure Hallowell comes out or Lindgren goes in.

 

[LaPlante94]

Who comes out of the lineup? I'm assuming Hallowell?

The Charlotte Checkers also look to be an extremely young squad. Should be a fun series.

Duscak most likely, unless Rosen is healthy then it'd probably be Hallowell.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Who comes out of the lineup? I'm assuming Hallowell?

The Charlotte Checkers also look to be an extremely young squad. Should be a fun series.

I would assume Duszak comes out, but if Rosen is ready than Hollowell should come out as well.

Lindgren played a top 4 role on a championship team in Liiga. He should be ahead of Hollowell in terms of development.

 

[Kiwi]

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Practised with them today. Definitely should be in the lineup for game 1.

The D has been very strong thus far, unless Lindgren looks great in practice I wouldn't want to make a change right now

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

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The D has been very strong thus far, unless Lindgren looks great in practice I wouldn't want to make a change right now

You always play your best players. Lindgren is probably better than all but Liljegren/Sandin/Rosen right now on that defense.

 

[Kiwi]

You always play your best players. Lindgren is probably better than all but Liljegren/Sandin/Rosen right now on that defense.

We don't know that and I know for a fact both those kids have done a good job on the bottom pair during the AHL playoffs, especially Hollowell

Unless Lindgren proves he's the best man for the job and is clearly better in practice i wouldn't put him on the team over those other guys

 

[OB34KNH]

Its not his job.

You don't think Brendan Shannahan has a say on firing or not firing the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs? Especially, a head-coach who Shannahan played for. Do you really think that? Shannahan is the president of TML. Maybe you should put some thought into what you say.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Its not his job.

You think Dubas is just going to stroll into shanny office and say, "hey, I just fired Babcock"

 

[Pyrophorus]

You think Dubas is just going to stroll into shanny office and say, "hey, I just fired Babcock"?

Is this not the job description of General Manager?

 

[Pyrophorus]

You don't think Brendan Shannahan has a say on firing or not firing the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs? Especially, a head-coach who Shannahan played for. Do you really think that? Shannahan is the president of TML. Maybe you should put some thought into what you say.

Why have a GM?

 

[Dreakmur]

Is this not the job description of General Manager?

Just like most other jobs, general managers have bosses. Some bosses allow their subordinates to operate with full autonomy, but most micro manage to some extent.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Just like most other jobs, general managers have bosses. Some bosses allow their subordinates to operate with full autonomy, but most micro manage to some extent.

No talks about Poile, or Lou being micro managed?

 

[Dreakmur]

No talks about Poile, or Lou being micro managed?

Even those guys report to their superiors. If they were going to make a terrible decision, they may get overruled too.

 

[IBeL34f]

No talks about Poile, or Lou being micro managed?

Didn't Lou sign Kovalchuk to a contract he didn't like just because ownership pushed it?

Also, isn't this the Marlies thread?

 

[Sypher04]

Didn't Lou sign Kovalchuk to a contract he didn't like just because ownership pushed it?

Also, isn't this the Marlies thread?

That's a bit different. That was ownership pushing it to help with ticket sales, not Lou wanting to make a move of some sort and needing it signed off on