Gurglesons
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Nah. Hextall's teams had our stars a bit younger who carried the team. But we had been easily a playoff team this year if we had at least league average powerplay. That's on coaching.
Dubas can fire the coach.
Nah. Hextall's teams had our stars a bit younger who carried the team. But we had been easily a playoff team this year if we had at least league average powerplay. That's on coaching.
The REAL season is about to begin. It's going to be great! Watching the Pens in the playoffs I'd probably hang myself...playoffs are about the inches.I'm always excited for the playoffs, no matter if the Pens are out.
Greatest trophy to compete for and the greatest 2 months in sports.
There's literally quotes from Mike Sullivan about not wanting to overcoach the PP. He's said it repeatedly in his time here.There is nothing to base this claim on.
Rierden was in control of the powerplay and it sucked. There's no proof out there that Sullivan was telling him to not make changes to the powerplay because "they'll figure it out".
And still did better than Dubas.
Amazing work.
Only if FSG says so....Dubas can fire the coach.
Who knows which team is better? Without a competent coaching staff it’s too hard to tell. But I think as a whole, this team played better than last years. They had some really good stretches of hockey. Last season was a total slog.Somehow Dubas created a worse team than Hextall did.
Amazing work.
I'd probably take him over Sullivan...let him coach our PP, it can't be any worse.Hershey has had one of the best PPs in the AHL the last 2 years under Todd Nelson, and way back when he coached Grand Rapids to a championship they were ranked #1 then too. I do not see much about Hershey’s PP that I can point to that makes it good but change is needed, obviously. With or without Sullivan he might be a good assistant to run the PP/D.
He’s probably on some teams radars for a head coaching spot though.
Was it the part where he was benched and they won back to back Cups? Was that what you were right about? I don't know what your obsession with Jarry is. Fleury I get. He has a beautiful smile. I guess you're like one of those Florence Nightingale effect things. I get moist over oft injured goalies who meltdown constantly and need to be coddled too.I'll be right about TJ just like I was with MAF. Sorry.
There's literally quotes from Mike Sullivan about not wanting to overcoach the PP. He's said it repeatedly in his time here.
Nothing will change as long he's here.
They've changed his assistant coaches. They've changed the roster. They've changed GMs.
Same issues still
Who knows which team is better? Without a competent coaching staff it’s too hard to tell. But I think as a whole, this team played better than last years. They had some really good stretches of hockey. Last season was a total slog.
This team was definitely good enough to make the playoffs.
I thought I read it when we traded for Karlsson.Where are these quotes that support this claim?
I'm not defending Sullivan here, he clearly sucks and should be fired. But there is no proof that he's telling Rierden "don't make any changes to the powerplay, the guys will figure it out".
Where are these quotes that support this claim?
I'm not defending Sullivan here, he clearly sucks and should be fired. But there is no proof that he's telling Rierden "don't make any changes to the powerplay, the guys will figure it out".
But the hockey was shit all season long. They had stretches this season where they dominated ES play. If not for some untimely goaltending they could’ve went on a 10-15 game run back in November December.Last season’s team was firmly in a playoff spot and then the wheels came off because Petry had a concussion, Letang had a stroke, and Jarry was hurt.