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For all that’s worth.Other than, you know, being in the lineup…
For all that’s worth.Other than, you know, being in the lineup…
Blues have won three straight.This is a good thing. If you’re going to suck you better suck. Nothing worse than finishing a few points out of the playoffs in no man’s land.
The Underachivers Bowl is Thursday — St Louis vs Washington. Get hyped!
MFers have a worse points percentage than Chicago who are trying to suck. Welcome to Suckville.
Brains, brawn, and beauty. But who is which?Ovi-Bedard-Miro?
But history suggests they'll exhaust their options in the coming months in a desperate attempt to remain in the mix. Ownership certainly is far more inclined to do that and I think the front office is right there as well. They're not just going to be zen about this and sit back for the next three months until the deadline spurs them into action. At some point, perhaps pretty soon, they'll have no other choice but to act and make some significant changes. Maybe it's YOLO Boudreau SZN or some swaps to at least increase scoring. But it'll be something. We can be pretty sure of it if they continue to be an under .500 team.This is a good thing. If you’re going to suck you better suck. Nothing worse than finishing a few points out of the playoffs in no man’s land.
I happen to think they will sit back. They have the injuries as a rationale.But history suggests they'll exhaust their options in the coming months in a desperate attempt to remain in the mix. Ownership certainly is far more inclined to do that and I think the front office is right there as well. They're not just going to be zen about this and sit back for the next three months until the deadline spurs them into action. At some point, perhaps pretty soon, they'll have no other choice but to act and make some significant changes. Maybe it's YOLO Boudreau SZN or some swaps to at least increase scoring. But it'll be something. We can be pretty sure of it if they continue to be an under .500 team.
They're so used to being excessively zoomed-in toward competing at the expense of the future/development that it's a very real question whether they're capable of shifting gears as needed. It seems far more likely they'll just continue to seek to remain in that competitive bunker and make moves that fortify it further rather than more soberly assess the viability of the position. That's when organizations lose their way and if they're not careful they could find themselves in that boat.
Brains, brawn, and beauty. But who is which?
Bench Mantha for what? Some AHLEr who isn’t ready?So the coaches benched one and not the other. Curious. Almost like you can question their decision making.
The questions assume that Mantha is ready to compete in the NHL. Evidence of that is spotty at best.Bench Mantha for what? Some AHLEr who isn’t ready?
Again, a win on our side of the trade. At least we have a body!The questions assume that Mantha is ready to compete in the NHL. Evidence of that is spotty at best.
They’re still third to last in the NHL.Blues have won three straight.
It will be exceedingly difficult for them to resist temptation IMO. The temptation and promise of a jolt in the arm that could get things back on track again. Whether it's a coaching change, a trade or both I doubt they'll just treat the season as a write-off this early on. Not without more actively pursuing solutions first. Ultimately it may end up the same but I think they believe themselves to be obligated to exhaust all options as long as they've got a fighting chance. They believe they owe it to Ovechkin. But they're also probably past the point of convenient incrementalism being enough. They very likely need to take a much more critical assessment of the core group first and restructure. Perhaps that may need to involve a significant departure from the status quo of valuing vet grit and flimsy skill over much of anything more subtly effective.I happen to think they will sit back. They have the injuries as a rationale.
Ovi-Bedard-Miro?
kind of wish the thread had just been locked after this, like a big performance art piece
I don’t trust BM and this scouting dept to do a rebuild. BM was the right guy to put the finishing touches on a team but boy has he failed in the draft and the Caps on a whole have failed in player development. McPhee et al were far superior talent evaluators and developers. He just sucked at building a complete team.But history suggests they'll exhaust their options in the coming months in a desperate attempt to remain in the mix. Ownership certainly is far more inclined to do that and I think the front office is right there as well. They're not just going to be zen about this and sit back for the next three months until the deadline spurs them into action. At some point, perhaps pretty soon, they'll have no other choice but to act and make some significant changes. Maybe it's YOLO Boudreau SZN or some swaps to at least increase scoring. But it'll be something. We can be pretty sure of it if they continue to be an under .500 team.
They're so used to being excessively zoomed-in toward competing at the expense of the future/development that it's a very real question whether they're capable of shifting gears as needed. It seems far more likely they'll just continue to seek to remain in that competitive bunker and make moves that fortify it further rather than more soberly assess the viability of the position. That's when organizations lose their way and if they're not careful they could find themselves in that boat.