Mikko Koivu: "It’s embarrassing and every single guy should feel that;â€
What's not to believe about that quote? You're just trying to invent a criticism of Koivu here.
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Mikko Koivu: "It’s embarrassing and every single guy should feel that;â€
What's not to believe about that quote? You're just trying to invent a criticism of Koivu here.
System issues are one thing, but this is mostly on goaltending and its demoralizing effect on the rest of the team. If you don't fix the goaltending, firing Yeo won't make a difference. Yeo may be an issue, but he's not the heart of the problem this time.
I say just wrap up the season. Suter's tired, rest him, if you can find a physical cause, put him on IR. Koivu's injured, put him on IR. Same with everyone else who has an injury. Tell Parise to take some personal time off. It's not like this is would make things much worse.
That was't very clear in your original comment. Strange time to bring up the issue.
That damn letter "C"....I tell ya...it's dragging this team down. 
Sorry, losing so much has made me delirious. Still, I laugh whenever that letter comes up in a conversation of how to fix this club right now. It's taken on a life of its own.
Sorry, losing so much has made me delirious. Still, I laugh whenever that letter comes up in a conversation of how to fix this club right now. It's taken on a life of its own.
Who cares. I'd love to see if stripping Koivu of the captaincy does something though. No, not the whole "that won't make the team play better argument". But I'd be curious how Koivu would react to it and if it would light a fire under him.
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How do you think he would react? How would you react if you got demoted in a very public way? Yes, it may light a fire. Or it may go the other way and make things worse. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation for him. If he reacts in an angry fashion, people will say he pouts and isn't a team player. If he doesn't react badly, people will say he must not care so of course he sucked as a captain.
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Just because you say it does not make it true. And I mean you.
You think that this is turned around by something said out in public? Think again.
Anybody who hasn't been publicly humiliated couldn't possibly understand what that kind of a thing feels like. And honestly I doubt many people wanting that in this case have any idea what it would feel like. Clamoring for it even if you hate their guts is sad.
Would love you to point out where I said this team will turn it around by talking. I'm one of the guys that doesn't want them to turn it around at this point, remember?
As for stripping Koivu of the C, if they ever did do it, you folks are probably right in that it shouldn't be done during the season. That's more of an off-season change kind of thing. You think if we ever got a really good 1C (McJesus perhaps?) that stripping Koivu of his captaincy would get him to waive his no trade clause? I suppose not, doubt he wants to leave here. Then again, if we ever wanted to trade him, shaming him might be the only way.
That's not the reputation you want to create for your team though. The guy isn't this monster that some make him out to be though. He could very well accept something. We have no idea. Honestly, Koivu needs to take on a role similar to Walz. Third line...checking line....all grit.....leave the high flying crap to the top 2 centers.
And if we get McJesus, I'll eat my hat and shoe. Hell, if we get the 2nd draft pick, I'll eat both shoes.
After the season Koivu has his meeting with whoever the GM is and they say...
"Mikko next year the coach will be choosing a new captain.Also we are looking into picking up a top center and your minutes will be relegated to the 3rd and 4th lines of course if you would prefer a trade we would accomodate your wishes."
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*Then he walks back in* "You can't trade me there. I have a NTC. If Heatley can turn down a trade there, then so can I."
*Walks out and flips off management again and knees Nordy in the crotch*
Parise is a 50 goal scorer if we by some miracle draft him and he centers Zach.
Bank it.
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Really happy i didnt have to see this beatdown tonight. Sundays game ended my hope for the season. I dont think Yeo is the problem but he is going to have to be the scapegoat. Something drastic needs to be done tomorrow.
That's the point I also saw. No checking at all. Wild does nothing for the other team, they just try to play their own gameplan and take the other team out from theirs. Sure, keeping the puck in offensive zone boards makes the stats look nice and generates very bad shots but you don't win games that way, if the opposing team gets to play their game just as they want to. Hit Malkin, hit Crosby, hit Letang. Make their life miserable on the ice.
But yeah, I'm okay with getting blown out every night. Great draft.
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Exactly. We are making it too easy for the opponents. They can basically just walk in front of the crease and do whatever they want. Adding a guy like Fistric would fit a need in that sense.
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I have no idea how Mileski and Michelleti have their own show together. They are truly awful and probably the two worst supposed hockey minds in the Twin Cities media.
Mileski, on the Common Man Progrum yesterday, said "Parise is a better player than Ovechkin...I would take Parise over Ovechkin any day"...I honestly could not believe what I was hearing. For the rest of the show, he was getting ripped to shreds by all of the callers and emailers.
I'd take Parise over Ovechkin too, but not because he's the better player (offensively speaking he definitely isn't). I haven't listened to those 2, but if their Twitter accounts are any indication, I don't think I've missed out on anything.
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