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[Super Cake]

Florida loses to the Blues. Reimer let in some trash goals,

I predicted that this would happen. lol

 

[CupInSIX]

If we had the second best player in the league we'd have to pay that kind of money too. These guys are good fits for us and have nice future upside, but they are not Mattews.

Point being, salaries are going up for RFAs and Tuch would be asking for over 6 million if he was bridged on a 1 or 2 year deal.

I can't believe people actually complained they locked him up under 5m.

 

[LadyStanley]

That's a hurt

 

[mundyc3]

Yikes.

 

[willy702]

Yikes.

And only 4 points out of a playoff spot despite a by far league worst goal differential of -51. Incredible.

 

[LadyStanley]

Don't know that will help their chances

 

[Bart9349]

Don't know that will help their chances

 

[hangman005]

But it had to happen

 

[IceNeophyte]

Don't know that will help their chances

Murray's just trying to save his own skin at this point.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Murray's just trying to save his own skin at this point.

I think it's Murray trying to get his look at who exactly needs to go and continuing the tank to get a much needed high profile player while not having Eakins thrown into the mess and continuing to work with Anaheim's young players. Giving Eakins a better situation for success.

You can't trust an interim coach to not try to do whatever they can to remain a coach at the top level.

He knew Carlyle was awful but wanted to get through the season without it being too awful but it got so bad he needed to do something but he doesn't want to deviate from the plan going forward.

 

[BattleBorn]

I agree. I'm not super into what's going on in Anaheim, and I'm not a Ducks fan so I don't have to watch it hoping for the future, but it seems like a stupid decision to burn an interim/Eakins when it's obvious some moves have to be made. Thus, they get Murray.

Why that's better than just keeping Carlyle knowing the season is lost, I don't know.

 

[hangman005]

I agree. I'm not super into what's going on in Anaheim, and I'm not a Ducks fan so I don't have to watch it hoping for the future, but it seems like a stupid decision to burn an interim/Eakins when it's obvious some moves have to be made. Thus, they get Murray.

Why that's better than just keeping Carlyle knowing the season is lost, I don't know.

I think it’s simply an optics thing “hey look we fired the coa... we are trying guys”

 

[BattleBorn]

I think it’s simply an optics thing “hey look we fired the coa... we are trying guys”

That's all it ever was, that's kind of the point. It makes no sense.

With respect to our FireCarlyle compatriots, this season was toast as soon as it hit the shit. Firing the coach just made the GM come out of his office to coach, and the unjustified (IMO) firestorm might even cost him his position. The team was old. In the past, that team did very well for what it was, which was an old school, physical ass team. However, It's still old. Things had to change, you weren't winning the cup this season, and the fact that the Pacific is so unbalanced made it seem like they were being left behind, bit had a chance to extend the glory. However, no coach firing is going to change the team and make a realistic playoff run a possibility, so why fire the coach? I get that there's politics and hiring him in the first place is the real issue, but no move made this year was going to make the team better for the long run, even with a "better" coach that you'd have rather hired.

Hiring Boudreau was admitting they knew what they were and were trying to extend, the fans just weren't onboard and when the shit hit the fan, it turned into shit. They'll fire Murray and he'll make a team somewhere because he's a good GM that just ran out of time because he didn't buy into the tank enough, publicly enough.

 

[Vegan Knight]

That's all it ever was, that's kind of the point. It makes no sense.

With respect to our FireCarlyle compatriots, this season was toast as soon as it hit the ****. Firing the coach just made the GM come out of his office to coach, and the unjustified (IMO) firestorm might even cost him his position. The team was old. In the past, that team did very well for what it was, which was an old school, physical ass team. However, It's still old. Things had to change, you weren't winning the cup this season, and the fact that the Pacific is so unbalanced made it seem like they were being left behind, bit had a chance to extend the glory. However, no coach firing is going to change the team and make a realistic playoff run a possibility, so why fire the coach? I get that there's politics and hiring him in the first place is the real issue, but no move made this year was going to make the team better for the long run, even with a "better" coach that you'd have rather hired.

Hiring Boudreau was admitting they knew what they were and were trying to extend, the fans just weren't onboard and when the **** hit the fan, it turned into ****. They'll fire Murray and he'll make a team somewhere because he's a good GM that just ran out of time because he didn't buy into the tank enough, publicly enough.

Murray has also been pretty limited with Anaheim as a team that can't spend as much as those around them.

 

[LadyStanley]

Remember Dylan Ferguson made his NHL debut in relief on emergency recall from junior?

Tonight, Mike DiPietro, 19, on emergency recall from junior, made his NHL debut and first start for the Vancouver Canucks as the planned starter has lower body stiffness.


(Not doing so hot; gave up 3 goals, on five shots, in less than 9 minutes)

 

[LadyStanley]

Flower mention

 

[LadyStanley]

Sweet.

 

[Super Cake]

Sounds like Stone might potentially go to Winnipeg.

Sigh.

 

[hangman005]

Sounds like Stone might potentially go to Winnipeg.

Sigh.

So we get him in the off-season like Stastny

 

[CupInSIX]

Sounds like Stone might potentially go to Winnipeg.

Sigh.

Rumors swirling that McPhee is trying to get in on the Stone action.

Jets might be in on Duchene instead...

 

[hangman005]

Oilers send Talbot to Philly for their goalie according to twitter

 

[CupInSIX]

Oilers send Talbot to Philly for their goalie according to twitter

I think they're gonna flip him to the Knights. Maybe after clearing waivers and getting his game back on track.

 

[LadyStanley]

Official release

Don't think Talbot will change address again until offseason

 

[KnishOfTheCrease]

Two teams that suck trade two goalies that suck. Cool.

 

[LadyStanley]

Canucks and Rangers Oilers make one-for-one player trade