Pierre from Orleans
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Yes it is. Lots more options and we actually have good net front presenceYou have to admit the PP is (so far) different and better than last season.
Yes it is. Lots more options and we actually have good net front presenceYou have to admit the PP is (so far) different and better than last season.
Boucher's probably motivated in getting a new contract.
Boucher's probably motivated in getting a new contract.
So with bringing up Jaros and giving Harpur more minutes what are we going to do with the current D we have? Does anyone see any trades coming soon?Boucher handling Harpur yesterday was perfect coaching. Harpurs confidence has to be sky high right now and he can build on this.
Also have Jaros nice minutes.
I like how coach is handling and developing these young D we have.
What are your thoughts on the young guys keeping this pace up?We're harder on the forcheck so far, and the players haven't given up all hope yet (though that took about 24 games last year.. Goaltending has also held up better thus far (Andy and Condon had rough starts last year as I recall).
I like our depth on D better (obviously, Karlsson was better than anyone we have now even when he was clearly playing horrible for his standand);
DeMelo is way better than Oduya, Chabot used far more than last year, and Lajoie I like far better than Phaneuf already (though he really needs to add some muscle or figure out how to use his positioning better to beat the stronger forwards.
What are your thoughts on the young guys keeping this pace up?
What are your thoughts on the young guys keeping this pace up?
I don't think a winning record is expected. I am not saying it won't happen, only that it isn't a pre-requisite to an extension.
If Boucher plays ball with our directive to play the young guys, and the players respond to him, I could see a mid season extension. That gives Boucher the security to keep going with the plan.
It seemed like he may have lost the room last year, or at least guys were failing to execute for him - but we shipped out so much of our veteran core, and Boucher seems to be playing a different less stuffy system. Maybe those have alleviated any issues that might have been there.
I would have fired him last year, luckily, so far it looks like that would have been the wrong choice.
I really hope so.I don't think its first time he ran PP pretty sure he was running it most parts of playoffs and last year
I don't think a winning record is expected. I am not saying it won't happen, only that it isn't a pre-requisite to an extension.
If Boucher plays ball with our directive to play the young guys, and the players respond to him, I could see a mid season extension. That gives Boucher the security to keep going with the plan.
It seemed like he may have lost the room last year, or at least guys were failing to execute for him - but we shipped out so much of our veteran core, and Boucher seems to be playing a different less stuffy system. Maybe those have alleviated any issues that might have been there.
I would have fired him last year, luckily, so far it looks like that would have been the wrong choice.
I don't think anyone expects Tkachuk, Chabot, Tierney, and Lajoie to be 80 point players.
Tkachuk could be at 55-60 if he keeps improving.
Chabot should be at 60.
Lajoie should be at 40.
Tierney should be 50 unless he goes on a cold streak.
I think there is zero chance they will get rid of Boucher unless he has some big confrontation with PD or EM.
Why would they fire Boucher?
- Not enough wins. We're in a rebuild...aren't we supposed to suck (high draft picks) for a few years?
- Lost the room. Other than the rookies who is there to lose? Stone/Duchene...they could be traded by end of year anyways.
- Disagreement with PD on playing style. We just did a 180 in style based on directives from above to sell tickets...so I don't see this being a problem.
- Escape goat. This would be the most likely situation. If the loses build-up and the youth is getting frustrated then I could see the team making a chance for changes sake. Don't see this happening for a year or two though.
I just don't see why they would make a change.
Why would they fire Boucher?
I think he is changing because he has different tools in the toolbox this year.
Agreed, kind of.
Can we agree that if he is changing, he should be changing to put in place a style of play that maximizes the talents of the style of player/style of play that the GM is drafting and developing towards?
And so does this mean that PD believes the current style of play is what will bring us the cup? Also does it mean that PD believe Boucher is the best coach to preach/teach this new style of play?
And if so...what the hell was the last 3 years?
Hey, don't get me wrong. I personally like the more up-tempo style of play. And I WANT to believe that their is a plan behind this whole rebuild with a strategy of the players/style/culture/etc that PD has in mind that ends in a cup. (Assuming he has resources, blah blah...let's not get sidetracked)
So I get a bit antsy if the coach is changing his philosophy from year to year WITHOUT the GM over-communicating the new plan/direction.
OR, maybe I am looking to hard for the next signal of incompetence...and to that I say this team has developed me well
So with bringing up Jaros and giving Harpur more minutes what are we going to do with the current D we have? Does anyone see any trades coming soon?
Probably because he will want a raise once his contract expires.
So Boucher is running the PP (his bread and butter) for the first time with the Sens this year?
Why did he take so long? This would have been helpful in the ECF in 2017.