I don't think the Rangers are the best comparison because their best players are largely still in their primes. I know Sullivan etc etc but if we had a 26 year old Sidney Crosby right now we're not 3-6. We're just not.
I know you don't, because you're psychotically obsessed with this idea that Mike Sullivan is somehow an all powerful, nefarious monster as opposed to just your average shitty NHL coach with his head stuck up his own ass and an obsession with vets who play no-event hockey.
It never crosses your mind how things have gotten to this point, it's just Sully. "Hey maybe the thought process behind targeting then spending assets on a useless loser like Reaves was garbage" or "consistently spending 1st liner prices for 3rd liners sucks" or "the FO and scouting group that targeted JJ and locked into a 5 year deal was an all-world awful move" or "trading for a $5 million paperweight signed for years with Granlund was f***ing awful" or "what a waste of time and attention to shuffle the blueline around to absolutely zero effect". It's always just simply Sullivan's fault. Because that's easier than realizing this team's been too full of an arrogance and rot for years to actually reflect on things and make proactive changes.You once tried to tell me Hextall was basically the perfect GM for this team, and gave me shit for saying the 2nd year of Carter's deal was awful and gonna bite them in the ass.
It ain't just Sullivan, despite what you desperately want, man. He's absolutely a coach years beyond his expiration at this point, and has had nothing but praise and positive reinforcement heaped upon him because he happened to be in the right place at the right time which lead to two back to back Cups. It's been a combined effort from essentially all the decision makers in this organization, past as well as present, since 2017.
I know you'll take my post as some sort of defense of Sullivan even though I've been saying he's a fraud and should be fired for years, because anything short of a foaming at the mouth hatred for the dude is spun and construed into defending and siding with him, but that's fine. Sullivan should've been gone years ago, but he's just one of a few key pieces in the process of torpedoing this team for many years. /shrug
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Rangers are also yet another team that has replaced their coach and is thriving.
True, but they have a stronger roster than us as well, especially in terms of defensive ability and goaltending.
I know. I just think this roster would be Sully proof if one of Sid or Geno was Adam Fox's age.
Yeah, but he's also so bad at this point that they need a coach that doesn't make them lose.
What happened to that? Well, they got old, like we all do. Sad, but it happens.
Yeah, Reaves was definitely a big reason why Vegas made the Finals. Just like Maroon, and Schenn were for Tampa. Hey, even JJ was on Colorado's blueline when they won.
C;mon dude. Trash players wind up on winning teams all the time. Doesn't mean shit. That's it, pretty much. The supporting cast and coaching aren't good enough, in combination with what age has done taking Sid/Geno from 110pt players to PPG guys. /shrug
Yeah, Reaves was definitely a big reason why Vegas made the Finals. Just like Maroon, and Schenn were for Tampa. Hey, even JJ was on Colorado's blueline when they won.
That's it, pretty much. The supporting cast and coaching aren't good enough, in combination with what age has done taking Sid/Geno from 110pt players to PPG guys. /shrug
We all hate Sullivan. Well, most of us. He should definitely be fired, and years ago imo. But this team's not a coaching change away from a miraculous turnaround like in years past, and they don't have the time it'll take to perform major surgery anymore. Again, fire Sullivan because he's a f***ing annoying schmuck who has the team playing a wannabe structured brand of boring ass hockey. But don't (not you specifically, in general) be under the delusion that it'll vault this team up the standings. At the very most, this team's a WC type, 1st round sacrifice until Sid gets sick of this shit and retires in another year and a half. /shrug
Why talk about anything hockey related then? None of us have any input on the decisions that Dubas or FSG will make. Might as well close down Hf Penguins board
The same people are bitching & moaning in all different threads Good God if you life is that free of problems & issues that you take time to post worthless drivel you are a lucky human being
I'd say they didn't really hulk them into the playoffs back then, either. They have regressed over the last decade. That's why them being a PPG player doesn't really tell the whole story.
Why indeed, guy who screams jibberish. Why indeed?
Yeah, that extension and the Carter contract are just insane pieces of management malpractice. It's honestly kind of impressive.
If that's true, then Sully's chances of being fired went from like 1% to a full 0%.
