Really? Simply go back and read the trade proposal threads and the Sweeney GM thread. You'll find many posts over the past year or two demanding a trade of picks, prospects in order to win now because the core isn't getting any younger. I understand people wanting Sweeney to improve the team, and that should be his objective, but at what cost - not just in any trade of assets but long term both in cap and players on the farm. done impulsively the team could be back where it was after 2013 cap hell and nothing in the pipeline.
Bringing in Dave Backes at 6years 6 mil goes against the build through draft talk.This GM is doing things totally opposite of one direction.
Flip flop about what?
Sweeney has said since Day 1 he's about rebuilding through the draft and integrating youth. Some of the signings that have been made clash with this to an extent, which is strange. I am speculating that the pressure to win now comes from above, but in the end the responsibility is Sweeney's.
So sick of hearing the players speak.
He did? I wasn't at practice but I thought Cassidy said in the interview that Backes played wing today.
Belesky-Spooner-Backes is what Fluto had.
"I think he'll stay on the wing,that's where he was today"
I thought I seen the lines posted earlier.
Then I read all the forwards wore the same colour sweaters so maybe what I read was incorrect.
If true awful.
Flip flop about what?
Sweeney has said since Day 1 he's about rebuilding through the draft and integrating youth. Some of the signings that have been made clash with this to an extent, which is strange. I am speculating that the pressure to win now comes from above, but in the end the responsibility is Sweeney's.
If true awful. I had read center as well.
Where was Charlie?
So sick of hearing the players speak.
Why? You want to listen to him? Sweeneys job to do this. He's the GM.
Where was Charlie?
Why? You want to listen to him? Sweeneys job to do this. He's the GM.
Bringing in Dave Backes at 6years 6 mil goes against the build through draft talk.This GM is doing things totally opposite of one direction.If it's build through draft then fine.If you want to trade picks and go for it fine.But pick a darn direction.
So Tim Thomas outscored the Canucks 28-8? He lost every game by 1 goal, he won in blowouts in every other. Tim Thomas had a lot to do with that win, but so was a stifling defensive scheme that kept shots to the perimeter, cleared out any chances from the crease, and allowed a talented group of forwards to come back on defense while waiting to pounce on any mistakes. That was as big a team effort as any Cup win I've seen, and in my not so humble opinion, could not have been done without Claude Julien as coach.
Saying it was all TT is simplistic nonsense spouted off by people who know nothing about hockey aside from looking at stats. YMMV.
Belesky-Spooner-Backes
If true, that could potentially get Spooner going again without having to be benched in the 3rd.
I take it Pasta moved to DK wing?
I doubt that Clode told Sweeney "We lack leadership".
Some are asking where was Cam, so I think it's fair to ask - where was Charlie?
I thought I read Cehlarik - Krejci - Pastrnak
Along with Marchand - Bergeron - Vatrano
And Schaller - Moore - Hayes with Nash subbing in.
Lots of complaints about the quality of the shots this team gets,or the quantity of shots from the point. Cassidy pointedly spoke about moving the offense closer to the net,emphasizing the half wall and behind the net puck movement.