Craig MacTavish meeting the media

[Moose Coleman]

I guess I called it, what a predictable bunch of losers these guys are.

Did you actually think they would or should change coaches 20 games in?

 

[ohheyhemsky]

All I'm getting from this press conference is:

"We are allowed to suck, because I think we're doing great."

How many press conferences is MacT going to have this season? Does he have to do a presser every time anything happens? We suck. We don't need to hear why everything is alright.

 

[luongo321]

'This is all yakupov's fault. He has been a huge distraction and a locker room nightmare. Kevin Lowe has won many Stanley Cups and he knows what he's talking about. You have a problem with that? *Lowe busts out his SC rings on his hand and stares down the wimpy reporters.* It's a cycle. Okay? We won so many stanley cups that it takes time to get back to the top. okay?'

 

[Del Preston]

It's okay guys, there is optimism outside our market and around the league that this will turn around. Nevermind that those people don't watch this team on a regular basis.

 

[Del Preston]

Rishaug and co. are cowards when the guy on the other side isn't a 20-year-old Russian with limited English.

 

[s7ark]

No surprise. MacT won't admit he was wrong and is doubling down on this brutal coaching staff.

Nothing will change. Ekblad here we come!

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Rishaug and co. are cowards when the guy on the other side isn't a 20-year-old Russian with limited English.

This, all day.

 

[luongo321]

"the try is there"

no
it
is
not

look at yesterday's peverly goal. is jeff petry "trying"?


just LOL

brah, he tries so hard his name has try in it.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

I don't know what everyone was expecting...

"We've traded Eberle for Giroux, Simmonds, Laughton and Coburn, we've traded Hemsky for Greening and Zach Smith, we've coaxed Nick Lidstrom out of retirement and we have fired Dallas Eakins for Scotty Bowman"

I mean, yeah, it's a lot of hot air, but its not as if this team is going to do something shockingly functional.

(btw...
Hall-Giroux-Simmonds
Perron-RNH-Yakupov
Joensuu-Gordon-Greening
Smyth-Smith-Jones

Coburn-Petry
Ference-Belov
Lidstrom-J. Schultz)

*sniff*

 

[Connor McSaviour]

This press conference displayed our biggest problem. Our management are either so delusional that they truly believe what there saying, or there so arrogant that they'd rather fail then admit they were wrong. Either way both are terrifying.

 

[luongo321]

No surprise. MacT won't admit he was wrong and is doubling down on this brutal coaching staff.

Nothing will change. Ekblad here we come!

is it on? is he sticking it to eakins?

 

[McDrai]

1 point ahead of Buffalo
1st overall pick is a definite possibility

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

so he's had multiple offers for core pieces...but willing to trade ekblad

ekblad for del zotto here we come.

team dangles remains intact.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

What was the point of any of that? Do they actually think that will appease people for another 20 games?

No tough questions from Rishaug? I thought that's what he does when people make themselves available and have reason to be questioned - or so he claims on Twitter.

 

[CornKicker]

I'll just sum up the presser for the rest of you:

This is the greatest 4-16 team in the history of sports.

book it...this team will not be 4-16 20 games into the season next year......

are you saying they will be better or like 2-18?

- no coment

 

[s7ark]

is it on? is he sticking it to eakins?

Of course he isn't. He's supporting them unconditionally.

This presser is to try and take some heat off the coaching staff because the fans can see how bad they are

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

i'd like to shatter MacT's "self satisfaction meter"

 

[McAsuno]

Jack Michaels ‏@EdmontonJack
When it comes to making deals, MacTavish says all teams want one of his core pieces. He's not willing to part with one of those at this time

Bold move, hello? Nope.

 

[tantalum]

"People around the league are more optimistic of us turning it around than we are internally. Lots of optimism around the league of us turning this around."

**** off.

Psst Craig. They're screwing with you.

 

[Asher]

What was the point of any of that? Do they actually think that will appease people for another 20 games?

No tough questions from Rishaug? I thought that's what he does when people make themselves available and have reason to be questioned - or so he claims on Twitter.

It's giving a vote of confidence to the coaches and the players. We might not feel appeased, but it might calm media speculation a bit.

 

[McDrai]

Why did Mac T even have a press conference?
I'm more pissed off than I was yesterday

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Optimism from outside the team in a nutshell:

Craig at the Panthers game: "Hey Dale, serious question: think we can turn this around with the team I've put together?"

Dale: "**** yeah, bro...be patient. They'll win, you won the Labarbera sweepstakes didn't you?"

Craig at the Lightning game: "Hey Steve, serious question: think we can turn this around with the team I've put together?"

Steve: "Oh hellz ya, brutha! Today's NHL is built on small forwards,not goaltending and defense. You're doing a swell job."

Craig at the Flyers game: "Hey Paul, serious question: think we can turn this around with the team I've put together?"

Paul: "The key element your team is missing is some comedy in the room, that will right the ship. You should sign Ilya."
Craig: "Kovalchuk???, He's that funny of a funny guy...didn't je just sign in the Konti...?"
Paul: "No you dope, Bryzgalov...and trade Smid, that toothless mug bothers me."

 

[CornKicker]

It's okay guys, there is optimism outside our market and around the league that this will turn around. Nevermind that those people don't watch this team on a regular basis.

aka hopefully we still get a tv deal with sportsnet next season derp derp

 

[CornKicker]

Optimism from outside the team in a nutshell:

Craig at the Panthers game: "Hey Dale, serious question: think we can turn this around with the team I've put together?"

Dale: "**** yeah, bro...be patient. They'll win, you won the Labarbera sweepstakes didn't you?"

Craig at the Lightning game: "Hey Steve, serious question: think we can turn this around with the team I've put together?"

Steve: "Oh hellz ya, brutha! Today's NHL is built on small forwards,not goaltending and defense. You're doing a swell job."

Craig at the Flyers game: "Hey Paul, serious question: think we can turn this around with the team I've put together?"

Paul: "The key element your team is missing is some comedy in the room, that will right the ship. You should sign Ilya."
Craig: "Kovalchuk???, He's that funny of a funny guy...didn't je just sign in the Konti...?"
Paul: "No you dope, Bryzgalov...and trade Smid, that toothless mug bothers me."

exactly lol

 

[rasarhdasd]

If you trade Ekblad, MacT, you are a dumbass.