Dr Jan Itor
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Anyone think the reason for shaking up the pairings before the opener was purely Suter-driven? I do.
I think Boudreau has enough equity in the league for that not to be the case.
Anyone think the reason for shaking up the pairings before the opener was purely Suter-driven? I do.
If I remember correctly, Suter and Spurgeon took forever to be good together. Sometimes it just takes consistent playing time with each other.They've tried it a couple times and it hasn't. Hopefully its just a matter of both players maturing into what they're going to be.
Both Russo and Bruce said Reilly clearly outplayed Olofsson. Considering most of the games weren't televised, I have a hard time thinking anyone here knows better than they do since they actually saw all the games.Anyone else think Reilly is getting the 3rd pair start mainly because he's useful on the PP? He had a decent camp, but Olofsson looked better (qualifier of I didn't see all of the preseason games). There is likely to be a lot of penalties the first few games and after Dumba, Spurgeon, and Suter the options are limited for the blueline.
Jeez, some of you guys are sure owly.Give me a break. Are we done with this "Suter is running the franchise" conspiracy yet?
Jeez, some of you guys are sure owly.
If you don't think Suter has a propensity to act like a diva, you're being naive. It's interesting that so many are dismissing this, especially in light of the departure of Scott Stevens. Nobody else finds it strange that 20/24 have been paired for most, if not all of camp, Opening Night arrives, then poof! Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes?
Okay, indulge me this: I realize a forward is often used as a power-play point man. Why are righty/lefty shooting combinations important, as it relates to the power play? Just curious if anyone knows.
No, not suggesting Suter ran Stevens out at all.Not sure what Scott Steven's has to do with anything, are you suggesting that Suter ran him out of town?
As opposed to the much simpler explanation Steven's provided that he didn't want to uproot his three high school aged girls and move them across country and didn't want to be away from them another year?
Kinda figured you'd know.Two reason's
1) It's easier to hold the zone and battle for pucks on your forehand when a puck is contested.
2) When you've got control of the puck and are set up, it's relativevly easy to do a switch and get the RHD on the left side and in position to slide down(or vice versa if your left has the better shot) where he'll have a better angle at a one timer.
No, not suggesting Suter ran Stevens out at all.
What I'm saying is that Suter has a rep of being a diva. And losing a position coach that is one of the most highly-respected personas in all of hockey could make a diva very easily revert back to selfish behaviors.
The 'alleged' rift in the Wild room as the Yeo era came to an end was essentially boiled down to some young guys vs some old guys. Pretty easy to do the math there.
All of this is pure speculation on my part. The only real way to understand the team dynamic is to see what it's like first-hand. I am a huge believer in team chemistry. I know that's not really very cool in this day & age of fancy stats, charts, & graphs.Fair enough.
It's not like John Anderson is a never seen the NHL nobody. He played in the league for a decade, has been a head coach at the NHL. And BB has the final say in any matter, with more then enough cred to keep Suter in his place.
Occum's razor. Suter-Spurgeon were one of the two or three best pairings in the NHL last year. Almost every single NHL coach is going to make the decision to keep them together, especially if they didn't like what they saw in the pre-season from the replacement pair.
All of this is pure speculation on my part. The only real way to understand the team dynamic is to see what it's like first-hand. I am a huge believer in team chemistry. I know that's not really very cool in this day & age of fancy stats, charts, & graphs.
Just because it can't be quantified doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Not that I'd be adverse to thinking for myself, but according to the Russo podcast that was recorded this morning it appears I am not alone in this line of thinking.You may be alone on that one.
Russo says a lot of things on his podcast.Not that I'd be adverse to thinking for myself, but according to the Russo podcast that was recorded this morning it appears I am not alone in this line of thinking.
Strange, someone would actually say things on a podcast. Weird.Russo says a lot of things on his podcast.
I think it had more to do with Spurgeon/Brodin being terrible together in the preseason. No reason to make the top pair weaker if it isn't going to improve the 2nd pair either.Dumba basically had to be a rock star in camp next to Suter to take that spot from Spurgeon, and by all accounts he wasn't, so going back to it to start makes sense.