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That really sounds like a Mac T kind of quote.
Except Mac T would have gone to the wrong rink.
Post-Game Talk: Devils 5 Oilers 2 - welp
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That really sounds like a Mac T kind of quote.
Except Mac T would have gone to the wrong rink.
Tmac in a nutshell. "See my stupid idea worked one time thanks to the greatest talent on the planet, so i'll do it for 50 more games"
Chet Manley
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My impression of McLellan is that he doesn't use the media to call out players or air out dirty laundry. What he says in public probably means little about how the team is run.
McShogun99
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True story. During the Sather appreciation night I watched Mac T go out a side exit for a smoke break. He then forgot his card to get back in and was locked out and had to call someone to help him. That moment summed up his GM career for me.
Ehhh, I'd say that was more Cameron than GG and the lack of right shot forwards we had (besides brouwer lol). Still, not putting Hamilton on the pp over Brodie for 50 games was frustrating as f***, so hopefully gg is more adaptable now.
I've watched so many games due to free center ice preview.
I am astonished that we are even in the same league with these teams. Even Vacouver and Ottawa can fly anf look better than us.
One game sample I know but I'm worried!
Not like we play a team that has one of the most dangerous top lines in the league next and our defense has trouble containing every single Jersey line.
I'm 100% a TERRIBLE 1st as the team isn't even close to game shape and the break with what...2 practices total won't help at all.
Agreed
If they can't win these upcoming games, they had damn well better compete.
Klimando Kostani
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Is it possible that the team struggled so bad due to another new system being introduced? New coaches with different messages? Might explain why so many people seemed to be out of position on defence or losing the extra man.
Or maybe this new system is just swarm 1.0
Now I watch the highlights or condensed game of every other team and I know the game San Jose looked great tonight but in their 4-0 loss to the Islanders the night before you can see Braun, Burns, and Vlasic all being the goat on a goal against. Losing the extra man, not being in passing lanes.
Keith has also looked bad a few times.
Everyone gets caught out of position from time to time but it is the coaches job to teach you your position. Same reason why some players might look good under one coach and bad under another.
This isn't to say Benning is as good of any of those previously named defenseman, but he has been serviceable in a bottom line/fill in second pair role and in this last game he was caught on the wrong side of the puck a few times and I have to assume, I just have to, that he was trying to do whatever this swarm 1.0 system is. Maybe a forward was supposed to be covering the front of the net, I don't know. We will never know. But I believe we are at least, much better than Saturday.
Which is why I think the 5 day break is a good thing. They were humiliated. Now they have 5 days to think about the systems and not getting caught on the wrong side of the puck so often.
Kassiano out
Or maybe this new system is just swarm 1.0
Now I watch the highlights or condensed game of every other team and I know the game San Jose looked great tonight but in their 4-0 loss to the Islanders the night before you can see Braun, Burns, and Vlasic all being the goat on a goal against. Losing the extra man, not being in passing lanes.
Keith has also looked bad a few times.
Everyone gets caught out of position from time to time but it is the coaches job to teach you your position. Same reason why some players might look good under one coach and bad under another.
This isn't to say Benning is as good of any of those previously named defenseman, but he has been serviceable in a bottom line/fill in second pair role and in this last game he was caught on the wrong side of the puck a few times and I have to assume, I just have to, that he was trying to do whatever this swarm 1.0 system is. Maybe a forward was supposed to be covering the front of the net, I don't know. We will never know. But I believe we are at least, much better than Saturday.
Which is why I think the 5 day break is a good thing. They were humiliated. Now they have 5 days to think about the systems and not getting caught on the wrong side of the puck so often.
Kassiano out
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Refreshing post. Be careful you might get flamed for not spewing hate venom on anything not CMD. Lol
My concern with the break is last year anytime we had extended time off the team would sleep walk through the first game and have a really bad first few. On an already tough road trip that could be worrisome
I agree the new systems could be hard for the team to learn and that could explain some of it. The biggest issue I saw was effort which usually isn't a systems thing.
The hope now is that they are actually embarrassed about the loss and effort and come to play Thursday. That said from what I have seen of this team, I think they start playing when the game is half over.
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