GDT: Devils vs. Blue Jackets - 7:00 PM - MSG+2

[devilsblood]

Sev's with 28:16 of toi. That's impressive.

 

[Tretyak 20]

That was management's call. Maybe the coach was told who to play. I'm skeptical the players and coach thought losing on purpose was a good thing. They don't seem to view it like fans do. I was lucky enough to spend some summers as a teen ager around NHL players in the offseason and they saw the draft picks as someone coming to take their jobs. I can't imagine a coach thinks overseeing a dumpster fire is a good career move. Notice the Pens switched coaches when Mario arrived.

Probably right, but Pittsburgh management was definitely trying to lose that year.

 

[My3Sons]

Probably right, but Pittsburgh management was definitely trying to lose that year.

I agree that management can view it differently from players and coaches.

 

[Camille the Eel]

The Blue Jackets have a fairly rough remaining schedule. Penguins, Penguins, Islanders, Bruins, Hurricanes, Bruins. Then the Western Canada trip. Then the Islanders again after they get back. They do get the Sabres, Rangers and Senators all in the last week of the season. Aside from those teams and the Oilers and Canucks on the road, it’s all either playoff teams or the teams they’re battling for like two with the Pens, and one each against the Hurricanes and Canadiens. Three more against the Bruins, Islanders and a game against the Predators on the road and the Flames on the road. They haven’t even played the Bruins yet this season I guess. Reminds of when Florida had to play all those games against Boston in the last month of the season last year.

Really tough schedule. And they looked last night like they had lost their identity. Added skill but didn’t know what to do with it. Added Duchene but not jelling. Or just a team in a slump. Bad time of year for a slump.

 

[MartyOwns]

i wonder if hynes adjusted our strategy, which coincided with the trade deadline by pure chance, or if we’re simply getting better goaltending

 

[glenwo2]

Man, what's with the meaningless point...

I said it before.

All it does is decrease our chances of getting lucky and winning a top 5 pick.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

i wonder if hynes adjusted our strategy, which coincided with the trade deadline by pure chance, or if we’re simply getting better goaltending

I'm telling you, it's just because there are so many Bingo players in the lineup and they are playing the system they play down there. Hynes hasn't coached the system out of them yet.

 

[MadDevil]

I'm telling you, it's just because there are so many Bongo players in the lineup and they are playing the system they play down there. Hynes hasn't coached the system out of them yet.

That might have some credence if Bingo was actually good.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

That might have some credence if Bingo was actually good.

They don't have to be good to be structured. They play with structure but have 0 talent. That will lose you as many games as having talent but no structure.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

I can’t imagine there is any locker room in any pro league where the coaches and players embrace tanking even if some of the fans and team management are ok with it.

2014/15 Sabres

 

[My3Sons]

2014/15 Sabres

The players and coaches wanted to play games and lose them? You need to do more than say a year and a team to be convincing.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

The players and coaches wanted to play games and lose them? You need to do more than say a year and a team to be convincing.

The GM and ownership did...