GDT: Don Sweeney News Conference - 11:30 AM - NESN Plus, NHLN, SN (Canada) - WBZ-FM 98.5

[alg363636]

Oh my god I ****ing hate Joe Sacco

 

[ON3M4N]

I'm just trying to bring an element of reason and an opposing viewpoint to a thread which I think has been a witch hunt for the most part.

No conspiracy here.

agree 100%

From listening to Sweeney, it sounds like they didn't see him as the coach of this team in the future. Definatley agree that there was a difference in personal/philosophy. Sweeney made it clear a few times that he's not deviating from his plan of integrating youth.

 

[smithformeragent]

Theme here between Sweeney and Cassidy is that practices had become lax.

 

[Grasshopperking]

Pandolfo to the bench. Sacco now in charge of the D.

Sacco should be in charge of the water bottles UGH

 

[TP]

Cassidy's mannerisms are hauntingly similar to Heath Ledger's Joker.

I switched back.. SPOT ON! AHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAA

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Conditioning of team might have been an issue.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Listened to the presser on 98.5; while I'm not enthused about it... and while mostly skeptical, I'll let Sweeney's actions do the talking.

Trading for rentals or doing nothing; he's learned nothing, the Bruins are a mess, and the rebuild is inevitable. He'll be gone shortly after.

Sweeney pulls off some sort of deadline moves that make our fanbase happy both long term/short term, I'll give him some credit.

Patience is wearing thin. And I'm all ready at the point of not being emotionally invested in 90% of this roster.

Keep: Bergeron, Pastrnak, Marchand, Krug
Don't trade high end prospects (unless we get high end prospects back)

Everyone else should be fair game.

 

[Hali33]

I'm at a real low point with this team.

I'm concerned with how long its going to take to get a purge of the front office and how much damage this crew will do in the meantime.

Couldn't be less confident in this front office to bring the team to success again.

 

[Greek_physique]

Conditioning of team might have been an issue.

If that's the case...we are all doomed.

I call pure BS..that's a dumb excuse.

 

[finchster]

I would've traded Pastrnak for Trouba, just sayin

 

[Coach Parker]

I'm just trying to bring an element of reason and an opposing viewpoint to a thread which I think has been a witch hunt for the most part.

No conspiracy here.

It's not a witch-hunt to post logical concerns and frustration. We don't need to jump to there.

The witch-hunt was the firing today. Let's be clear.

1. Tried to hide this presser (timed with parade, no e-mail notifications of firing, no e-mail notifications of presser).
2. Neely doesn't even show up as President.

I'll stick to those to facts and be critical of them with full justification and zero evidence of a witch-hunt.

They fired a coach because the team was 'under performing' which concerns me because I saw a team being coached and at the start of the year backstopped way over their head. Without Rask and Julien's defensive system covering up for the horrible defense and bottom 9 forwards this team is 2nd worst in the NHL.

Now they fired the coach in an attempt to improve this team.

Let me know where any of that is a witch-hunt. Perhaps you weren't referring to me but I wanted to be clear why I am upset with this whole situation.

When they asked Babcock about the firing today, he laughed.

Out here in Vancouver everyone is pointing at the timing and the managements attempt to hide.

They have avoided the media all year...hiding.

The optics don't need a witch-hunt. The optics paint the picture pretty clearly here.

 

[TMac21]

I kinda like Cassidy's answers to be fair.

"Z was under the weather". That seems fishy.

Same, he handled it well.

 

[BruinDust]

Are we talking about the same Landeskog?

The guy I'm talking about the one that just turned 24 and hasn't even hit his prime yet.

Our opinions differ on Landeskog GD, and that's fair.

I've never been overly impressed. And I think his best days are behind him, even at 24.

I think I'd be more open to it if he was a right-handed shooter. But on a franchise loaded with young left-shot forwards, both on the team and in the system, I don't see why they should cough up a bounty for him.

Heck, they have 2 guys in practice today playing their off-wing. And that is something that this game is trending away from IMO. That extra half-second you need on break-out plays along the wall on your off-wing is killer with the speed of today's game.

 

[VanIsle]

This is the first step, while it is tough to see CJ go, it is what has to happen in the long run.

When the Bruins miss the PO's this year and then possibly again next year who's head is going to roll this time?

It is a long process so strap in tight because it is going to be a tough next 2-3 years.

 

[smithformeragent]

Clode used this same "moving the puck up quicker on D" line two seasons ago.

It's the horses, not the jockey.

 

[Coach Parker]

Pandolfo to the bench. Sacco now in charge of the D.

OH my ****ing God.

 

[NDiesel]

Everyone needs to take a deep breath and step back....

Let's a relax a bit, this isn't the end of the world.

 

[smithformeragent]

Essensa will take on an increased role.

Yeah, it's called he's the new ****ing backup goalie.

 

[BruinDust]

Pandolfo to the bench. Sacco now in charge of the D.

Great.

Sacco, who played as a forward, is now going to tell the D how to do their jobs?

****

 

[VanIsle]

OH my ****ing God.

Yup, what a disaster.

 

[bp13]

Ladyfan reported the other night that she could see a bunch of the players had their own water bottles, indicating a cold was working it's way around the locker room. Cassidy seems to be sniffling a lot during his presser too.

If you were a longtime captain of this team and the coach of 10 years got fired that morning and you were going to be practicing with the new coach in charge, would you make sure to get there if you could walk?

I'm sorry maybe I'm misreading that but that seems really fishy to me.

 

[KlausJopling]

Clode used this same "moving the puck up quicker on D" line two seasons ago.

It's the horses, not the jockey.

Big problem is we only have 1 defense men that can move the puck consistently under pressure, 3 "maybe" who can move the puck with no pressure, and 2 who can't move the puck at all.

 

[Greek_physique]

Great.

Sacco, who played as a forward, is now going to tell the D how to do their jobs?

****

I understand that logic..I mean, during his time in the NHL, he was on the ice he was in the defensive zone trying to stop the teams scoring on his line again

 

[smithformeragent]

Jacobs statement lmfao

 

[BruinsPortugal]

Great.

Sacco, who played as a forward, is now going to tell the D how to do their jobs?

****

He's not going to tell them nothing aside from informing them who plays and who doenst.
The future looks bright