News Article: Eller: “The gap between the forwards and defencemen is too big a lot of the time...â€

[Lafleurs Guy]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...o-improve-according-to-eller/article21822642/

I wonder if our coach is taking notes.

Sean Gordon makes is careful to note that Eller's not taking a dig at his coach but he goes on to write:

"This shouldn’t be misconstrued as a dig at Therrien, although it indirectly raises an interesting question: How would this team and its best player, P.K. Subban, do under a coach who prized swashbuckling attacking play?"

Good question indeed. Pretty similar questions to the ones raised a few days ago in the SI article.

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[Mrb1p]

I'm not even going to comment... I'm just tired of fighting against MT and that multiverse of his. I let him win, I don't care.

 

[NobleSix]

Eller traded E5

He's right though. It's good that someone around the team is finally pointing out the glaring flaws in our systems.

 

[Theosis]

Eller traded E5

He's right though. It's good that someone around the team is finally pointing out the glaring flaws in our systems.

He'll be traded between the 2nd and 3rd period of tomorrows game.

 

[OnTheRun]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...o-improve-according-to-eller/article21822642/

I wonder if our coach is taking notes.

Sean Gordon makes is careful to note that Eller's not taking a dig at his coach but he goes on to write:

"This shouldn’t be misconstrued as a dig at Therrien, although it indirectly raises an interesting question: How would this team and its best player, P.K. Subban, do under a coach who prized swashbuckling attacking play?"

Good question indeed. Pretty similar questions to the ones raised a few days ago in the SI article.

Of course he does.

New game plan: Bench Eller, he need to learn whos da boss.

 

[Kriss E]

Yup...something many of us have brought up before.

 

[Moen is Gone]

Du skal respektere planen, Tabernaklet!

 

[HabsFan76]

Eller for head coach of the Montreal Canadiens

 

[Lebowski]

Eller is only stating the obvious. Our whole entire breakout is based on stretch passes with minimal chances of success.

I've never seen a team ice the puck with so much consistence. It's incredible.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Can't criticize Therrien, "look at the record"

 

[Rapala]

Eller traded E5

He's right though. It's good that someone around the team is finally pointing out the glaring flaws in our systems.

I can't believe how disatisfied I feel with this team first place and all.
I can't shake the feeling that it could all fall apart tomorrow.
I thought winning was supposed to be fun?
Just watching the other teams play with proper zone exits and entries depresses me.
Why did the reporter feel obliged to say that Eller wasn't dissing the system 3 times?
We all know the system sucks and have been saying it from the outset.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Eller cerebral. Eller speak out. Eller must be sent to coffee shop. Eller no disrespeck DA GAMEPLAN.

 

[SquiddFX]

No rispeck!

 

[Runner77]

Holy crap, sounds like something lifted straight out of here:

There’s a popular conception the Habs rely too much on low-percentage stretch passes – the club must surely lead the league in icing calls – and they dump and chase far more than a team this skilled should.

(...)

Advanced stats support the obvious point – controlled entries create more scoring chances than dump-ins – and Montreal clearly wants to improve in that area.

 

[Rapala]

Holy crap, sounds like something lifted straight out of here:

I saw that post after our opener against the Leafs....

 

[DAChampion]

Stop making fun of Therrien's French Canadian pronunciation of English.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Stop making fun of Therrien's French Canadian pronunciation of English.

I agree.

Make fun of his coaching instead.

 

[Rapala]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...o-improve-according-to-eller/article21822642/

I wonder if our coach is taking notes.

Sean Gordon makes is careful to note that Eller's not taking a dig at his coach but he goes on to write:

"This shouldn’t be misconstrued as a dig at Therrien, although it indirectly raises an interesting question: How would this team and its best player, P.K. Subban, do under a coach who prized swashbuckling attacking play?"

Good question indeed. Pretty similar questions to the ones raised a few days ago in the SI article.

Eller been talking to his DAD again?

 

[OneSharpMarble]

He'll be traded between the 2nd and 3rd period of tomorrows game.

That would be Therriens fault too because around here Therrien runs the show whenever something bad happens.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Eller secretly wanting Jacques Martin back. One thing about Martin was his superior breakout strategy.

 

[Rapala]

Eller secretly wanting Jacques Martin back. One thing about Martin was his superior breakout strategy.

He also valued Eller...

 

[habitue*]

I am pretty sure Eller was pointing himself and his teamates about the gap problem.

The guys are not following the game plans and structure. I am sure MT is not the one asking them to be so far apart between each other on the ice.

But of course, Eller is God for many posters on this board and MT is the village idiot. What's new here ?

 

[Habssince89]

My boy lars tells it like it is

Oh no he'll be benched

 

[Fish on The Sand]

He'll be traded between the 2nd and 3rd period of tomorrows game.

thank god the Gauthier era is behind us.

 

[habitue*]

My boy lars tells it like it is

Oh no he'll be benched

Is it humour ?