This is like watching kids have a tantrum because Mom came home from the grocery store with the wrong cookies and ice cream.Mr. Bergevin is that you?
But DD had every excuse not to play him the second game that was played in less than 24 hours. I fear that the Marx Brothers could, at this point, do a better job managing the fortunes of this team that the current management crew. They are hopelessly, if not laughably, inept. What is worse, that in the tradition of insuring linguistic purity and parochial privilege, the next GM will again be hired on a basis that places merit in a subsidiary position. Our march to continued mediocrity will continue.Sad to say but at this point I feel like I want him to get injured. Nothing serious mind you just enough to miss the rest of the season.
That's where we've come to right now unfortunately. Bergy will not allow him to be benched. Can't make him look bad for trading for him when he and his pro scouts should have seen that Staal was finished.
So DD is stuck playing him when he's early a lost cause at this point.
He'll he left Buffalo and they started winning some games and playing better ffs.
Who was going to play 4C vs Sens? Byron? So they would’ve dressed 11-forwards?But DD had every excuse not to play him the second game that was played in less than 24 hours. I fear that the Marx Brothers could, at this point, do a better job managing the fortunes of this team that the current management crew. They are hopelessly, if not laughably, inept. What is worse, that in the tradition of insuring linguistic purity and parochial privilege, the next GM will again be hired on a basis that places merit in a subsidiary position. Our march to continued mediocrity will continue.
EvansWho was going to play 4C vs Sens? Byron? So they would’ve dressed 11-forwards?
He needs to be called up w last recall, that would mean no Caufield, Poehling or anyone else for remainder of season, unless there’s an injuryEvans
The rest of this season doesn't matter. They're in the playoffs in an ideal situation as underdogs against their arch rivals. Staal knows this, all the vets do. Along with the coaching staff and management. The task is quite simple, step it up a hair against a team they've played pretty much dead even so far this season, in a playoff series. If they beat the Leafs the season automatically is a success. If they don't, where they are in the standings will have them drafting close to where they have the past two years. Not a bad consolation, considering they have a raft of draft picks still. If they win beyond the Leafs, it becomes a great season, even though their draft position drops.
There isn't any point in moving from the spot they are now in the standings. No home ice advantage to speak of. Going up or down even a notch, makes their situation worse. Staal led the Wild in playoff scoring last year, over a point per game. Look at the long game for a change.
He needs to be called up w last recall, that would mean no Caufield, Poehling or anyone else for remainder of season, unless there’s an injury
The Habs (Bergevin) really screwed up their recalls. It’s put them in a tough situation.
it makes sense, we'll see how he does in the playoffs though, if he turns it around then great, if not then it was a waste of a 3rd and 5th.
With two other picks in the third round, along with three in the fourth, it seems unlikely that the Habs would miss out on a targeted player, though. Once you get into that area of the draft teams aren't competing with each other to any extent. Half the time they're probably scratching their heads wondering who the hell the guy was who was taken just before their next pick. So it becomes more a case of total number of picks they're comfortable with. The 11 they have remaining is probably still too many.it makes sense, we'll see how he does in the playoffs though, if he turns it around then great, if not then it was a waste of a 3rd and 5th.
Using a recall on ouellet is a firable offense. When he just placed mete on waivers, and all here know i think mete is a AHL material.Bergy never graduated from high school, managing the cap must feel like working for SpaceX mission control for a putz like him.
He's played close to 10 games now, and it's not promising. If it gets to the point where he's still floundering like this at the end of the season, I really don't hold out any hope things would suddenly change in the playoffs (if they get there).
we should have a good idea by the end of this road trip, since those 3 games vs the Flames is huge. If they can split with the oilers and take 2 of 3 vs Flames then I think they get in. If they lose both oilers games but take 2 of 3 vs Flames then it will be much closer race especially if the flames win their next 2 vs the sens. If they only win 1 on this road trip then I don't think they get in as they have 4 vs the leafs which are tough ones to predict.
I wouldn't care much either way, if we don't make the playoffs there's hope MB gets fired and we get a better pick at the draft. If we make the playoffs hopefully with Gallagher back they beat the leafs as losing to them would make for a very long summer.
At this point I don't expect much from Staal but maybe he will get it going in the playoffs.
Just curious, who would be your ideal GM candidates for the habs (bilingual)? It's just hard for me to get excited one way or the other regarding a GM move.
Martin Madden jr.
Patrick Roy
Matthieu Darche (assistant GM in TB)
Using a recall on ouellet is a firable offense. When he just placed mete on waivers, and all here know i think mete is a AHL material.
Just not waiting for a game or two is really fire able,
He should have been fired after the Sergachev trade, and I could care less about the Subban departure I think that was a locker room move.
Just curious, who would be your ideal GM candidates for the habs (bilingual)? It's just hard for me to get excited one way or the other regarding a GM move.
Using a recall on ouellet is a firable offense. When he just placed mete on waivers, and all here know i think mete is a AHL material.
Just not waiting for a game or two is really fire able,
Once you base your choices by any factor other than merit you are merely rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Oh what a price we pay for linguistic purity.Yikes.