GDT: Game 39: Red Wings at kings 10:30 pm et 1/4/24 (ESPN+, BSD)

[dj4aces]

It seems as if the boys are still snuggled up in their hotel, because they clearly have yet to show up.

 

[SoupGuru]

As usual, a forward is leaving a player wide open when covering for a defenseman.

I don't know that I'd consider the player wide open. I think Veleno was there.... it's just that no one on this team seems to play the man anymore. Veleno was trying to play the puck instead of drilling the player or driving him out of the crease.

And now the wheels have come off

 

[Snuggs]

Resign everyone, trade nothing and fire no one. Everything is fine.

 

[theYman]

oh we're getting torched what a surprise

 

[JediOrderPizza]

By the time this team is ready to string some wins together It might be too late.

 

[The Flying Octopus]

okay it’s time for 2-3 guys on the backend to pack their bags and I don’t know what else it will take.

 

[ShanahanMan]

It seems as if the boys are still snuggled up in their hotel, because they clearly have yet to show up.

Or, you know, we just suck.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Once again, completely unprepared to play. Why the hell is Gru still the head coach of this team?

 

[norrisnick]

Also take note Wings.... Kopitar... a very pass happy player took a shot to create a rebound. That's a thing that can be done.

 

[dalem177]

Good shift there.

 

[saska sault]

Huh? Olli had the guy marked, and inexplicably skated away to chase a guy who had no angle. The only dangerous play was the guy that he abandoned.

Seemed like Holl should have not chased his guy towards the blueline, and maybe went to the net front IMO.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Once again, completely unprepared to play. Why the hell is Gru still the head coach of this team?

I was wondering when the Lalonde Hating troll would show up? lol

 

[FMichael]

Once again, completely unprepared to play. Why the hell is Gru still the head coach of this team?

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On a more serious note - I figure at this point we need to lose a lot in order to get better.

 

[RedHawkDown]

I was wondering when the Lalonde Hating troll would show up? lol

There’s nothing about it that’s trolling. Lalonde should not have a job.

 

[datsyukfan]

How many complete defensive breakdowns is enough yzerman. Change something this is a joke. Somehow Ed isn’t good enough defensively… look at what’s out there now.

 

[GreatGordie9]

Time to wake up boys

 

[WingFanSD]

just like i thought, kings will probably shut wings out, 5-0.

 

[FMichael]

I was wondering when the Lalonde Hating troll would show up? lol

Which one - there's many of us...

'Come hate with us"...

just like i thought, kings will probably shut wings out, 5-0.

I'd say 8-1

 

[WingFanSD]

f***ing forward just left that dman and that dman had a wide open shot that almost resulted in a goal from the rebound.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

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On a more serious note - I figure at this point we need to lose a lot in order to get better.

Those days are finished. Losing to try and get a top draft pick hasn't worked. They have the personnel to be much, much better than they've been in the last calendar month.

To me, this is 100% on coaching.

 

[SoupGuru]

I'm pretty sure our defensive strategy is to confuse them by swirling around and keeping them guessing as to which player we're going to cover. Or maybe we won't even cover anyone at all! That's sure to confuse them. They won't know what to do and will turn the puck over because of the chaos.

 

[RRhoads]

Those days are finished. Losing to try and get a top draft pick hasn't worked. They have the personnel to be much, much better than they've been in the last calendar month.

To me, this is 100% on coaching.

I think he means losing to get a new coach.

 

[theYman]

f***ing forward just left that dman and that dman had a wide open shot that almost resulted in a goal from the rebound.

yup saw that. How the f*** is every team able to get their pucks through but when we try from the point it gets blocked or defelcted out of play etc?

 

[datsyukfan]

f***ing forward just left that dman and that dman had a wide open shot that almost resulted in a goal from the rebound.

Ya Perron. D moved the puck and he just left his man and they moved it right back. This shit is elementary, but for this team happens non stop. Lalonde clearly can’t fix it or hold guys accountable

 

[FMichael]

Those days are finished. Losing to try and get a top draft pick hasn't worked. They have the personnel to be much, much better than they've been in the last calendar month.

To me, this is 100% on coaching.

Losing games for a 'better' draft pick was only part of my solution...The other part is the team continues to struggle where Yzerman has no other options other than to replace the coaching staff.