Post-Game Talk: Game 49: Knights @ Sens 4:30 p.m. Deboer Debut Edition

[CupInSIX]

I think what @LadyStanley is referencing is DeBoer’s first day & the additional eyes on him as he meets his new team. IIRC, Pete has worked with some of the Flint coaching staff in the past.

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No worries he's not out there and neither is half the team.

Make of this what you will. I see it as they want a cooling off period, because it's strange to not have a new coach with his whole team at a morning skate.

 

[IceNeophyte]

No worries he's not out there and neither is half the team.

Make of this what you will. I see it as they want a cooling off period, because it's strange to not have a new coach with his whole team at a morning skate.

Especially in the midst of a do or die road swing.

 

[LadyStanley]

Probably meeting every one on team, hockey ops.



Presser just started

 

[Super Cake]

After watching this disgusting game, this is all that needs to be said:

 

[Vegan Knight]

In the hockey world, canning your coach without helping him with a trade for a much needed Dman(rather they hindered him by trading players away), not firing assistants first or even giving him the chance to get his team back in playoff contention -

- is doing your coach dirty.

They should have made a small trade for a dman, fired Kelly and promoted Rocky Thompson to assistant coach, then gone from there. Who knows, maybe they wanted to fire Kelly and Gallant told them to fire him but it doesn't sound like it.

Eh. That's some type of perceived privilege a coach should get according to arbitrary rules. Hockey and all sports have these unwritten rules, even though this isn't really one as coaches get fired without it. If they want to fire him, they fire him. Nothing dirty about it.

It's the second time this has happened to Gallant and he hasn't had more than two and a half years anywhere so far. I think something is to be said that there could be more behind the scenes.

 

[LadyStanley]

Makes sense. Guess he'll be on the ice tomorrow.

 

[Vegan Knight]

No worries he's not out there and neither is half the team.

Make of this what you will. I see it as they want a cooling off period, because it's strange to not have a new coach with his whole team at a morning skate.

I highly doubt it. There's probably some logistical reason, this all happened very fast.

 

[IceNeophyte]

I highly doubt it. There's probably some logistical reason, this all happened very fast.

See LadyStanley's post above.

 

[Vegan Knight]

See LadyStanley's post above.

Yeah, seeing the press conference reminded me of Gallant getting angry a few weeks ago at a journalist's question and leaving the press conference. That was probably a sign we should have seen that things weren't all good behind those scenes.

 

[Nevada Jones]

Go! Go!

(Not sarcasm.)

 

[IceNeophyte]

Oh, and other games around the Pacific:

Who cares, this team needs to stop the bleeding and win.

 

[hangman005]

Go! Go!

(Not sarcasm.)

Not with that attitude

 

[ChanceVegas]

Makes sense. Guess he'll be on the ice tomorrow.

Maybe he was worried about a Reaves check?

 

[ChanceVegas]

Wild Bill out

 

[Knightmare]

Go Pete Go!

 

[Knightmare]

Wild Bill out

Holy shit. Week to week. This will be his first game missed with VGK ya?

 

[ChanceVegas]

Holy ****. Week to week. This will be his first game missed with VGK ya?

Yes, his first game out as a Knight.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Yes, his first game out as a Knight.

I think that's the last player who has played every game for us.

We are truly in a different era now, let's get it started!

 

[theslatcher]

I do wonder how our centers will be rolled with Bill out. Stastny or Stephenson at 1C? Roy at 3C or will Pete put Eakin there?

 

[IceNeophyte]

I do wonder how our centers will be rolled with Bill out. Stastny or Stephenson at 1C? Roy at 3C or will Pete put Eakin there?

If it were me, I'd go Stephenson, Stastny, Eakin, Roy.

Or better yet, put a football helmet on Glass and push him out onto the ice.

 

[CupInSIX]

If it were me, I'd go Stephenson, Stastny, Eakin, Roy.

Or better yet, put a football helmet on Glass and push him out onto the ice.

Merrill, Marchessault, Stastny, Stephenson.

Ryan Craig plays rover.

 

[Vegan Knight]

I do wonder how our centers will be rolled with Bill out. Stastny or Stephenson at 1C? Roy at 3C or will Pete put Eakin there?

They have to, Karlsson and Glass are not in the lineup. We only have twelve forwards unless they want to play Merrill at forward again and scratch Eakin for him lol.

I'm guessing Eakin at 3C with Carrier on the wing and Stephenson for Karlsson. Roy fourth line wing.

 

[hangman005]

Merrill at Center confirmed?

 

[CupInSIX]

So Karlsson's been playing with a fractured wrist, Schmidt has a bum knee that needs surgery, Eakin & Tuch don't know what planet they're on and Stastny has a ruptured walnut.

Other than that everyone is relatively healthy. No excuses.

 

[IceNeophyte]

So Karlsson's been playing with a fractured wrist, Schmidt has a bum knee that needs surgery, Eakin & Tuch don't know what planet they're on and Stastny has a ruptured walnut.

Other than that everyone is relatively healthy. No excuses.

Is that the info, fractured wrist?