GDT: Game # 7 | Wings @ Flames | 9:00 PM | FS-D

[Frk It]

VS.

October 23rd, 2015
9:00 p.m., FS-D

Place:

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, Alberta

Lines:

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
Justin Abdelkader|Henrik Zetterberg|Gustav Nyquist

Tomas Tatar|Dylan Larkin|Teemu Pulkkinen

Darren Helm|Riley Sheahan|Luke Glendening

Drew Miller|Joakim Andersson|Landon Ferraro

Left Defense | Right Defense
Niklas Kronwall|Mike Green
Danny Dekeyser|Kyle Quincey
Brendan Smith|Jonathan Ericsson

Starting Goaltender
Jimmy Howard

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
Johnny Gaudreau|Sean Monahan|Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett|Mikael Backlund|Jiri Hudler
Micheal Ferland|Joe Colborne|David Jones
Brandon Bollig|Matt Stajan|Josh Jooris

Left Defense | Right Defense
Mark Giordano|Dennis Wideman
Kris Russell|Deryk Engelland
Ladislav Smid|Dougie Hamilton

Starting Goaltender
Jonas Hiller

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[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Love the first two lines, hate Glendening being on the third line, like the defensive pairings

 

[aFish]

What's it going to take to get Jurco back in the lineup?!? He'd fit in so much better than Glendy on the third line, and it'd keep Anderson the F out of the lineup.

 

[Frk It]

what's it going to take to get jurco back in the lineup?!? He'd fit in so much better than glendy on the third line, and it'd keep anderson the f out of the lineup.

fwiw:

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Apparently he's still suffering from back problems according to lots of people on twitter.

 

[Actual Thought*]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

 

[Vladdy84]

I still believe in Jurco as a highly effective top 9 player. Glad to hear Blash believes in him and his potential.

 

[Eggberto]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

Be careful. That slope you're walking across looks mighty slippery.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

Really? Pro hockey players have such fragile emotions that when their friend who is objectively playing over his head and failing at it finally gets demoted, they all mutiny and the team blows up?

I doubt that...

 

[The Zermanator]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

Guess you just can't please some people.

Get Ericsson off the top pair!

Are you insane?!? Taking Ericsson off the top pair!

 

[BinCookin]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

BTW the top 4 D pair: Are the top 4 by my rating system.

New coach as already been mixing the D pairings last few games (if u havent noticed).
Everyone is being evaluated.

Blash already has some respect of everyone in the room.

It seems he is actually playing by the YOU EARN IT (ice time)
position.

NO give mes.

I like it. I do not think Kronwall/E is such a hardcore position to lose the whole team. We are resiliant. But if we go 6-14 It wont help. Hopefully we are better than that by 20 games in.

 

[Flowah]

Is Richards a healthy scratch or injured?

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

Sounds like you enjoy NHL16's new morale system.

 

[needzmoarcleary]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

I personally don't think breaking up a D pairing is going to cause your 2nd point. The team is playing badly...if E got pissed off bc he isn't playing with a friend or his long term partner then it is what it is. Whether it works out or not. If it doesn't work out go back to how it was. I would be incredibly shocked if him switching up D pairings ended up him losing the entire team or the Vets over one game.

 

[Actual Thought*]

Really? Pro hockey players have such fragile emotions that when their friend who is objectively playing over his head and failing at it finally gets demoted, they all mutiny and the team blows up?

I doubt that...

Yeah crazy right. It has only happened like thousands of times. Anyone who has watched pro sports for any length of time has probably seen it. Players can run a coach out any time they want. If they don't like a guy he gets fired. Simple as that. Not a radical concept.

Like I said High risk/high reward.

 

[Frk It]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

Hell, you should just coach the team.

Cause you clearly have a better idea of the dynamic in the locker room than the guy who is in it every single day.

Or maybe.... since you've never stepped a single foot in there in your life... you actually don't.

 

[TheOtherOne]

So even if this is true, what do you suggest? Blash should consult everyone on the team before demoting someone who deserves to be demoted? "Hey guys, I know Ville bought us all drinks the other day but I kinda want to try something new... do you mind if I scratch him or are you all gonna get mad at me and blow the playoffs out of spite?"

Sounds like a great way to run a team.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

not sure if srs...


funny, nonetheless.

 

[joe89]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

Or it's just two guys changing pairings with each other..

 

[Chip39]

Demoting E is an extremely high risk/high reward move. We are going to find out if their is any respect for Blashill among the vets. In any case this is burning good will capital in the room. This is a text book way for a rookie coach to lose his team.

1. Completely change system to one that doesn't fit your personnel. Play badly. Lose too much.
2. Break up a long standing veteran D pairing of close friends.
3. Have that decision blow up in your face when it doesn't work.
4. Lose E which means lose Kronner which means lose Z which means lose Pav and the dominoes fall. If you don't have the support of your veteran core you are setting yourself up for disaster.
5. Miss playoffs for first time in 25 years.

Or it works out great and you finally play a decent game of team hockey.

6. They blow up the team.
7. The development gets halted.
8. Iilitch's lose faith in the team
9. Team gets sold to Albuquerque
10. City loses last bit of morale. Goes bankrupt and anarchy ensues.

 

[Frk It]

6. They blow up the team.
7. The development gets halted.
8. Iilitch's lose faith in the team
9. Team gets sold to Albuquerque
10. City loses last bit of morale. Goes bankrupt and anarchy ensues.

11. The world ends.

 

[Actual Thought*]

Hell, you should just coach the team.

Cause you clearly have a better idea of the dynamic in the locker room than the guy who is in it every single day.

Or maybe.... since you've never stepped a single foot in there in your life... you actually don't.

Yeah you have clearly been right about Blashill all along so you would probably know better than I.

I have been in the room by invitation of the Bowman family a number of times though so you are wrong on that one.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Is Richards a healthy scratch or injured?

back issues.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

11. The world ends.

10.5. Dan Cleary elected president.

 

[TheOtherOne]

6. They blow up the team.
7. The development gets halted.
8. Iilitch's lose faith in the team
9. Team gets sold to Albuquerque
10. City loses last bit of morale. Goes bankrupt and anarchy ensues.

11. Michigan secedes from the US due to mistreatment of Detroit
12. Ohio attacks MI to gain favor with US government
13. In-fighting makes other countries nervous about US's stability
14. Production of nukes increases everywhere
15. Paranoia triggers nuclear holocaust