That's a bit much. Kane has been an amazing addition. He's the one vet I'd definitely keep around. And chariot has had a much better season too.
No the team would have made the playoffs with a different coach than Fester. He's created this mental midget mentality and easy to play against system we have incorporated somehow. And not just Fester but alot of the coaching staff needs to go.
All team deal with injuries and Larkin was not out for too long. This season was almost injuryfree. Our starter got injured and has been out for a long time, but it seems both Lyon and Reimer outplayed him.
If Tortorella and Lalonde switched teams, I feel like we’d be 15 points clear of the Flyers now.
We would not. What is this Torts fan club here?
Tortorella wears out his welcome but he holds the players accountable. Lalonde doesn't seem to do that. Same lineups. Playing guys that constantly f*** up. Not going with the hot goalie until its too late. He lacks experience and is too nice for this group. They need a tougher coach and one with a vision that players either buy into or get benched.
Torts is a hard ass, but he turns the locker room into us vs the world, which is amazing for morale and motivation. He defends his guys, and they love him for it. Lalonde is more like Babcock style players vs the coaches. But the players hating you only works if you're winning.
Not all teams, this one sucks.
I would replace Babcock with Blashill, but yeah you're right.
Yup...It would be cruel, but yet hilarious if the coaching staff were given the 'Gallant Treatment'.
You can't choose which players get injured. And if they are so dependent on one player then the team really sucks.
I think we played better vs predators and Vegas. This game was our to lose and Lalonde found the way.
I think kane is having a massive influence on raymond and some people around here are downplaying the significance of one of the easiest first ballot hall of famer being able to teach him every day in practice, off ice, and during the game. You can see moves that raymond is trying/succeeding and he never tried it before. Yes, that is confidence thats growing as a 21 year old; however, to say kane has little influence is completely absurd.
Interesting. Did he mention that Copp is overpaid and needs to learn how to shoot?
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holy crap I thought you were making that up! Lalonde actually said something critical!'No moral victories': Wings fall further out of playoffs with OT loss against Capitals
Getting into the playoffs for the Red Wings just became a tad more difficult.
"Just a faceoff man-on-man, I don't know what our center (Copp) was thinking," Lalonde said. "He lost it clean and left the center and that's the guy (Strome) who banged it home. That's minor hockey, that's Hockey 101, that's hockey 15 years ago and hockey 15 years from now.
"Just really disappointed in that one."
