That's one of the dumber things I've ever read. It basically assumes that a coach cannot make a mistake. When the Blue Jays kept trotting out Francisco Cordero to close out games, I'm sure you felt the same way though.
It makes no such assumption. It's a simple statement that the coach makes the decisions on where the player plays. The ID that there is some definitive place that each player belongs seems silly to me.
Sure, I occasionally disagree with a coaching or managing decision, but it's not my decision to make. I just hope that someone in an appropriate position of power will fire the coach or manager. If not, I live with it. It's really not that big of a deal.
1. You have NEVER coached in the NHL.
You're right I haven't. I've never claimed that I did.
2. Randy Carlyle can make a mistake.
Never said he couldn't.
3. One coach being more experienced than another is irrelevant. There are plenty of games, series, and championships won by a less experienced coach against a more experienced coach.
So, I'm to respect Don's distant experience but not Randy's current experience?
4. You are likely posting on a message board from either a) your home office, b) your work place which doesn't involve hockey in the slightest c) your couch, etc. Yet, you call a man who has a Jack Adams trophy, who played in the AHL, and who has won a stanley cup, an "idiot", like he somehow doesn't have a valid opinion on NHL matters. I mean, it doesn't get any better than that folks.
You're right. I made the post you replied to from work which has nothing to do with hockey. And incidentally, Don Cherry never won a Stanley Cup but Randy Carlyle has.
And "idiot" may have been a touch harsh. Shall we try jingoistic, xenophobe, rude, ignorant, loud, inarticulate, etc instead?
And when it comes to current NHL hockey, I'm not so sure that Don does know that much. The game has changed in 33 years. When it comes to modern day hockey, I'm more likely to agree with a current NHL coach like Randy Carlyle.
And frankly, I suspect the fact that Don Cherry is an entertaining loud-mouth has as much to do with his role on CBC as his hockey knowledge.
What absolutely astounds me, is that you made 4 worthless points, and didn't simply point out that Carlyle is around the Leafs all the time; at practices, at games, off the ice, so he obviously knows more about the Leafs than Don Cherry. THAT would have supported your argument.
I figured that was covered by my point that Randy Carlyle was the current coach. But I guess you seem to feel that it needs to be explicitly pointed out that current coach is around the team and knows the team. Are there NHL coaches for whom this is not true? I don't know of any.
Yeah, thing is, he DOESN'T support Tyler Bozak on the first line. Are you trying to imply that someone must agree with ALL of Don Cherry's opinions, or none?
You were giving off a strong "Don Cherry said it. It must be right." vibe to me.
You've whined and cried for at least 10 posts now in A SINGLE THREAD about other posters who don't like Bozak. Good grief, the hypocrisy is strong in this one.[/QUOTE]
