GDT: Maybe Ol' AD Breaks The Losing Streak

[cptjeff]

The funny part (pure speculation) he's probably in the bottom tier of coaching salaries. He'd likely never take a job somewhere else, but you know there's GMs out there licking their chops.

There were apparently several trying when he his contract was taking a while a few years ago and it was never even a remote consideration for him. He said after that process that his salary only mattered to him insofar as it set a precedent for the rest of the staff to be compensated well.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I think the boys come out mad tonight and light it up. But we'll see.

The D, anyway.

 

[Unhinged Finn]

His first deal was 600k/yr which was one if not the lowest at the time. Have to assume he is making quite a bit more now.

*Laughs in Babcock*

 

[hockeynjune]

OK could we all now engage in a group prayer asking that Freddie remain healthy for 40 more games.(and keep playing like he did tonight)…

This and the end game intensity with that lead was impressive. Thats the team I want to see every night win or lose.

 

[zman77]

200 WInnnnnssss for Rod The Bod!!
Congrats Coach!!

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Which opposing goalie to we make look like a superhero tonight?

Well, come to find out he didn't look like a superhero, but he did kinda look like Jesus Christ Superstar.

 

[zman77]

Brett gets 2 Big GoaLLLSSSSS!!
Appreciation for Coach Roddy!!

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

Brett and Slav are 2 of the most under-rated D-Men in the NHL!!
Great Game by all Last Night!!
Mister Anderssssonnnn!!

 

[mikeyfan]

Rod Brind’Amour leads “Bunch of Jerks” to 200 win in 330 Games

Don Cherry - calls Canes “Bunch of Jerks” takes 341 games to reach 200 wins

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

There were apparently several trying when he his contract was taking a while a few years ago and it was never even a remote consideration for him. He said after that process that his salary only mattered to him insofar as it set a precedent for the rest of the staff to be compensated well.

Yep. And that is what took so long. He demanded the assistants and others get raises as well. His $ were secondary.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Rod Brind’Amour leads “Bunch of Jerks” to 200 win in 330 Games

Don Cherry - calls Canes “Bunch of Jerks” takes 341 games to reach 200 wins

And he had Bobby f***ing Orr. Wait til Rod gets his own.

 

[hockeynjune]

This team with a healthy and engaged Freddy could be scary good.

 

[Svechhammer]

This team with a healthy and engaged Freddy could be scary good.

Yes

And would be even scarier with a healthy and scary Patches as well. I'm more anxious than I really need to be over his injury.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

why didnt Koko get an assist? i swear hes so unlucky , i also thought Noesen might have tipped that then No assist for Koko

Koko now got an assist on that play. He got 2 assists last night

 

[Stickpucker]

Yes

And would be even scarier with a healthy and scary Patches as well. I'm more anxious than I really need to be over his injury.

Who will play more games this season....Patches or Kase?

 

[Svechhammer]

Koko now got an assist on that play. He got 2 assists last night

KK has been a completely different player the last month.

On the season right now he's at 16 points over 42 games played, good for a 31 point pace over the season. Not the worst, but definitely serviceable for a 4th line player.

However, since Dec 10th, he has 11 points over 16 games played, which is a 56 point pace. Considering a big chunk of that time has been on the 4th line, that's a fantastic scoring rate for him, and actually starts making his contract look like a bit of a bargain if he can keep it up.

 

[hockeynjune]

Yes

And would be even scarier with a healthy and scary Patches as well. I'm more anxious than I really need to be over his injury.

I mean outta the box an enormous impact. Pax needs to be okay. I’m having Mark Recchi, Dougie Weight kinda feels here.

 

[Tryamw]

Koko now got an assist on that play. He got 2 assists last night

Worthless, kill him or trade him for a puck

 

[Svechhammer]

I mean outta the box an enormous impact. Pax needs to be okay. I’m having Mark Recchi, Dougie Weight kinda feels here.

Yeah....

I mean I want to be hopeful, but watching the postgame locker room speech with what Brindy was saying about how he battled back and how he has to battle again while stopping himself from saying exactly what was going on combined with Patches downtrodden demeanor... I don't get a good feeling about that right now.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Yeah....

I mean I want to be hopeful, but watching the postgame locker room speech with what Brindy was saying about how he battled back and how he has to battle again while stopping himself from saying exactly what was going on combined with Patches downtrodden demeanor... I don't get a good feeling about that right now.

My wife looks at the video and says beyond Patches, "TT sure didn't look happy nor participate much in the celebration"

 

[MinJaBen]

My wife looks at the video and says beyond Patches, "TT sure didn't look happy nor participate much in the celebration"

Well, TT has resting sedated-face, so I'm not sure I'd take anything from that.

 

[Svechhammer]

My wife looks at the video and says beyond Patches, "TT sure didn't look happy nor participate much in the celebration"

To be fair, isn't that basically his usual state? He's never struck me as someone who gets animated over... well.... anything

 

[Discipline Daddy]

I love in that video how excited the boys are for a day off. You watch that video and it feels exactly the same as teachers/students feel for a snow day. Just makes me smile.

I watched only a smidge of the game in the first period, but I saw enough to enjoy the CBJ announcers bemoaning the first Pesce goal. One of them chalked it up to a completely lucky shot. It was one of the cringier takes I'd seen from a visiting announcing team. I'm not sure if that was typical for those announcers or not. I'm also 1000% sure that anyone watching Tripp says the same damn thing after a quarter of the goals against.

 

[whiskers]

KK has been a completely different player the last month.

On the season right now he's at 16 points over 42 games played, good for a 31 point pace over the season. Not the worst, but definitely serviceable for a 4th line player.

However, since Dec 10th, he has 11 points over 16 games played, which is a 56 point pace. Considering a big chunk of that time has been on the 4th line, that's a fantastic scoring rate for him, and actually starts making his contract look like a bit of a bargain if he can keep it up.

i dunno seems to me when Koko is doing good , Rod is either demoting him or giving him less time , he actually looks good on the PP , love Rod , hes my age and from my hometown but sometimes he does weird decisions , lol that game where at the end of the game we on the PK and he takes the goalie out i was wtf , i friggin hate when he takes the goalie out with like 3 mins left , we cant score on the PP dont bother giving them another goal , why is Pesce on the PP and not Slavin or Skjei , but do like he kept a good line intact Staal/Nook/Fast maybe he has audible play in the playoffs that makes our PP great again