News Article: Sens Badmouthing Coaching - Video

[Mingus Dew]

The players only meeting makes more sense now. These guys have tuned out the coach, they know what's going on with the org they play for. Duchene appears to be on his way out.

Dude it’s clearly Wideman’s fault. That guy is a bad apple you hear me. Let’s trade him so we can fix the room.

 

[Sensung]

This just in from "The King of the Boycott"

Care to comment on the theory I posted or are you going for a personal attack in every post now?

 

[CanadianHockey]

They were in a Uber in Phoenix, for Christ's sake.

Yet, here we are, discussing it.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I feel bad for the coach getting roasted here. Argue his performance and the performance of the coaching staff all you want but he's still a guy just trying to do his job. Must be a kick in the nuts to be publically disrespected by a bunch of kids like this.

I get that the conversation was meant to be kept private (and the driver is a massive POS for releasing this at all) but professional athletes can be more respectful to their coaches even if they don't agree with what they're selling.

I dunno, maybe it's just me but even if the crap they're saying about Raymond is true and he's not a good coach I don't think anybody deserves that. Very immature behavior from the players.

Overall this is just bad for everybody involved.

Worst things have probably been said about many other coaches when players are out together. Unfair to call out the players for this, especially within the context they find themselves in.

 

[HavlatMach9]

Just fire Boucher already. Things will only get worse when the losses keep on piling

but if they do fire, it'll only be reactionary and not planned with a clear goal in mind.

 

[Ouroboros]

It just occurred to me - this is only the second worst Sens related thing to have gone down in a cab this year!

 

[sepHF]

I don't think what the players said is a big deal, and it probably happens all the time with other guys / teams when they're not doing well. The guy who released it is a jerk, and picked a really bad time. Sorry you guys have to deal with this, when it rains it pours as they say.

 

[milkbag]

It just occurred to me - this is only the second worst Sens related thing to have gone down in a cab this year!

LOL

 

[L'Aveuglette]

The players only meeting makes more sense now. These guys have tuned out the coach, they know what's going on with the org they play for. Duchene appears to be on his way out.

Ok Guy, let's not get too ahead of ourselves now.

 

[Stylizer1]

Completely right.
Duchene is talking about how there is no change in there approach even if they are not doing well.
And they obviously are talking about defensive structure and PK.
Because when they talked about the PP, they seems to liked it.

What they said are all thing that we talked about here. But they are asked to play that way.. if they don't.. they probably are told to play like they are told too.

It's embarrassing that it come out like this.. but let's say they are being asked to talk about it in private with management. It could be a blessing in the sense that some thing might change.

If Duchene did not listen in 3 weeks and was still playing the way the are asked too.. it's says a lot about the coaching staff not adjusting.

These player want good coaches.. if nothing changes in that part.. Duchene will be gone.. why stay here if there is no change.

Or he has just been doing what he wants.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I have asked that question om another thread but who could be available right now?

I think if Boucher is fired, we need to find a competent experience coach who has shown to have result ASAP pr Bye bye stone and Duch.

Who could be available??

Vigneault?

 

[Korpse]

Too bad this vid is from after the Arizona game, and not the Buffalo game, we would have learned much more insight after that one.

The players really had no one to blame but themselves after the Buffalo game.

 

[solidprospect]

Players have had time to talk to the GM or coaches , I wonder if any of them have even bothered.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Care to comment on the theory I posted or are you going for a personal attack in every post now?

Hardly an attack. My post has meaning though.. you turn everything into a anti-Melnyk theme.

 

[Silencio]

 

[armani]

Like I said earlier in the thread, I'm pretty disappointed in Duchene in the vid. It's obvious Wideman was the main instigator, with Duchene right up there. The rest of the guys are pretty tame.

Instigating what? You don't ever discuss your work/boss/management situation with colleagues? Their privacy got violated in this case.

It just brought to light what a lot of the fans knew already when they decided to stop going to the games. That this ship has too many holes to repair and the right people aren't managing it. Starting with ownership not investing into the on ice product which include both playing and non playing personnel.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Yet, here we are, discussing it.

Yes, and?

As far as I'm concerned, no one should ever expect their private conversation to be posted publicly in this manner. That driver is a piece of ****.

 

[Dzingelberry]

It just occurred to me - this is only the second worst Sens related thing to have gone down in a cab this year!

Lol! It's funny because it's true!

 

[Six Assets]

funny how dorion kept saying the next time he wants to talk bout duchene is when he's announcing signing...

 

[Stylizer1]

We have a team full of rookies and no veteran leadership to show them the ropes.

 

[Sensung]

Hardly an attack. My post has meaning though.. you turn everything into a anti-Melnyk theme.

The coaching staff being ridiculed is still in place because Eugene Melnyk is too cheap to pay them and hire new coaches.

Agree or disagree?

 

[aragorn]

Maybe they should have a coaches only meeting to counter the players only meeting & see what they come up with? I bet very different points of view.

 

[Panic at the Back]

The players only meeting makes more sense now. These guys have tuned out the coach, they know what's going on with the org they play for. Duchene appears to be on his way out.

There was a players only meeting?

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Duchene will be the most embarrassed about this. Wideman is the one that could be in trouble , if any results. It wouldn't surprise me if he is the next on the Waiver list. That's partly because of his play/usage but .., this could push him over the edge. I am not sure how the brass will react to this. Maybe they will see it as nothing which it mostly is.

 

[Viletho]

Vigneault?

That would be the one i was thinking but from what ot says around him, he seems the same type of vetetan player's coach.

But at least, he had success. Almost always bring his team to the playoff. Went to the cup.