Maybe they don't need or want to be woken up?
Pierre McGuire this morning was saying there is no issue with team speed, that everything is fine.
The media aren't even talking about poor roster decisions or management, they are scared to death of not getting their scoop from Pierre from Orleans.
If the media don't act as a conduit between fans and management/players, and instead choose to carry water, then I can surmise there is a feeling of satisfaction from the top down.
Has P.R. Dorion expressed any disapproval with the mess he has created, or is he just pumping tires these days?
. Box out the forwards from trying to get in front of your goalies sight, while shooting any puck you can get to down the ice.
I really don't think taking Ceci out of the group fixes anything.
No it hasn't been implied. To blame the struggles of the entire team on one player is silly.
Like I said before. He's always gonna generate discussion. Which is why I don't get when people are like "why is ceci even being talked about!!!!!!!" Well because every one can agree oduya isn't playing well. Convo done. Phaneuf has his weaknesses everyone kinda comes to an agreement fairly quickly. Done. Karlsson our best player not playing well right now. Done. But then ceci you have just opposite opinions going at it. Which is cool and fun.
Taking Ceci out of the group and trading him for a top 6 forward does.
Not in the scenario you were inquiring about.
You asked who would replace Ceci on the PK as though it was a huge hole, he gave the answer.
Cody Ceci, by far, plays the most minutes on the PK, because the Coach puts out the D men that he knows gives the team the best chance to kill penalties.
So for this season, Ceci has played over 71 minutes, while the Sens are short handed, 20 minutes more than the next D man on the team.
Cody Ceci is also only a minus 2, while playing even strength this season.
Cody Ceci is not the problem with the defense on this team.
Only Karlsson plays more minutes, on average per game than Cody Ceci ......... and Cody Ceci plays more minutes against the opponents top offensive line(s) game in and game out, way more than any other D man on the team.
I'm sorry but do you really think that's such a big deal? His pk minutes. Our pk stinks. You think it's worse If some mere mortal takes over the pk minutes of the great ceci?
Is ceci that great of a pk guy that no one else's can do that job.
Is he worthless or holds top 6 forward equivalent value?
No, he would be gone.
At this point, after all the boneheaded things he has done so far this year, I do question what Boucher is thinking.So you would get rid of the best defensive D man on the team? Cody Ceci plays more than any other D man on the team, while short handed. I wonder if the Coach is more knowledgeable about who should play on the PK, than a random fan, who does not know that Ceci is only a minus 2 at even strength, and has played more than 20 minutes more (this season) on the PK than any other D man on the team.
I think the Coach knows Cody Ceci's strengths, and that's why he plays the bulk of his minutes vs that other team's top offensive players.
Anyone other than him.
There really needs to be a time in the Ceci debate where we stop talking about his TOI. TOI is a decision a coach makes, not a way to evaluate how a player performs when he is on the ice. I don't care about Ceci's minutes on the PK, its how terrible he looks attempting to kill those penalties. He fails the eye test miserably.
At this point, after all the boneheaded things he has done so far this year, I do question what Boucher is thinking.
And if you are trying to use the fact that Ceci is the guy leading the charge for the 5th worst PK team in the league, go right ahead
Yes, Ceci does get the toughest minutes. Fact.
Ceci does a terrible job at those minutes. Fact.
He would be fantastic in the role he is suited for, which is 3rd pairing IMO.
Taking Ceci out of the group and trading him for a top 6 forward does.
So you can see it, but the entire Coaching staff can't.
Okay
Look Count, I know you aren't going to agree regardless.So you're saying the entire coaching staff is missing all this (what you're claiming) and even though he's the best option, for the fifth worst PK in the NHL, they should use someone else, like who?