Pre-Game Talk: The Battle of Bad Management

[Lame Lambert]

I’m making this thread to complain about Aho and Johnston being scratched.

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[doublechili]

I’m making this thread to complain about Aho and Johnston being scratched.

Aho and Johnston scratched? There's a dirty joke there somewhere.

 

[Lame Lambert]

Aho and Johnston scratched? There's a dirty joke there somewhere.

 

[wingnutks]

Aho I am so/so about. Johnston should absolutely not be scratched!

 

[PROMputt]

Aho I am so/so about. Johnston should absolutely not be scratched!

I love have Weight praises him and then scratches him! His coaching style has definitely has been influenced Capuano.

 

[BMOK33]

I think the mentality is Montreal is a soft team with little punch up front and they feel they can make their defense better by taking one of the softer smaller Dmen out of the lineup. I’m not sure the logic behind moving Johnson out unless they just feel he’s not needed against a less gritty team

 

[Lame Lambert]

Islanders Assistant Coach, Greg Cronin, attempts to explain the PK system to recently acquired Chris Wagner (2018)

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

I agree. Johnston should not be scratched. Also Hickey should be scratched over Aho.

 

[Dipietro39]

Aho should be the first D scratched, but Johnson should be in over Fritz.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Weight is such an Aho. Johnston should play every game the rest of the way. Sit Ladd for a game or 2 maybe he starts to get upset.

 

[wingnutks]

I agree. Johnston should not be scratched. Also Hickey should be scratched over Aho.

Aho has been much worse than Hickey. Leddy has been the disaster. I am actually pretty happy how all of our Dmen have played over the last handful of games.

 

[Seph]

Aho I have no issue with, as he hasn't really outplayed anyone ahead of him, and Davidson is a steadier defensive player.

Johnston though, has more goals and points than Nelson over the last 7 games despite less ES time and none on the PP, and has been better without the puck. Nelson should be scratched over him. Fritz too. That said, Nelson and Fritz are more versatile players, so I can understand the decision, though I do not agree with it.

IMO, bottom 6 would be more effective if it were:

Ladd-Cizikas-Fritz/Nelson
Johnston-Wagner-Clutterbuck

 

[periferal]

I’m making this thread to complain about Aho and Johnston being scratched.

You could have gone with literally 1,000 things, and you chose this?

 

[FourRings]

Wish Johnston was in the lineup.

 

[Lame Lambert]

You could have gone with literally 1,000 things, and you chose this?

That’s what every other thread is for