This is the biggest concern. I know optimists dismiss complaints about the coaching essentially as, "Yeah, we all agree, let's move on," but it's a huge issue, imo. Competition is great, but if the guy doing the evaluating has no clue, what do we really expect to end up with? With all the forwards we have, I'm hearing Brian Compton talk about how Cappy is so impressed with Cory Conacher, and that makes me think we'll be having another WTF Cappy decision in the top six that's going take 35 games to correct while another quality prospect becomes bored and disillusioned in Bridgeport. And probably a similar situation on D. Hopefully that's not the case with the "added pressure" to win (not sure why there wasn't pressure to win in other years, but that's beside the point). Maybe the obvious Cappy blunders will be addressed sooner this year.
- UIF

I agree UIF. I can easily see Conacher turn into a Regin and PMB type of situation. We should be past this already with guys like Strome, Lee, and Nelson. Isles have the young prospects now that are ready. I do not want Lee having to be in the minors turn into a Nino type of situation.

How'd halak do yesterday? Is 4 GA indicative of his play or was it mostly the defense?

This is the biggest concern. I know optimists dismiss complaints about the coaching essentially as, "Yeah, we all agree, let's move on," but it's a huge issue, imo. Competition is great, but if the guy doing the evaluating has no clue, what do we really expect to end up with? With all the forwards we have, I'm hearing Brian Compton talk about how Cappy is so impressed with Cory Conacher, and that makes me think we'll be having another WTF Cappy decision in the top six that's going take 35 games to correct while another quality prospect becomes bored and disillusioned in Bridgeport. And probably a similar situation on D. Hopefully that's not the case with the "added pressure" to win (not sure why there wasn't pressure to win in other years, but that's beside the point). Maybe the obvious Cappy blunders will be addressed sooner this year.
- UIF

Dont hold your breath. If the glaringly obvious wasnt addressed last season I dont see why it would be this year?

We lose because our defense is crap. Some of that is talent, which will be less and less of the problem as we go along. Most of that is him....anyone else hoping we play like sh*t for the first three weeks of the season, so he's gone sooner, rather than later? I'm going to say he needs to be fired, right now, and I'm going to keep saying it, until it happens...

- dcb1

No.

I dislike Cappy as much as the rest of you but I would rather the team succeed in spite of him. Hopefully new management will improve the off-ice staff in the next year or two.

How'd halak do yesterday? Is 4 GA indicative of his play or was it mostly the defense?
- rangerdanger94

it's preseason, no one really cares what the result is. how's the hunt for a new #1 center?

No.

I dislike Cappy as much as the rest of you but I would rather the team succeed in spite of him. Hopefully new management will improve the off-ice staff in the next year or two.
- JimmyP

Absolutely agree. I want the idiot gone but I want them to win. Unfortunately theres an inverse relationship between the two when referring to Capuano getting fired. If the team does falter we can only hope hes gone in an instant but does anyone really believe its going to be that quick? On top of it who is his replacement after no less then three excellent coaches were passed on in the off season to 're sign this half wit? When he is fired which is inevitable I cant wait ti hear how theres nobody available and its not snows fault when he annoints Cronin as our new head coach. Everyone here needs to read the IPB write up about yesterdays preseason game to realize just howout to lunch this guy is if they didnt have a grasp of it before. They've practiced their PK once since camp has started and havent even thought about the PP yet? How is that even possible?

Absolutely agree. I want the idiot gone but I want them to win. Unfortunately theres an inverse connection between the two. If the team does falter we can only hope hes gone in an instant but does anyone really believe its going to be that quick? On top of it who is his replacement after no less then three excellent coaches were passed on in the off season to 're sign this half wit? Everyone here needs to read the IPB write up about yesterdays preseason game to realize just howout to lunch this guy is if they didnt have a grasp of it before. They've practiced their PK once since camp has started and havent even thought about the PP yet? How is that even possible?
- Cptmjl

Same here. I cannot take anymore lousy starts. Silly fans expecting Cappy to use preseason to practice things. The regular season has not started yet and Cappy is already aggravating me.

Absolutely agree. I want the idiot gone but I want them to win. Unfortunately theres an inverse relationship between the two when referring to Capuano getting fired. If the team does falter we can only hope hes gone in an instant but does anyone really believe its going to be that quick? On top of it who is his replacement after no less then three excellent coaches were passed on in the off season to 're sign this half wit? Everyone here needs to read the IPB write up about yesterdays preseason game to realize just howout to lunch this guy is if they didnt have a grasp of it before. They've practiced their PK once since camp has started and havent even thought about the PP yet? How is that even possible?
- Cptmjl

Agreed. IF the team tanks and he's not fired I'll be here typing some foaming at the mouth rants. But if they are winning I'll just groan at the stupid stuff coming out of Cappy's mouth then change the channel. Winning solves everything.

it's preseason, no one really cares what the result is. how's the hunt for a new #1 center?
- Isles_since_6

Whoever is gonna fill in is gonna come from internally so we'll see friday.

I know its preseason but im just wondering if halak looked good despite giving up 4 goals for fantasy purposes.

Whoever is gonna fill in is gonna come from internally so we'll see friday.

I know its preseason but im just wondering if halak looked good despite giving up 4 goals for fantasy purposes.
- rangerdanger94

3 of them were PP goals. I didn't get to see the game due to back-to-back fantasy drafts myself, but from what I've rather...I gather that it was more the excessive amount of preseason penalties that are called and the Isles poor special teams than it was Halak.

Cappy simply doesn't get it. He uses guys completely wrong. He had Regin as a top 2 line forward for majority of year. He overplayed Nabakov till he got injured. He had Andy MacDonald logging 30 mins a night.

When isles are losing he cant adjust. also when they winning and the opposing coach makes adjustment, Cappy lacks a Plan B.

he thinks his PP and PK systems are excellent and always has one scapegoat players he calls out. The reality is we were 0-5 on PP last night and opposing team scored 3 PP goals. that's why we lost. Plain and simple.

Also if Cappy coaches us to a 0-15 November, Guess what, we miss playoff again.

Whoever is gonna fill in is gonna come from internally so we'll see friday.

I know its preseason but im just wondering if halak looked good despite giving up 4 goals for fantasy purposes.
- rangerdanger94

IMO, he looked disinterested for most of it. Our defense looked lazy and our pk was horrid.

IMO, he looked disinterested for most of it. Our defense looked lazy and our pk was horrid.
- Isles_since_6

So last night appeared to pick up where we left off last season?

Cappy simply doesn't get it. He uses guys completely wrong. He had Regin as a top 2 line forward for majority of year. He overplayed Nabakov till he got injured. He had Andy MacDonald logging 30 mins a night.

When isles are losing he cant adjust. also when they winning and the opposing coach makes adjustment, Cappy lacks a Plan B.

he thinks his PP and PK systems are excellent and always has one scapegoat players he calls out. The reality is we were 0-5 on PP last night and opposing team scored 3 PP goals. that's why we lost. Plain and simple.

Also if Cappy coaches us to a 0-15 November, Guess what, we miss playoff again.
- Spartiarti

I'm not defending cappy but he was using some players in those roles because he had no other viable options which points to the GM. Their is plenty to work on but i could care less about the results of a preseason game. What's more important is nobody got hurt

I'm not defending cappy but he was using some players in those roles because he had no other viable options which points to the GM. Their is plenty to work on but i could care less about the results of a preseason game. What's more important is nobody got hurt
- Dan Petriw

I understand you're not defending Capuano but you don't find it strange that three games into the preseason they practiced their PK once and haven't even thought about practicing their PP? Also, I agree Capuano didn't have the best personnel when referring to our blue line but how does that justify giving a clearly horrible AMAC an average of over 26 minutes a night? I'd think cutting down his ice time and spreading it out to the rest of the pairings seems like common sense to me. For a team/coach that supposedly prides themselves on and uses stats such as corsi why would amac continue to see that ice time when you have a supposed great puck possession player in Hickey? This post isn't based on the score of the preseason game but more of what we saw which was more of the same from last season. Thoughts?

So last night appeared to pick up where we left off last season?
- Cptmjl

Looked pretty similar to me. The only thing missing was watching Donovan get stuck with carkner again, but apparently that was the Ottawa game.

3 of them were PP goals. I didn't get to see the game due to back-to-back fantasy drafts myself, but from what I've rather...I gather that it was more the excessive amount of preseason penalties that are called and the Isles poor special teams than it was Halak.
- eichiefs9

I couldn't get into the draft room last night

I understand you're not defending Capuano but you don't find it strange that three games into the preseason they practiced their PK once and haven't even thought about practicing their PP? Also, I agree Capuano didn't have the best personnel when referring to our blue line but how does that justify giving a clearly horrible AMAC an average of over 26 minutes a night? I'd think cutting down his ice time and spreading it out to the rest of the pairings seems like common sense to me. For a team/coach that supposedly prides themselves on and uses stats such as corsi why would amac continue to see that ice time when you have a supposed great puck possession player in Hickey? This post isn't based on the score of the preseason game but more of what we saw which was more of the same from last season. Thoughts?
- Cptmjl

IMO, Cappy and Snow are very similar in their mindsets, which is why Cappy is still here. They both come off with that I'm better than you mentality. "I made the best plan on paper, it's not my fault you didn't execute."Which is why they tend to get outplayed. They plan ahead and when that plan fails, instead of making those quick, shoot from the hip adjustments, they point fingers and blame. They're planners, not doers. When their plan fails, they put their head down and wait until they can get back to their pencil and paper and start over.

Looked pretty similar to me. The only thing missing was watching Donovan get stuck with carkner again, but apparently that was the Ottawa game.
- Isles_since_6

Capuano is Capuano. There's no cure for stupidity. We just have to hope the team does well in spite of him.

I understand you're not defending Capuano but you don't find it strange that three games into the preseason they practiced their PK once and haven't even thought about practicing their PP? Also, I agree Capuano didn't have the best personnel when referring to our blue line but how does that justify giving a clearly horrible AMAC an average of over 26 minutes a night? I'd think cutting down his ice time and spreading it out to the rest of the pairings seems like common sense to me. For a team/coach that supposedly prides themselves on and uses stats such as corsi why would amac continue to see that ice time when you have a supposed great puck possession player in Hickey? This post isn't based on the score of the preseason game but more of what we saw which was more of the same from last season. Thoughts?
- Cptmjl

They've had just as many preseason games as practices so far. Lets wait until the full team we expect to see out there two weeks from tonight plays together before the sky is falling routine sets in yet again

I understand you're not defending Capuano but you don't find it strange that three games into the preseason they practiced their PK once and haven't even thought about practicing their PP? Also, I agree Capuano didn't have the best personnel when referring to our blue line but how does that justify giving a clearly horrible AMAC an average of over 26 minutes a night? I'd think cutting down his ice time and spreading it out to the rest of the pairings seems like common sense to me. For a team/coach that supposedly prides themselves on and uses stats such as corsi why would amac continue to see that ice time when you have a supposed great puck possession player in Hickey? This post isn't based on the score of the preseason game but more of what we saw which was more of the same from last season. Thoughts?
- Cptmjl

Who was taking amac's minutes?? Carkner?? Ness?? Martinek?? Donovan???

They've had just as many preseason games as practices so far. Lets wait until the full team we expect to see out there two weeks from tonight plays together before the sky is falling routine sets in yet again
- Vukota

This ^^^

Who was taking amac's minutes?? Carkner?? Ness?? Martinek?? Donovan???
- Dan Petriw

Who took Amacs minutes when he was traded? They clearly were better when he wasn't in their uniform anymore

This ^^^
- Dan Petriw

This board is so predictable its hilarious

Who was taking amac's minutes?? Carkner?? Ness?? Martinek?? Donovan???
- Dan Petriw

The post you replied to referred to his minutes which you said it was Snow's fault due to the lack of depth.