No quite the opposite.
It's always somewhat disconcerting to see the garbage fire live and in person.

- Whiskey-Tango

Did you feel like you needed a cigarette after it was over?

She's working tonight, she'll get her surprise when she crawls into bed at 6am.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Nothing says true love like a Dutch Oven

We are in transition, with which should come lower expectations, maybe the circle should lower their expectations and lems should increase their expectations. we all have our own passion for the club.

I am not the biggest fan of WD, but I don't see what the rush is to fire him.

I'm all for seeing where we are at around the 30 game mark and if we are out of it, I hope we are a bottom 5 team. If we are in a playoff spot or close, I will be happy.

Either way, a coaching change could be done for a push for the playoffs or as a reaction to being out of it. Mind you, if we are out of it, what is the rush to replace WD?

I'm a fan, and either way, want to be entertained. If they are going to fire WD, they may as well demote JB to head scout and get a new gm because this team has lacked scoring and grit for so long and still miss it.


I'd rather pick a new coach in the off season than mid season.
- hillbillydeluxe

If we are a bad team, I don't like the idea of trying to win at the cost of Bo/JV/Baer/granlunds development. primarily JV out of them as the others get lots of ice time. WD will always try to win and play lines accordingly, but the way he deploys lines is still horrible. He seems to think DD can be a 30 goal scorer the way he gets played sometimes. I understand he doesn't get a crazy amount of ice time. But i sometimes see him getting more Ozone starts than Bo some games. I also notice he gets played in ciritcal game situations where most other coaches would bench him, gaune, burrows and roll the other 3 lines for the last 5 mins to try and tie the game.

Did you feel like you needed a cigarette after it was over?
- VANTEL

Needed one about every 10 minutes but those Nazis no longer allow us to leave the rink at any point.

If we are a bad team, I don't like the idea of trying to win at the cost of Bo/JV/Baer/granlunds development. primarily JV out of them as the others get lots of ice time. WD will always try to win and play lines accordingly, but the way he deploys lines is still horrible. He seems to think DD can be a 30 goal scorer the way he gets played sometimes. I understand he doesn't get a crazy amount of ice time. But i sometimes see him getting more Ozone starts than Bo some games. I also notice he gets played in ciritcal game situations where most other coaches would bench him, gaune, burrows and roll the other 3 lines for the last 5 mins to try and tie the game.
- Retinalz

Don't you want your energy guys getting offensive zone starts, banging D, cycling instead of chasing the puck and defending?

Giving Bo so many D zone starts is a compliment to his game.

https://twitter.com/coppe...status/794328260020604928

Hmm against the not big at Center Sens WD has converted Bo into A power forward and given beef to a second line. Third line not bad either with Granlund ... JV & Baer. Tree is putting up some hits out there presence known... and hard shot too... hmm makes a what if: him and Stecher both in the line up can balance things out...? Would that make Tanev expendable ... get us a lotto pick first rounder or young power power forward...?

Hmm against the not big at Center Sens WD has converted Bo into A power forward and given beef to a second line. Third line not bad either with Granlund ... JV & Baer. Tree is putting up some hits out there presence known... and hard shot too... hmm makes if him and Stecher both in the line up can balance things out...? Would that make Tanev expendable ... get us a lotto pick first rounder or young power power forward...?
- Nuck4U

Would you trade our 1st round pick for Tanev?

Would you trade our 1st round pick for Tanev?
- golfingsince

At this point those teams needing D have playoffs on the mind.... so the question would be would you trade our 1st rounder for a Hall or a Landeskog type...?

Shea Weber makes it tough, I think hes great and makes the overall D better but I think Emelin and Markov are extremely over rated, giving Van an edge in depth

Top 4 of Edler-Tanev-Hutton-Gudbranson I would take over Weber-Emelin-Petry-Markov

Top 6 of Sedin-Sedin-Louie, Sutter-Hansen-Granlund again I would take over Radulov-Galchenyuk-Gallagher, Patches-Desharnes(or Pleks)-Shaw. They might have more future upside with the two Gallys but as a group of 6, they wouldnt scare me

Im not saying one team is miles ahead of the other, I just think Montreal is extremely overrated and not that different from Vancouver
- WhiteLie

Oh my god!!!

Don't you want your energy guys getting offensive zone starts, banging D, cycling instead of chasing the puck and defending?

Giving Bo so many D zone starts is a compliment to his game.
- golfingsince

At this point those teams needing D have playoffs on the mind.... so the question would be would you trade our 1st rounder for a Hall or a Landeskog type...?
- Nuck4U

I'd bet a month's salary a team like the Leafs would not trade their 1st for Tanev. A team that's contending, different story.

PP is

Don't you want your energy guys getting offensive zone starts, banging D, cycling instead of chasing the puck and defending?

Giving Bo so many D zone starts is a compliment to his game.
- golfingsince

Not when we re down. I want the guys who will most likely put up a goal for us playing.

Not when we re down. I want the guys who will most likely put up a goal for us playing.
- Retinalz

Both of them? They still need a 3rd guy on the line.

Would you trade our 1st round pick for Tanev?
- golfingsince

No, but if our pick landed outside the top 5-10 after lotto and we were close to contending and just needed to solidify our D. Yes, yes i would.

No, but if our pick landed outside the top 5-10 after lotto and we were close to contending and just needed to solidify our D. Yes, yes i would.
- Retinalz

Depending on the draft, maybe. The problem is, there is no way to know that 12 games into the season.

Just got home how's the game so far?

Just got home how's the game so far?
- Makita

Why aren't you there?

chippy

Just got home how's the game so far?
- Makita

0-0


Take a wild guess

0-0


Take a wild guess
- VANTEL

1-0 now

Why aren't you there?

chippy
- golfingsince

I flew home for a week of leave, (frank)ing Hutton should be in the AHL.. let's get back to drama sky is falling queens

I don't want to sound pessimistic but is it just me or does this feel a lot like last yr?

Oh my god!!!
- JLO961

Yes, can I help with your salvation?

I flew home for a week of leave, (frank)ing Hutton should be in the AHL.. let's get back to drama sky is falling queens
- Makita

Oh sorry, thought you were back in Ottawa.

McCann would have made that pass.