It was I who supported & wanted TG. I didn’t see why groom him & not promote him. His pedigree & type of career he had seemed a natural fit.
- Nighthawk

He's inexperienced at the NHL level as a coach of any sort. I think it shows sometimes against more experienced coaches. He's learning, whether or not he will have learned enough by the time this team is ready to compete will show whether or not it was the right move.

I like his coaching style. He is doing really what most fans have been looking for. It's 15 games in though.

Top 10 draft pick who can move the puck and play the PP.

Top 4 shutdown dman who can intimidate and protect the net.

Good physical depth dman.


I feel fine with it honestly. If they keep playing well I think I'd move Tanev for a 25 goal winger and run away laughing.
- Nucker101

good year to tank.

either way, good early results.
- Tumbleweed

Tanking is a flawed antiquated method that does more harm to team rebuilding and player development then good. It can't guarantee sought returns in the modern lotto system. Thus setting up a team to tank will probably achieve a redundancy of failure.

I blame N4U for sitting Burmistrov
- VANTEL

hurting his TDL stock.

leafs still have some growing pains to get through. not all the way there yet.
- Tumbleweed

Said on the Leafs blog many times they need top 4 D. Nothing but hecklers when i mention Tanev.

leafs still have some growing pains to get through. not all the way there yet.
- Tumbleweed

Another 50 years.

Tanking is a flawed antiquated method that does more harm to team rebuilding and player development then good. It can't guarantee sought returns in the modern lotto system. Thus setting up a team to tank will probably achieve a redundancy of failure.
- Nuck4U

Agreed!

Yeah, it's a good year to suck.
- Nucker101

It's about time someone said that. The top 10 is just too good to pass up

Right now he's trending there and we'll see if Pouliot can handle it given the injury situation. It's good for development to know what you got or where he is at.

Guddy also will be pressed into top 4 play and that will determine contract price how he fairs. Just cutting it and not excelling means under $4M.

My only caveat to above is that TG will have to find a way for team to respond without Tanev. He is an organic component to team viability. Not just the glue for D but makes team flow after his shifts. Without his influence on team chemistry and play its a bit of a firing squad situation for the others to make due.
- Nuck4U

EG is getting at least $4m per

EG is getting at least $4m per
- Nighthawk

From who?

From who?
- Marwood

Florida

EG is getting at least $4m per
- Nighthawk

Intangibles will get him $3-4M but for more and especially long term he's got to improve value with performance. More so on a team that is rebuilding and not going for it. So we'll know by February if things align otherwise it's trading time.

Said on the Leafs blog many times they need top 4 D. Nothing but hecklers when i mention Tanev.
- Nighthawk

Tanev hurt again.

Good when healthy and a hard guy to replace. You guys may want to keep him if bottoming out is to be avoided.

All of them
- Nucker101

Good to keep your options open

Tanev hurt again.

Good when healthy and a hard guy to replace. You guys may want to keep him if bottoming out is to be avoided.
- Tumbleweed

I doubt he is being traded.He is Canucks best player.

Tanev hurt again.

Good when healthy and a hard guy to replace. You guys may want to keep him if bottoming out is to be avoided.
- Tumbleweed

If he could play 82 games a year, Bennings phone would never stop ringing

If he could play 82 games a year, Bennings phone would never stop ringing
- Codes1087

Have you forgotten Salo....

I blame N4U for sitting Burmistrov
- VANTEL

If he could play 82 games a year, Bennings phone would never stop ringing
- Codes1087

True, but I'm guessing it still does ring often, in fact he's said multiple times that teams constantly call him asking for a dman

True, but I'm guessing it still does ring often, in fact he's said multiple times that teams constantly call him asking for a dman
- Nucker101

Jim's response is if you find any call me we are looking too

Just joking boys

Jim's response is if you find any call me we are looking too

Just joking boys
- VANTEL

But not wrong

Jim's response is if you find any call me we are looking too

Just joking boys
- VANTEL

According to an article on nhl.com. bo boeser and baertschi is the 10th best 1st line in the NHL

According to an article on nhl.com. bo boeser and baertschi is the 10th best 1st line in the NHL
- Codes1087

They have been a good surprise but they are far from TB

Best showing on Pouliot is that he hasn't been prone to bone head giveaways or losing coverage. The eye test and stats back it up. TG knows how to work this kid and his redevelopment is trending in the right direction.

What gets people excited is that as a high draft pick and still fairly young for a D if his reclamation works out to going anywhere near the potential that was hoped for it would be a boon to a thin D core. We'll take a 5/6 D for a 4th and relic any day. But 4/5 guy is money!
- Nuck4U

Not completely directed at you, but this hyperbolic notion that coaches "know how to work ____" is hilarious to me. Yes, some coaches can get through to players better than others by communicating systems better, but saying Green is the reason Virtanen and Pouliot are better is like saying Green is why the Sedin's suck this year.

Personally I think getting sent/kept in the AHL, being traded, and getting old had more impact on those 4 guys than the coaching did