barney_rebel
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We stink BTW...
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barney_rebel said:We stink BTW...
hockeyfan1 said:Not since 1985 has a Leafs team lost 8 in a row.
Wendel's Fist said:I don't know if there's words for this team.
I think that every one of the owners, along with Dave Nonis and his "tandem of brilliance," should all join Randy and the rest of the clown show at center ice, for the last home game.
That way, the fans could really show them how much they truly appreciate being jerked off, year after year.
I can't wait for next year when we pull within a goal and almost tie it........OHH BOY!!!
Strangelove said:Gardiner's pretty clearly our best defenceman. Rielly's going to have to learn to shoot better than the Jason Blake wristshot special before he becomes an actual impact player, but he should be good too eventually. The first line is fine offensively but a bit of a disaster in the defensive end.
Beyond that, this team is in a shambles with no real direction. Nonis has watched them collapse without doing anything (read: without replacing the coach), and that combined with his absurd contracts over the past year or so makes me wonder whether he shouldn't be out the door alongside Randy. This team needs a fresh, objective assessment.
RedLeaf said:Strangelove said:Gardiner's pretty clearly our best defenceman. Rielly's going to have to learn to shoot better than the Jason Blake wristshot special before he becomes an actual impact player, but he should be good too eventually. The first line is fine offensively but a bit of a disaster in the defensive end.
Beyond that, this team is in a shambles with no real direction. Nonis has watched them collapse without doing anything (read: without replacing the coach), and that combined with his absurd contracts over the past year or so makes me wonder whether he shouldn't be out the door alongside Randy. This team needs a fresh, objective assessment.
Haven't we already done that? Fired a coach, fired a GM. I mean, it seems like thats all we've done to fix this team up until now.
Potvin29 said:RedLeaf said:Strangelove said:Gardiner's pretty clearly our best defenceman. Rielly's going to have to learn to shoot better than the Jason Blake wristshot special before he becomes an actual impact player, but he should be good too eventually. The first line is fine offensively but a bit of a disaster in the defensive end.
Beyond that, this team is in a shambles with no real direction. Nonis has watched them collapse without doing anything (read: without replacing the coach), and that combined with his absurd contracts over the past year or so makes me wonder whether he shouldn't be out the door alongside Randy. This team needs a fresh, objective assessment.
Haven't we already done that? Fired a coach, fired a GM. I mean, it seems like thats all we've done to fix this team up until now.
Seems to me this roster is quite a bit different from what it was when the last coach was fired. How could that be all that has been done then?
RedLeaf said:Haven't we already done that? Fired a coach, fired a GM. I mean, it seems like thats all we've done to fix this team up until now.
RedLeaf said:Haven't we already done that? Fired a coach, fired a GM. I mean, it seems like thats all we've done to fix this team up until now.
Damian said:Just got in from a 50th anniversary party.....what did I miss? lol
hap_leaf said:I just wanted to note one play that has stuck with me that has been nagging at me since last night. Not sure if it was mentioned at the moment during GDT.
You might recall Kessel putting on his afterburners in a race towards Howard with a Wings defender neck and neck. The puck was somewhere between all 3 players about 5 feet from the goalie. It appeared there was a chance Kessel could get to the puck first and swing around the goalie. In that instant I was on the edge of my seat hoping he would try this as he was really accelerating. Then, he decided against it and veered away into the corner at full speed. It was obviously an act of self preservation and maybe even a wise move on that count.
But I can't help feeling that this sort of determination from the whole squad is severely lacking.
azzurri63 said:If I ever ran a team I would rather have a team of hustlers and no quit type players than one dimensional players like Phil.
azzurri63 said:hap_leaf said:I just wanted to note one play that has stuck with me that has been nagging at me since last night. Not sure if it was mentioned at the moment during GDT.
You might recall Kessel putting on his afterburners in a race towards Howard with a Wings defender neck and neck. The puck was somewhere between all 3 players about 5 feet from the goalie. It appeared there was a chance Kessel could get to the puck first and swing around the goalie. In that instant I was on the edge of my seat hoping he would try this as he was really accelerating. Then, he decided against it and veered away into the corner at full speed. It was obviously an act of self preservation and maybe even a wise move on that count.
But I can't help feeling that this sort of determination from the whole squad is severely lacking.
Whole lot of pansies. There are some guys you don't expect to crash and bang a lot but with guys like Kessel it's nothing. Completely not willing to hit, knock someone off the puck etc. I remember the play you mentioned and that's the player he is. Scared to get hurt. He doesn't have that edge that would make him an even better player. Never cuts to the net. Honestly I think his sister plays harder. Pay someone that kind of money and absolutely no toughness. He's not the only one by any means and that's a big part of their problems. I've said this all my life. If I ever ran a team I would rather have a team of hustlers and no quit type players than one dimensional players like Phil.
Potvin29 said:azzurri63 said:If I ever ran a team I would rather have a team of hustlers and no quit type players than one dimensional players like Phil.
One dimensional. Most hilarious criticism of Kessel ever. But I bet your pie-in-the-sky team of no quit hustlers will all be excellent defensively as well as 40 goal scorers too right? Or they'll probably just hustle the puck into the net.
Look at how one dimensional that elite scorer is! Only dimension to his game is elite offensive production.
I look forward to how you somehow connect this response to #3 as well.
azzurri63 said:23 hits on the season. Enough said.
AvroArrow said:azzurri63 said:23 hits on the season. Enough said.
St. Louis, 21
Tavares, 23
Malkin, 27
Toews, 29
Crosby, 42
Seguin, 44
Pavelski, 43
Thornton, 43
I wouldn't want any of these guys either...