dm_ranger

now we just need the kraken to beat the sharks

Chiasson : 39gp 5-4=9 and -3 Dowling 22gp 2-2=4 and -3 not saying they are great players but it is double the production of zac and Gaj. If that is a 'worthless plug' then the other two are worse than that. -Zac Mac... 44 games 1 goal 4 points -10 -Jo Gaj....... 25 games 0 goals 2 points -7

Hope he clears. We need all the depth we can keep with our injury/covid history.

Why don't people want us to have nice things?

liking him more and more under Bruce. That Motte -- Lammi - Highmore is playing like an elite 4th line and possibly even 3rd line quality.

I wonder about the team's long term view of Petey. He is playing both wing and center right now -- moved to wing but returned to center due to missing BO and Miller. If they want him to be mostly wing I think we keep both Miller and Bo and maybe move Boes. -- Can we afford two really expensive wingers? If they want him to be mostly center we probably move Miller and keep Bo. -- Can we afford three really expensive centers. This is assuming we can't keep all 4. I would prefer we do that.

I miss the days when being positive was a good thing.

Certainly a possibility, and I don't think it is a bad one. Hiring a brand new GM is a habit of ours, but having a mentor for them sounds like a better process and if the AGMs are experienced too... If the Twins are future executives do they take some kind of AGM of Abby if this happens?

It's also a very heavy line. Pearson at 6'1 and 201 is the smallest of the three. Not that they are going to really bang and crash, but their down-low -cycle and board battles are going to ear down the other teams D.

I got to hear him speak once. Funny and meaningful. Besides his other contributions to this world his laugh was awesome.

Considering how many injuries and players sidelined we have this is great for the team. OEL probably came back before fully healthy due lack of available D. We have 6 D out of the lineup -- this break should ensure we get 2-4 of them back plus practice time. Plus Hughes gets to rest a bit after the monster minute games. I think our energy and health will counter any loss in momentum.

I like the way the minutes are being evenly distributed. Important to keep guys fresh for the back to back.

I wonder if it actually helps him, knowing he will be playing a lot of minutes, to just simplify his game. Sort of a constant reminder to play within his game and not try to do too much.

Well, this recall didn't age well. Anyone know how badly he was hurt?

Talk about seeing what you have with a new player. 'Here you go, Noah, nowhere to hide'

What strikes me as concerning is that the rest of us await results while acting like it will be a positive result. (isolate until you get the results). They had known positive cases and the league acts like you are fine unless you test positive.

I know it is an outside the box take, but I could actually see them keeping Miller over Petey. Miller: 149 games as a Canuck: 51g - 93a = 144 pts or 0.97 pts/game and 54%+ range in faceoffs, plays center/wing/ PP/PK. Durable and verbal leader Petey: 192 games as a Canuck: 69g - 97a = 166 pts or 0.86 pts/game, 41% faceoffs, plays center/PP just starting PK? Has not been durable The reasons to keep Petey is not that he is better, it is that he is young and we believe he will be better, but the last two years call that into question. Its hard to think of them trading Petey away, but I think the idea that it is obvious Miller isn't so certain as people seem to think.

I believe he has a habit of running this top players a lot. I like the spread out TOI among the roster, but I think that was because he was still learning their names. (during the press report afterwards he couldn't even remember one of the goal scorers names) This first 7-10 days is an evaluation of who he has so I expect him to roll 4 lines a fair amount. Then he will start to focus the playing time more onto the players he likes and trusts.

Nice idea, but the reality is that as long as Green is the coach lines don't matter. You can have an entire practice with set lines but once a game starts he will probably blend them before all the players have actually had a shift.

seems fair according to past rulings.

maybe. He says he is following all protocols. He doesn't say he is vaccinated and following all protocols. It is possible to see that as avoiding, but I don't think it is worth going there.

Some of my concerns this year: -- PP looks like the stale old stuff. It should be top 5-10 in the league and it isn't. It's predictable and needs to become more dynamic -- that is on the coaches. -- Green's line blending. Makes you wonder why have lines in practice. He gives them 5 minutes in a game and then throws the whole thing away if he doesn't like what he sees. -- He loses players and shortens the bench every game. This makes it hard for the team to push late as they have logged so many minutes, increases the chance of injuries (playing tired) and teaches lower players that at any time any mistake an their are benched. -- Of course they will only do 'safe' things like dump and chase. -- Petey is struggling. He is also playing 3 minutes a game more than his career average. Other players have an off shift (or have a fight, or score a goal) and he benches them. -- Green does not have consistent rules or approaches to players regarding accountability. He has two types -- 'I trust no matter what' or 'waiting for you to disappoint me so I can bench you' -- Bo -- is he the captain or Miller? Miller is great when things are going great and pouts when it isn't. And he is the Alpha on the team. If the team is not playing like a team and not working together that is either on the coaches or the captain. I don't know (honestly don't know just wondering) if Bo's leadership can handle Miller in the locker room. (Bo and Bess are my two favorite players for context so don't think I'm dumping on Bo.

I was just getting better at the old system for my son. Haven't looked at it yet, thanks for the notice.

Thing about that argument is that it suggests the other coach can get more out of his team than you can out of yours. You don't use it because you think you will be out-coached