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lol don't you dare make me look stupid

Yeah, I get a feeling from watching his interviews that he is a kid Linden and co will really like. Just watch the chaos here when we select Perlini number 6 overall with Ehlers, and Dal Colle still on the board.

I'm trying, hopefully Benning can make some moves to put MG far, far, away in the rearveiw mirrior.

Russian is European. Especially in sports.

This is a website where we conjecture about what might happen with the team. The Kesler issue is first and foremost. I don't get this thread.

MG was the one that forced MG to trade Schnieder. No one else was responsible got that debaucle. Similarily Ballard should have also been traded 3 years ago and Luongo should have been gone in the summer after he indicated he wanted or would be willing to be moved. No one in their right mind keeps $9 million on the bench in the cap era. The Heritage Classic did not force MG to trade Lou. He did that on his own.

No chance. Zero.

gosh, humans are going downhill fast lol I'm just as bad

Ah, CDC has pretty much done all of his work for him. Should be a piece of cake.

Unfortuntaley, he's a top 3 forward here too.

Exactly. Advanced stats are so over-rated. They may use it from time to time as a teaching aid or to prove something to a player but I don't think many coaches care about them. It's like you said just simply open your eyes and coach.

Hopefully they sign him soon so that Bure to Mogilny idiot will shut up about it. Are we there yet mom, are we there yet, are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet

Spot on.

Kapanen is going the best player not drafted in the top 5.

I don't know. I think a GM and a Coach need to be on the same page.

No we really did not have a lot of flexibility. Obviously you didn't pay attention. Read up on it and learn how to count, we pretty much had zero contracts we could move up and down. Factor in the NTC's and we had zero flex. And Burrows scored 20 goals with the twins, he doesn't have the success when he doesn't play with them. Like most people bud. Figure it out. Just cause I don't drink the Kool Aid don't mean it ain't the truth. Just being realistic. If you put Burrows on the second line is he scoring 20 goals? Well last year he had what 1 or 2? Teams are lined up for Edler. Homer ... Homer Simpson he's the best guy in the whole damn world. Homer Homer Simpson lol edit: I'll point out that paying a player for what they've done in the past is completely stupid as a GM but maybe a player agent/country club owner would do that for his players.

Awesome, all the Torts hater's can go give themselves the business. I loved the way he brought fight to this team. We will probably benefit in the future and no one will thank him but when was the last time you saw us throw down like that? Geez, we had two nine minute PK's in a row didn't we. We stuck up for each other there. I felt like a Bruin but I was proud of the boys.

I know all your draft picks ... mhaa haa ha.

I know absolutely nothing but I'll venture Ehlers is a flake and there are way too many Bure lovers here. A lot of which never actually saw him play.

I love Kes but if that's the only way to shake up the team than do it. This is entertainment and the product is stale. You could still eat it but ... yeeah

They should be. Pussies

Tokarski = CUP !!! And I don't even like Montrealalis

That is sound reasoning DBTR. I guess I'm just more pissed at MG for destroying what he had built in the first place. Had a proper team been built I don't think coaching style would have been a problem but perhaps you and others are right. Torts is now a dinosaur and will never coach in the league away. Either way I think the blame lies in the man who hired Torts, not the guy who coached the way he did the last 15 years in this league. Either way I guess you're right. He probably could have adapated better but it's pretty childish to blame all of our woes on him. Not that you personally are doing that here. Thanks for the explanation.

Stop doing speed for at least a couple hours. lol

It all depends on how accurate of a picture that actually paints. I know in his presser Torts alluded to the fact that the average joe has no clue what the system is. People make it seem like he was a beligerant homeless guy that was drunk everyday and ignored reason. People were also loving him at different points of the year. It just seems like the team has going downhill for about 3 years now. All of the sudden we don't make the playoffs and we blame it all on the new coach. Pretty convenient for those wanting to point blame. Well written but Team Canada is a whole different situation and Babcock is no doubt one of the best coaches in the world.