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  1. Hate to be a negative Nancy but I'm thinking the same thing. OTT is EMBARRASSED from getting blown out so bad two games in a row. They'll be throwing everything they got at Holtby (who has looked average so far). I'm thinking its probably going to be 3-2 OTT in a tighter checking game, but hopefully the boys prove me wrong. GCG!
  2. Sadly, Deb, outrage and controversy garner clicks. Social media has teams of physiologists on their payrolls to advise them about how to modify their algorithms to achieve maximum engagement (ie clicks) from their user base.
  3. He should be anointed as coach for life and when he finally croaks (at age 156 *hopefully*) his suit should be hung in the rafters as hommage to the greatest coach of all time.
  4. Maybe Benning should put him on waivers? With all the money he saves he could re-sign Sutter long term. I'm thinking Miller-Sutter-Boeser as the new top line. Make that Captain Sutter...
  5. Exactly. These guys are stil playing hockey, something they've dedicated their whole lives to, and know inside and out. It isn't like a joining a new team is the same as switching careers from a plumber to a computer programmer and being totally lost with a huge learning curve. They all know the fundamentals. Besides that Toffoli seemed to have no issue creating chemistry with his new line mates 3 games in. Tanev seemed just fine on the blue line in CGY for that matter as well. Unless TGs systems are so convoluted that a PRO hockey player can't figure them out then I don't think these guys being too new is the problem.
  6. This is it exactly. When you're on a team that plays a sound system you can essentially plug anyone in there and they'll do okay as long as they stick to the system and play as a unit. Think Detroit under Scotty Bowman. The Redwings were tops in there division for years regardless of the changes in the line up. This is because they played a very good team oriented system. The Canucks otoh, seem to play an every man for himself type of game. Probably not how TG wants it but that is how it appears from the outside looking in. Everyone is out of sync and it shows. It isn't a new problem due to the 'new guys' either. Its been an issue for 2 or 3 seasons now. If TG was smart he'd be picking Schmidt's brain regarding VGKs system and implementing that! As they're another club that plays a strong team game and are very hard to beat.
  7. If we keep going down the same path its going to be a forfeit guaranteed. If we change coaching staff there *might* be a chance we bounce back. Which option sounds better? Not only that, but after 52 games of this garbage how many of our ELCs are going to want to stick around? You think these guys enjoy the frustration of losing all the time?
  8. I'm not trying to trash those guys and I agree that the problems we are having go back to the coaching staff 100%. With the group of players we have right now we shouldn't be struggling this much. When was the last time we had four 30 goal scorers on the roster?
  9. Exactly. Green is a one trick pony. His methods worked for a bit but now team scouts have figured us out and Green has no counter strategy other than to keep doing the same thing. Time for him to go. Well past time actually. He should have been let go last year.
  10. Whomever said Myers is the defensive version of Virtanen hit the nail on the head, as they're both guilty of making lazy and nonsensical plays. Don't get me wrong, I like both of them and want to see them succeed but some of the plays they make makes me shake my head and ask what the hell were they thinking.
  11. Not offside. He didn't have control until well after the other Montreal player had cleared the zone.
  12. The team system needs to better utilize how energy is expended. Giving the puck up and then fighting to get it back isnt working smarter. Its just wasting precious energy. A team this talented need to be focused on carrying the puck into the zone with support so they can use their energy and skill on a scoring chance rather than wasting it all on puck recovery.
  13. This is an old way of thinking. In the cap era personnel changes too frequently. In 3 years any one of Hughes, Boeser, Miller or Petterson could be gone due to cap issues. Look what happened to Markstrom. Reminds me of what fans were saying in the WCE era. "Just wait 2-3 years for the Sedins to develop and we'll be a contender." In reality, by the time the Sedins were ready the WCE was long gone. The time to push is always now, because you never know what the future will bring.
  14. Anyone who was saying we didn't need Tanev wasnt paying attention. Every time he was out of the line up due to injury there was a huge hole to fill. Take Eagle and Taney out at the same time and we were on a losing skid until they came back. Facts.
  15. Thats the result of our system. The long stretch passes out of the zone rarely ever work and haven't worked much in the last 4 years. Yet we still continue to do it. Every game. Every shift. Green doesn't see a problem there, apparently.
  16. Coaching staff has created a toxic culture inside the organization. The players all get participation trophies every night from Green.
  17. Don't be so harsh. Give him some time. If we don't make the playoffs by 2030 then maybe, just maybe, management can think about replacing him. The guys only had 4 years, sheesh. /sarcasm
  18. The playoffs weren't that great. They beat STL because they aren't overly aggressive on D and Marky stood on his head. Our skilled guys had time and space to make plays.. As soon as they matched up against an aggressive team in the VGK it all fell apart. This team doesn't do well against aggressive teams because they don't employ a system that encourages puck support. As soon as the lone man is pressured he coughs up the puck or makes a bad stretch pass because there is no one else around to pass to.
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