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  1. 5 Million dead, and their families might prefer a different characterization. Regardless how accurate... Glad its been easier than a hangover for u. Hope u did not pass it to someone more vulnerable.
  2. Here it was; Dhaliwal, apologies to whomever posted earlier in thread...
  3. Saw somewhere in the thread; Travel Monday to Van but have to quarantine, think 5 days?
  4. Look? We had a horrible start. And it appears he was a major, if not the the key contributor. He paid the price, he's gone. I also stylistically did not like his system. Just I am not going to pile on endlessly.
  5. Green is hardly the 1st coach to bag skate a team. Nor rely on fitness testing as a key performance indicator. Tortorella had Mike Santorelli in a key role. After eclipsing everyone, including the Twins in back to back, what was it, 2km runs? Its worth mentioning Petey, Hoglander, Motte are among guys who have crushed the bag skate. Guys who have more puff in training, have more jump on the ice. Its just what it is.
  6. Yes absolutely. But he is also making Petey work. #1 we are running three scoring lines. Which means Pettersson is neither on a loaded up line with all the guns in the offensive zone. And we don't have Sutter & Beagle to shoulder D assignments. Even though we are not sitting back, ala Green, he still has more defensive assignments than ever! #2 He is mixing it up. We do have to admit our Power Play had gone quite stale. Every team expected him to try and let go howitzers from the top of the RHS circle! So Bruce has him in front for the moment, was switching sides 2 weeks ago. New things & he needs to learn from it; add to his repertoire. I have no doubt he will start getting tips, passes to the bumper, rebounds. Maybe jump down to Gretzky's alley is next? Or the point on PK2. He will also go back to his shooting slot as soon as teams shift... And he gets his motor running.
  7. Green's systems were (mostly) effective when we were a developing team. He found roles that let a large number of players excel as they jumped in to the league. Boeser / Petey / Hughes, not to mention Markstrom & Demko. Or that virtually every player improved the year after Willie. He was a good coach. Yup, rigid; a systems coach. 2 scoring lines, 2 checking lines. I do admit, and you will find me posting 2 years ago if u look, that i never liked forwards sitting back in the defensive & neutral zone. Always advocated an attacking defensive style? But it worked ''pretty'' good, not perfect when the key support personnel matched. Much easier to play defensively with Edler & Tanev. They are just better in their zone than OEL & Myers. With Beagle & Sutter for defensive assignments. Which left Pettersson, Hughes & Boeser to run O'zone starts. And they came out flying! Green's downfall was twofold to my eyes. And it was time for him to go! He did not adapt his system when he did not have Edler and Tanev... OEL is not as good in the D'zone, but is better overall. Say what you will about Myers, but he has some speed and puck skill. We also added speed with Garland, Podz. We should have, and are going up tempo with Bruce; and there it is! Green failed to adapt his structure to new personnel. "Defensive'' structure was no doubt his pitch in gaining a new contract as a key to the next step. Tightening up di not work, we went hard in the wrong direction. Part two players became lost; in roles that did not work. OEL / Hughes screams for an up tempo attack!
  8. Nylander also had a rough year coming off signing his big contract? Joking, teasing. My real point is EP still has sublime skills, speed. He will recover. Is just a bit lost after 8 or 9 months off, 2knd coach and 3rd coaching system change; Green tightened up / changed up at the start of this season in the same span. Recovering from injury, timing, instincts... I echo your comment on BB using him on the PK; love it!
  9. Sorry to see Brayden leave; been with us 5 years? Wish him & @Kobayashi Maru luck, offer our thanks. We loaded up our forward core this year & so far it has not worked. We do get younger, and very solid on D. Willing too make more changes to our core! Inquires welcome!
  10. We are upside down, down here? And according to the Simpsons the toilets swirl the wrong way... If the Kanga can play, I say let em' go, no worries!
  11. She said hold out your arm? Stick out your tongue! I got some pills boy; I'm gonna give u some...
  12. Edm Assigns D Ville Heinola; no waivers required Edm Recalls D Erik Brannstrom @canuck2xtreme with thanx
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