Boudrias Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=425170 In this story, current Canucks goaltending coach Roland Melanson has a lot to say about Carey Price. Aren't the Canucks hated enough around the league without going around talking about players on other team's in a negative way like this? I mean, what does Melanson or the Canucks gain from this? Even though it could very well be all true, the real question is why even bother saying it publicly? I mean, he sort of sounds bitter that he was fired or otherwise blamed for whatever struggles Price had in his time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=425170 In this story, current Canucks goaltending coach Roland Melanson has a lot to say about Carey Price. Aren't the Canucks hated enough around the league without going around talking about players on other team's in a negative way like this? I mean, what does Melanson or the Canucks gain from this? Even though it could very well be all true, the real question is why even bother saying it publicly? I mean, he sort of sounds bitter that he was fired or otherwise blamed for whatever struggles Price had in his time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Moral of the story: even if you're right, keep quiet because there's nothing worse than rustling a few jimmies. Seriously, do we have to start ripping the goalie coach for expressing an opinion? Sure, he's not exactly being friendly, but far worse things have been said about players. Just imagine if Sean Avery was on this team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 You're not going to at least quote a bit of it for us? And if he's talking about Carey Price isn't it General Hockey, not Canucks Talk? EDIT: went and checked the story and I'd hardly call that slagging. Sounds like his honest opinion, which frankly I wish we heard more from hockey people (management, coaches and players). Obviously there's truth to it as well since Price played horrible down the stretch and Groulx was fired, so I'm not sure why the fuss. He's not saying Price will never be good either. He's saying he needs to work harder to play well by not letting his practice slip. The little things matter - just ask people about Fluery who's won a Cup but has been a sieve the last two years in the playoffs for Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Last I checked, our goalies weren't the problem, so I'm fine with Melanson giving his opinion when asked. We certainly have a different opinion on Melanson's comments and how he came off - and on whether or not his being correct factors in - so I guess we'll leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 @ArponBasu: In Melanson's last season in Montreal Price's save percentage dropped from .920 to .905. Went up to .912 and .923 two following seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I guess he's just pumping his own tires. Poor taste and bad judgement though. Who really now what goes through French hockey players minds let alone goalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 @ArponBasu: In Melanson's last season in Montreal Price's save percentage dropped from .920 to .905. Went up to .912 and .923 two following seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 "Carey hasn't stopped deteriorating since I left. He's all over the place now," said Melanson in a report posted Monday. "At some point, there has to be some accountability in the school yard. The position requires a lot of work and Carey hasn't been consistent. He let things slide in practice and it caught up to him during games." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 How about they win something before they talk trash. Until then just shut up. There's nothing worse than an arrogant team that has never won anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Why should the Canucks keep quiet? Screw everyone else. Why should we care that we are hated? I don't care what other idiots think about us or the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 So was melanson fired along with the rest of the coaching staff? if so why didn't we jump on Francois allaire? And seriously why would he come out and say this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroSen Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think it is more the ego of Melanson that has me worried. It's like he feels he has got the magic answer to goaltending woes, which is not something that's been demonstrated here in Vancouver over the past few seasons. How does Melanson know what is going on at Montreal's practices, and what is being inside the dressing room to Price etc? Either he doesn't and is just making stuff up to again feed his ego, or he has way way way too much inside information from Montreal. Not sure how well this reflects on Melanson to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 i couldn't care less about this team "being hated around the league" i have... more important things to pay attention to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguez Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Too many people care about our league image. Winners don't care about what the other people are saying. They are too busy winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Too many people care about our league image. Winners don't care about what the other people are saying. They are too busy winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 So was melanson fired along with the rest of the coaching staff? if so why didn't we jump on Francois allaire? And seriously why would he come out and say this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=425170 In this story, current Canucks goaltending coach Roland Melanson has a lot to say about Carey Price. Aren't the Canucks hated enough around the league without going around talking about players on other team's in a negative way like this? I mean, what does Melanson or the Canucks gain from this? Even though it could very well be all true, the real question is why even bother saying it publicly? I mean, he sort of sounds bitter that he was fired or otherwise blamed for whatever struggles Price had in his time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 So was melanson fired along with the rest of the coaching staff? if so why didn't we jump on Francois allaire? And seriously why would he come out and say this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 People seem to be forgetting that this isn't some random dude, Rollie is a bad ass goalie coach who has been a big reason why Schneider is good enough to be a starting goalie. He was also specifically asked about Price because clearly something is wrong there when another goalie coach is fired from MTL. Yeah, he isn't pulling punches but ultimately what he's saying is Carey had the ability to be a really good goalie but isn't living up to it. It's all true even if it does step on a couple of toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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