orcasgonewild Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 KEN HITCHCOCK best coach out there rn and won't out up with the teams play. He'll make everyone work no matter if your a veteran or a newbie. He'll out together great lines and will work well with Doug Jarvis. Hitchcocks stats he has 781 wins at the NHL level!!! What more could u ask for?? You wanna get people in the building tell them you've got an experienced coach and you got boeser and this year's draft pick coming in next year. That will put butts in seats and actually put the team in a new direction. Plus he has experience with stars like tarasenko, he'll know what to do with virtanen boeser horvat Baertschi stecher cuz it's all in experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ross Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 minute ago, orcasgonewild said: KEN HITCHCOCK best coach out there rn and won't out up with the teams play. He'll make everyone work no matter if your a veteran or a newbie. He'll out together great lines and will work well with Doug Jarvis. Hitchcocks stats he has 781 wins at the NHL level!!! What more could u ask for?? You wanna get people in the building tell them you've got an experienced coach and you got boeser and this year's draft pick coming in next year. That will put butts in seats and actually put the team in a new direction. Plus he has experience with stars like tarasenko, he'll know what to do with virtanen boeser horvat Baertschi stecher cuz it's all in experience. I love it! Your proposals have really gotten better, this is a smart deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hitch has said this is his last year coaching. It wouldn't be very purposeful to hire a coach and then have him retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcasgonewild Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Just now, Kaner said: Hitch has said this is his last year coaching. It wouldn't be very purposeful to hire a coach and then have him retire. Damn... I guess we r stuck with willie wonka then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hitch is ready for the glue factory. Why on earth would we want him. He's retiring. Plus he runs a dull boring style if you think our offence is anemic now it would be non existent under Hitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 WD is doing a decent job given the tools he has and his mandate from management. He would have been canned long ago if he weren't doing exactly what he has been asked to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 It's lipstick on a pig either way. Have a good draft this summer and next. Fire Willie in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 There's always a scapegoat for CDC's desire for shiny new toys..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 willie is a real smart guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bur14Kes17 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Willie needs to be fired over his player deployment decisions. Why does he keep playing Phillip Larsen? What is with his insistence on playing Jason Megna as a 2nd line forward? Hansen comes back and instead of getting the Sedins going again, he plays with Sutter and Grandlund. Starting Horvat as a 4th line centre this season. Refusing to give Subban or Pedan any chance to show what they can do in a game. Why hasn't Reid Boucher gotten a sniff of ice time since we claimed him off waivers??? This team only has 6 or 7 players that have any capability of putting the puck in the net which was all Boucher did in jr and the AHL, but somehow both Megna and Gaunce stay in the line up with a combined 11 pts in 80 Games. Try and tell me that a few games no the press box wouldn't do them some good? Willie is a likeable players coach and the guys play hard for him, but is Willie playing the right guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 29 minutes ago, Bur14Kes17 said: Willie needs to be fired over his player deployment decisions. Why does he keep playing Phillip Larsen? What is with his insistence on playing Jason Megna as a 2nd line forward? Hansen comes back and instead of getting the Sedins going again, he plays with Sutter and Grandlund. Starting Horvat as a 4th line centre this season. Refusing to give Subban or Pedan any chance to show what they can do in a game. Why hasn't Reid Boucher gotten a sniff of ice time since we claimed him off waivers??? This team only has 6 or 7 players that have any capability of putting the puck in the net which was all Boucher did in jr and the AHL, but somehow both Megna and Gaunce stay in the line up with a combined 11 pts in 80 Games. Try and tell me that a few games no the press box wouldn't do them some good? Willie is a likeable players coach and the guys play hard for him, but is Willie playing the right guys? I think the only means to justify keeping Willie is if Benning doesn't let him set his own lineup since he clearly cant be trusted to do so. Probably a better bet to just hire a real coach who can identify an NHLer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocksterh8 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 What part of "Retiring" don't you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Bur14Kes17 said: Willie needs to be fired over his player deployment decisions. Why does he keep playing Phillip Larsen? What is with his insistence on playing Jason Megna as a 2nd line forward? Hansen comes back and instead of getting the Sedins going again, he plays with Sutter and Grandlund. Starting Horvat as a 4th line centre this season. Refusing to give Subban or Pedan any chance to show what they can do in a game. Why hasn't Reid Boucher gotten a sniff of ice time since we claimed him off waivers??? This team only has 6 or 7 players that have any capability of putting the puck in the net which was all Boucher did in jr and the AHL, but somehow both Megna and Gaunce stay in the line up with a combined 11 pts in 80 Games. Try and tell me that a few games no the press box wouldn't do them some good? Willie is a likeable players coach and the guys play hard for him, but is Willie playing the right guys? A lot of people around here didn't realize the reasoning behind that nor the fact that despite where Megna was in the lineup it didn't change the fact that he was the 12th man (and overall more in the range of the 16th). He was the first guy out when Hansen returned, which ought to tell you something. Hansen wound up with the Sedins in short order last night. The Horvat as a '4C' is a red herring that means literally nothing. I don't agree with all of Desjardins' decisions - particularly around goaltending - and I'm not a fan of Larsen and would rather see Biega in the lineup, but even there, I don't know if Biega is 100%, I don't know if they're simply looking to pump and dump Larsen (I doubt he's in the plans very much further).... Gaunce - if you don't realize how good Gaunce has been in his role and think he belongs in the press box I don't think you have a very good take on the role of a fourth liner, or what the expectations of a rookie 4th liner should be. Boucher is not fit enough - if you watched the game he played, it was obvious. While some of the criticisms/complaints around Desjardins are fair enough - at the same time, many of them are pretty easy to understand if people look a little deeper than their original, not necessarily more informed, perspectives. I appreciate the fact that your criticisms are hockey related - and not simply calling the guy an idiot, or ignorantly ripping into his 'twitching' etc, but I still think the general pitchfork crowd don't really have nearly as much grounds to stand on as they believe they do. Yes - he's likeable - his players generally play very hard for him - and his systems have been quite good imo, with his players buying in and the team probably enjoying more success than might be expected in context. Most people were projecting a 65pt team and mocking the idea that it could be in the running for a wildcard spot. If you factor in that WD has been without a pair of top 4 D all year, and his best forward for 2/3 of the season, what exactly were people expecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Bur14Kes17 said: Willie needs to be fired over his player deployment decisions. Why does he keep playing Phillip Larsen? What is with his insistence on playing Jason Megna as a 2nd line forward? Hansen comes back and instead of getting the Sedins going again, he plays with Sutter and Grandlund. Starting Horvat as a 4th line centre this season. Refusing to give Subban or Pedan any chance to show what they can do in a game. Why hasn't Reid Boucher gotten a sniff of ice time since we claimed him off waivers??? This team only has 6 or 7 players that have any capability of putting the puck in the net which was all Boucher did in jr and the AHL, but somehow both Megna and Gaunce stay in the line up with a combined 11 pts in 80 Games. Try and tell me that a few games no the press box wouldn't do them some good? Willie is a likeable players coach and the guys play hard for him, but is Willie playing the right guys? +1. Spent my plusses for any who whipped the Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, oldnews said: A lot of people around here didn't realize the reasoning behind that nor the fact that despite where Megna was in the lineup it didn't change the fact that he was the 12th man (and overall more in the range of the 16th). He was the first guy out when Hansen returned, which ought to tell you something. Hansen wound up with the Sedins in short order last night. The Horvat as a '4C' is a red herring that means literally nothing. I don't agree with all of Desjardins' decisions - particularly around goaltending - and I'm not a fan of Larsen and would rather see Biega in the lineup, but even there, I don't know if Biega is 100%, I don't know if they're simply looking to pump and dump Larsen (I doubt he's in the plans very much further).... Gaunce - if you don't realize how good Gaunce has been in his role and think he belongs in the press box I don't think you have a very good take on the role of a fourth liner, or what the expectations of a rookie 4th liner should be. Boucher is not fit enough - if you watched the game he played, it was obvious. While some of the criticisms/complaints around Desjardins are fair enough - at the same time, many of them are pretty easy to understand if people look a little deeper than their original, not necessarily more informed, perspectives. I appreciate the fact that your criticisms are hockey related - and not simply calling the guy an idiot, or ignorantly ripping into his 'twitching' etc, but I still think the general pitchfork crowd don't really have nearly as much grounds to stand on as they believe they do. Yes - he's likeable - his players generally play very hard for him - and his systems have been quite good imo, with his players buying in and the team probably enjoying more success than might be expected in context. Most people were projecting a 65pt team and mocking the idea that it could be in the running for a wildcard spot. If you factor in that WD has been without a pair of top 4 D all year, and his best forward for 2/3 of the season, what exactly were people expecting? We have a strange fan base. When we win WD is still doing something wrong when we lose its his fault we can't squeeze gold out of well you know. The first half year with Torts we has posts proclaiming him the coach of the year. WD is in for the duration of the season like it or not...Our home record is an indication of how much impact his decisions can create and it's not his fault the Sedins have had a hard time playing with anyone not named Burrows or flash in a pan Carter with some props to Hansen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bur14Kes17 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, oldnews said: A lot of people around here didn't realize the reasoning behind that nor the fact that despite where Megna was in the lineup it didn't change the fact that he was the 12th man (and overall more in the range of the 16th). He was the first guy out when Hansen returned, which ought to tell you something. Hansen wound up with the Sedins in short order last night. The Horvat as a '4C' is a red herring that means literally nothing. I don't agree with all of Desjardins' decisions - particularly around goaltending - and I'm not a fan of Larsen and would rather see Biega in the lineup, but even there, I don't know if Biega is 100%, I don't know if they're simply looking to pump and dump Larsen (I doubt he's in the plans very much further).... Gaunce - if you don't realize how good Gaunce has been in his role and think he belongs in the press box I don't think you have a very good take on the role of a fourth liner, or what the expectations of a rookie 4th liner should be. Boucher is not fit enough - if you watched the game he played, it was obvious. While some of the criticisms/complaints around Desjardins are fair enough - at the same time, many of them are pretty easy to understand if people look a little deeper than their original, not necessarily more informed, perspectives. I appreciate the fact that your criticisms are hockey related - and not simply calling the guy an idiot, or ignorantly ripping into his 'twitching' etc, but I still think the general pitchfork crowd don't really have nearly as much grounds to stand on as they believe they do. Yes - he's likeable - his players generally play very hard for him - and his systems have been quite good imo, with his players buying in and the team probably enjoying more success than might be expected in context. Most people were projecting a 65pt team and mocking the idea that it could be in the running for a wildcard spot. If you factor in that WD has been without a pair of top 4 D all year, and his best forward for 2/3 of the season, what exactly were people expecting? Sorry man if by "best forward" you're referring to Hansen, I think your credibility ends there. Top 4 fwd on the team? Absolutely. And on any given night he could have the best game. But to call Hansen our teams best forward, you've lost me. Horvat and Henrik say Hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 16 minutes ago, Bur14Kes17 said: Sorry man if by "best forward" you're referring to Hansen, I think your credibility ends there. Top 4 fwd on the team? Absolutely. And on any given night he could have the best game. But to call Hansen our teams best forward, you've lost me. Horvat and Henrik say Hi. Sorry but a .5 ppg guy that brings everything that Hansen does is easily in the running - and imo the only guy that may have him edged at this point is Bo, largely due to his emergence this year. Sutter belongs in the running as well imo - elite faceoff guy that's also in the .5 ppg / all situations type player. If Hansen 'lost' you I think that says more about your perspective than it does Hansen. I love Henr1k and all, but he's no longer this team's best forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Fire Willie, & hire Elmer Fudd..don't care who - enough of this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Not enough roast beef for Hitch in Vancouver. Guy would be found dead behind the bench of starvation on a diet of sushi and sprouts on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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