The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[Habsy]

Hockey bros think they know everything about the game.

It's one of the problems with hiring ex players tbh

Glad someone said it. Sure there have been some smart ones but that's a low percentage.

 

[MindzEye]

Glad someone said it. Sure there have been some smart ones but that's a low percentage.

Brindy definitely.

Short ass list though

 

[Wayward DP]

I think we’ve certainly learned you can’t lean on him to eat first pairing minutes for a significant chunk of the regular season and expect him to have anything left in the tank come playoff time.

Qu’elle surprise.

well, nobody at all saw this coming, so it was entirely a shock and surprise to all to see his play drop off as the season wore on...

 

[Montana]

Dubas can stay, but he needs a change in his philosophical approach to building this team.

Given that this was Dubas philosophy early on, and the word is him and Shanny but heads now….I do really think Shanny wanting more of the gristle is well within the realm of possibility.

Like, Dubas isn’t the one I’d picture going that route….but maybe Charro and Han have said otherwise?

 

[MindzEye]

well, nobody at all saw this coming, so it was entirely a shock and surprise to all to see his play drop off as the season wore on...

But where were we going to find a young LHD to give his minutes to while he rested?



Oh.

 

[Wayward DP]

But where were we going to find a young LHD to give his minutes to while he rested?



Oh.

we didn't have Gus then

 

[Habsy]

Brindy definitely.

Short ass list though

Always respected Sakic as a GM too.

 

[leafman101]

But where were we going to find a young LHD to give his minutes to while he rested?



Oh.

Looking at the D core, they really could use a Sandin.

 

[leafman101]

Brindy definitely.

Short ass list though

Probably because of his face.

 

[MindzEye]

Looking at the D core, they really could use a Sandin.

Betcha Washington wouldn't give him up for a late 1st

 

[Preston]

 

[Preston]

Given that this was Dubas philosophy early on, and the word is him and Shanny but heads now….I do really think Shanny wanting more of the gristle is well within the realm of possibility.

Like, Dubas isn’t the one I’d picture going that route….but maybe Charro and Han have said otherwise?

Until it's confirmed that the mandate was above Dubas, it's his organization. All decisions are run by him, all shifts in philosophy are his. I didn't love his past end of season pressers.. He did a lot of doubting of himself and kept feeling he needed to adapt. And adapt he did.


I mean, by the end of it, he was "liking" anti nerd stat tweets on twitter. Come the fuck on with that.

 

[leafman101]

Yeah, every single post season presser was "we have to get more competitive and harder to play against". Which was true, but went about it the wrong way.

And obviously Kyle and Keefe are on the same page, and we know what the latter wants.

 

[Wayward DP]

would be hilarious if Shanny was the one true nerd all along. not what I would have predicted, but will chuckle if that's how it turns out.

 

[Preston]

 

[LeafGm]

Plz GTFO John

 

[Montana]

Until it's confirmed that the mandate was above Dubas, it's his organization. All decisions are run by him, all shifts in philosophy are his. I didn't love his past end of season pressers.. He did a lot of doubting of himself and kept feeling he needed to adapt. And adapt he did.

agreed…my concern would just be if it’s Shanny pushing it, who does he replace Dubas with.

I mean, by the end of it, he was "liking" anti nerd stat tweets on twitter. Come the fuck on with that.

I didn’t know that last bit…anyone recall off hand the context of the tweets.

 

[Montana]

Plz GTFO John

 

[CH1]

"It's one of the few NHL markets with Osmow's and that's important when you're raising a family on a budget"

 

[Preston]

I didn’t know that last bit…anyone recall off hand the context of the tweets.

See, now this is me being emotional and wasn't a really fair criticism. This is the tweet: