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I agree. This is a weird...piece.

Well, it's a thing, now, forget Q, go for Vigneault.

The game - we still lost it. The group you like is the group that pooped the bed after the streak, minus Pilut and Olo. Do we not watch some games featuring good teams around the NHL? I know a lot of you do not like to believe this, but we need some muscle and dudes who are way more fearless than the bunch we have. If we ever make it to the playoffs, with so many little guys we'll get beat down quickly. How do you think teams started beating us this year after it became clear this squad can't handle a physical game? I like Pilut if he's the only small D we have. But he will be worthless defensively in a first round playoff match. Sheary and Girgensons cough up the puck, Sheary is small and weak and neither do well in front of the net - when they make it there (which Sheary doesn't). KO is slow and an offensive black hole. He's a turnover machine. He wastes a roster spot. Pomminstein is slow, and rarely hits. At least he still knows how to position himself and take advantage of better players. I don't want to populate a green room for fan visitations, I want to win a Stanley Cup. You HAVE to look at the team cold and honest to get there. Someone tell TPegs.

I think it may matter to him regarding his interest in re-signing here.

I wonder if Skinner is on board with his recent demotion.

To is a preposition with several meanings, including “toward” and “until.” Too is an adverb that can mean “excessively” or “also.” Just to be clear: two is pronounced the same as to and too, but it can't be used instead of either of them because it's a number.

So..?

JFC people. Do any of you actually think they're going to just come out and say what needs to be changed to a bunch of press people, and right now while there's still a hockey season left to play? Who really thinks that's what they should...or would...do? It's enough that they're throwing the fans a bone by publickly recognizing something needs to be done ("something needs to change"), they're sympathizing with you, but they're not going to let you in on what they're really thinking and what plans they've been considering. And that's okay. But these people are damned if they do damned if they don't right now, and because they're not...appropriately...telling you explicitly what they are thinking, doesn't mean they don't have some ideas. I'm not defending the Pegulas, I am arguing against being a stupid fan base. Let's not be stupid, let's be smart, shall we?

Nice to see you back, LGR.

Hmmm....

Always does.

Hutton. That's Czech for "wide, gaping hole".

They struck me as playing confidently, but without a central plan.

Through multiple coaches and iterations of the roster our PP has not changed - no one moves around.

I know that PP looked discombobulated, but I thought the players looked like they had chemistry. For whatever that's worth. I blame the coaching staff for not addressing the failings of the PP, which is easily defended against by closing in man-to-man on the Sabres.

Ranch me, Sabrespace.

Is Phil messing with the lines? I don't know if the top two lines have been consistent all game.

This is bonkers. He just got up to the NHL and is crushing it, so you want an "upgrade" from that? Wait, no, you want to see him with 40 NHL games under his belt? That makes sense. Woah, what now? You mean his performance the last few games isn't worth the praise and earning him some more NHL time? I'm so confused.

Why? Eichel likes him, it's obvious. He gives Nylander a lot of attention during games. Nylander should be on his line.

Who wants to trade him?

You mean they still stand "a chance" this season?

I wonder if anyone has even asked him if he's interested in coaching again? (Assuming you mean Bowman).

Anyone here know with some credible certainty how long it would take to impose a system and style on a team that's fairly young on one hand, and transient on the other? I mean, if the coach is complaining they're not playing the system, when he complains, then it must take more than a few weeks to get right, agree?