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We need a new deck of cards, not shuffling the deck we have now.

Anyone witnessing that mess in person probably thought they ate a bad clam that evening.

Post count per game thread is advanced metrics!

@GASabresIUFAN you made virtually the exact same thread on Dec 15. Wtf?

That pattern of improving their record once they are effectively eliminated from the playoffs may be attributed to the collection of weak minded players. The pattern repeating itself can almost certainly be attributed to a management team not committed to properly supporting the core we have.

Garbage time wins. This core has managed to give hope only when the wins come without significance. When pressure has been on, they have played at a level that is near bottom of the league. The comparison to last year indicates a consistency with this pattern.

“No good reason” is where we differ. Spending the last 2 months of the season prioritizing winning is a very good reason to me. Pretty much the definition of prioritizing winning IMO. Worth the nothing we spent to obtain Zucker.

At some point winning now needs to take precedence over asset management, or the hamster wheel will just keep going around. If a deadline deal for Zucker makes the team worse in the short run, I don’t need to move him at all.

Argh. It was Grosek, not Rasmussen. Good call.

Ovi is a Jagr level freak of nature.

3 plays and on the bench unless that first drive moves the ball effectively.

The player he claimed to emulate was Cam Neely. LOL

What if it is a men’s gym and the name is the motivation for men to join?

The garbage time wins will be coming soon. They aren’t making a run but there will be enough wins for KA to lament the streak and say they are turning things around.

It’s an interesting pattern. Not only has this organization decided to throw young players into the fire without sufficient support of veteran players, the organization has also thrown 1st time GM’s and coaches into the fire without sufficient experienced hockey exec support. JFC Terry.

He’ll get there. I am sure of it.

@SwampD I’m not kidding. I’m not having these conversations again. This team isn’t worth following if they are going to follow a failed strategy with the same strategy.

Sure. Let’s do it again. Ugh. This might be what drives me away.

Save that for when we do a song to Billy Joel’s “We didn’t start the fire”.

This concert season seems to be starting out better than last season so far. Dream Theater in March Static-X in June and Queensryche in June too. Now hopefully some really big acts start announcing tours stopping nearby.

Static-X tickets on sale today. \m/

Jacobs does have a cheapskate reputation. His teams also have a reputation that suggests winning is expected, not just tolerated. As intriguing as it sounds, this scenario seems highly implausible.