Captain Caveman

With the timing of the Lindy hire and it seeming like they knew he was going to be the guy, it makes me curious about Marty Wilford and Matt Ellis still being on staff. Is there a chance these guys actually stick around? Did Lindy just want a chance to meet / interview them?

I think he just signed there last year? Seems very unlikely he would have been on a 1 year deal.

I keep hearing Peca's name - Isn't he on staff in NYR? Would he even be able to come here?

I'm not saying anyone needs to feel sympathy. I am 100% on board with estate tax (especially for anyone inheriting over let's say a million dollars.) Just explaining that he may be doing this as part of estate planning to help his kids cover the cost of retaining the team(s).

If they're forced to come up with 2-3 billion dollars on inheriting the team to pay the estate tax?

Well, you might care if and when his family is forced to sell the team. (I'm not arguing against estate taxes for the super-rich, just pointing out why it's relevant here.)

If he's the head coach and hears there's an incident between a player and a coach, shouldn't he want to know what the issue is so he can address it (and determine how to address it in the correct manner?) Don't you want a leader who's not going to delegate something this important?

Yeah, Ducks are taking advantage of having only one ref, and we... are not

Again, not sure if you read the article, but according to it she spoke with the director of the league immediately following the game to confirm if that it was supposed to be an adult league, not a men's league. He told her he was appalled at their behavior and was going to go speak with the other team about it. If I remember correctly he suggested she stick around to hear what the other team had to say.

She is a Professional Hockey coach...

Hmm, seems like you are giving them a pass... You're also blaming her (seems like something else must have happened to provoke it) while also acknowledging that some dudes in hockey might be ***** "Still lots of guys playing who grew up with a different game / culture" What happened that provoked the taunts? One of their team got penalized for an illegal body check, they didn't like the call and took it out on her instead of the ref.... To me that's a lot easier to believe than that the head coach of a Division 1 hockey program put herself in the cross hairs just to stir some *****.

She's not - read the article She was checked - The other player got a penalty because checking is illegal in just about all non-pro adult leagues The other team screamed insults at her the rest of the game and said they didn't want her there It is special treatment, just not the good kind.

So that would include not being yelled at ***** on for being a woman for a whole game

Did your teammates spend the rest of the game letting her know she was unwelcome?

It's ***** and mean Sure, there are different levels of *****, but why defend ***** behavior?

I play in leagues and pickup games that are primarily men with some better women's players. I've never even looked at the rules, but I've also haven't seen an intentional check in the last ten years at least, and if anyone did I know everyone else around would quckly shut it down. We're old, we have jobs, we can't afford to get hurt. Unintentional contact, sure it happens, but I think anyone who's on the ice (Male or Female) is taking that risk knowingly. I think it was kind of strange for her to wait for an apology, but if the league took her $, I don't think she should be treated any differently than any other of the players (And without reading the article - I am assuming she was targeted with this check for being a Woman - maybe that's not the case and it's being overblown.)

Get off my lawn

Wow, I thought it kind of looked (and sounded) like him but honestly didn't expect him to look better post-retirement.

Who is on the post-game with Marty?

Oh well, Corey Perry is available

It's clear to me that we have 6 or 7 guys who are better (if everyone's healthy)

I like to think he's smart enough to know that only winning is going to save his job, and keeping Connor up isn't helping him there.

Is anyone claiming him? If not he can play in Rocheseter...

Clifton absolutely needs to be benched or waives / sent down. He is killing this team night after night. That's not to say he's the only issue, but that would be a great start.

Last night was dreadful I'm trying to remind myself though that we're basically playing .500 hockey without our best player, and with several other key guys not playing like themselves or possibly playing injured. If we can stay at .500 until Tage gets back, if we can see guys like like Kulich or Benson (and eventually Quinn) show they are ready to contribute this season doesn't have to be lost. Before last night I was thinking that Levi should be playing in Rochester, but now I'm not sure Comrie is a better option (definitely not fair to judge either though on last night's abysmal team performance.)