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  1. 22 hours ago, Zamboni said:

    I think he has more time than some realize. I think at a minimum JB has the entire season. Most likely longer.

     

    22 hours ago, Hank said:

    I think Botts has three more years. I think he sold Terry on a slow build, I think he'll be successful, and I will patiently wait. 

    I just don't buy it. Darcy sold the Pegulas on suffering and still got fired in relatively short order. Rex Ryan sold them on....something....and got fired after 2 years of a 5-year contract. Tim Murray and Bylsma got fired right quick. I'm not saying Botterill is definitely going to be fired, but the Pegulas shouldn't be assumed to be giving their team leadership a long rope. 

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  2. 35 minutes ago, Thorny said:

    Ristolainen you are just not good at hockey. 

    Surely, it'll be the next coach who unlocks his potential! Just you wait and see! ???

    Can we please just fire Risto and McCabe into the sun? Game after game they cost goals, don't contribute to goals, and get played a bajillion minutes. 

    We'll never be good as long as our GM/coach combo values the wrong traits in players. 

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  3. 2 hours ago, WildCard said:

    Something something McDermott is a dinosaur

     

     

    Well, most coaches are dinosaurs.

    Anyway, this makes it all the more dumbfounding the number of times he'll waste a timeout trying to draw someone offside at the 45 and then punt. 

  4. 3 minutes ago, Weave said:

    I mean, we supported burning the team down once when we had near all stars as the top of the team, what makes you think the idea we can improve fortunes by jettisoning them wouldn't change?

    Because the context isn't the same. Eichel and Dahlin are a wee bit better building blocks at the two most important positions than Roy and Myers. Of course, I wouldn't mind a Ryan Miller caliber goaltender to group with them. 

  5. 8 minutes ago, Weave said:

    Lack of dynamic play, or flash is a factor.  Draft position is as well.  We did tank to get a less than all star level RW.  That's gotta bias opinions.

    For sure. I'm just frustrated that one of three legitimate top-6 forwards we have is trade bait in the eyes of many in hopes of getting what Sam already is. 

  6. 16 minutes ago, Curt said:

    It was kind of a joke.

    It’s true that his size limits his ability to defend in a lot of situations.  But it’s also true that his transition/offensive ability really reduces the amount of time that he actually has to spend defending.

    Overall you are looking at a solidly above average player.  A very dangerous player.  There are other guys who can play in the more defensive situations and PK.

    I was just piling on the joke ?

  7. 1 minute ago, Brawndo said:

    You need to aim higher in the chain of command

    There's nobody higher than Botterill other than Pegula, and I'm not going to believe Pegula ordered the O'Reilly trade without some real evidence. Botterill has iced two of the worst teams in franchise history, so I'm not going to just buy that his worst move just happens to not be his fault. 

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