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Nice work NBC...did not know that

Wtf? That was good....

No puck control...dammit

F'ing Datsyuk again

Kane does that a lot. Seems almost disinterested until he doesn't. Drives some Hawks fans crazy.

Radulov's family might be getting nervous...Vlad cant be happy

Too much gliding...move your feet boys!

The USA needs to finish more checks in the neutral zone. They are letting Russia stand up on the boards without paying for it.

Interesting call based on what they have let go

He does the same thing on na rinks

Datsyuk is a great player...love watching him.

On the pp to start.

Dont worry you'll get your game back next week and as a bonus we will get to hear Milbury tell us how much our team sucks. Lol.

The USA needs to leverage their speed. Dump and chase wont work with the Russian d playing so far inside their line. They need to use the open ice on the sides to generate speed races that I think we can win.

I think it requires better skating defensemen and centers that back check. The Russians are backchecking well.

I am too. Great players in space is entertaining. Bs call.

+1

My apologies to d4rk, and those who were offended. I took umbrage to his reply to my post insinuating that his line of thinking was unassailable and those who did not agree were being obtuse. I think the number of posts in this thread would indicate that consensus is not going to happen.

No your arguments are circular because your mind is feeble. You arrogantly throw around your opinions as facts and when they are exposed you double down. You assume he will fail and therefore to you it is fact.The other equally valid possibility is that he learns from the challenge and the caliber of coaching available in the NHL. If we are both in agreement that winning now is not important, then developing a prospect with the best resources availableshould be the coaching staff's top priority. Building a culture of lunch pail heroes is assinine in a league where talent wins.

You argue in circles. I agree you need to develop players. No better place than on a last place club. Is the coaching better in the Q? Is the competition? My point is if Nolan is such a great motivator, then having him motivate and teach should be priority one. You may not win, but that is irrelevant until after the McDavid Eichel sweepstakes.

He is winning meaningless games with perenial 4th liners instead of developing day in and day out the youngsters. Nolan is looking to secure a job, and no one can blame him. But the rebuild will only work if the talented players develop into stars, not if the marginal players over achieve.

The job of any coach is to make his team better by making his players better and putting them in a position to succeed. This culture of hard work is nonsense. These hardworking shlubs on the roster will never beat a more talented group. So the coach should be trying to get the most production out of each player. The more talented player has a higher probability of contributing more. Nolan seems more comfortable with grinders than talent.

And what would a potential trade partner do with him the rest of the year? I think the fo needs to simply accept the handcuffs DR left them with.

So long term, are we saying Dagostini will be a part of our future? Or Ulmark? If we are out of options play him here with talent and let him learn. We are trying to get the top pick not a playoff spot. I would hate to think Murray feels he needs to undo everything just to prove a point. This is the situation he inherited, live with it for a couple of months.

I dont get this. I know there is a new sheriff in town, and Coho is ready to come back, but how does having the kid play against better competition hurt the tank? I understand that minutes are better than no minutes, but we aren't making a playoff run. Give the kid some linemates and let him take his lumps.