PerreaultForever

Sucks at shoot outs though 🙂

They're not are they? Maybe in Canada, but not in the U.S. To me this is not very different from the Todd Bertuzzi incident. That was a punch from behind, but in both cases it's head into the ice with weight behind it. This one could have resulted in a similar career ending.

Yes, if you stand pat. The young guys can be molded by anyone I think but if this remains Eichel's team it all depends on what he wants.

I wonder if there's a little Ted Nolan sort of thing in him. Stubborn guy who doesn't necessarily get along with management and/or owners? Seems like he's maybe not as good a listener as teller but idk. He's my preferred choice. Vigenault certainly has to be called into question with how he's failing in Philly. I know blame can be spread around there but that team has fallen apart under him.

Well, then that's wrong.

So what did I miss? Is Tokarski injured too?

is he really? Well that's good then. Boston seemed to be slaughtering us on draws but I can't say I really kept track.

I want to pin you down. IF you were doing the hiring and could get him, would you hire Gallant or would you give Granato the job? I would hire Gallant myself. Personally I would hire Torts if he was available and shape the team in a new way but I know what pain that involves so I know it won't be popular. I would keep Granato over hiring Boudreau and I'm 50/50 on Julien so I'd probably err on the side of caution and keep Granato instead.

I have said I do like him better at center and I think his skill set is a better fit in this role (with the exception of his face offs). If we retain him I think it will be a huge mistake to make him Eichel's RW again. He should stay as 2C with the same line he has now. I do still question his work ethic and commitment though. Until I see him play like this after signing a big contract I will keep thinking he is skinnering us.

This is true. the team would require a make over if it was put in Torts hands. Now I personally think that's a better direction but it won't happen so a moot point. Torts wouldn't fit here same way he didn't fit in Vancouver. Gallant idk. He's a tough guy and I like him as a coach but idk if these players would respond to him or not.

It's not the league it's the maximum fine under the CBA. The league would love to have larger fines but the players union doesn't want them to have that power. So yes, $5000 is nothing, but it does not mean he will not be suspended.

I don't think anybody thinks what Tom Wilson did there was required. but it happens. See if there is supplementary discipline (which there should be). he's a repeat offender . Was already suspended this year for a head hit. He should lose playoff games this year. If not, it's inadequate.

Well I think it all depends on whether or not they're trading anyone away . If they are not, and Granato is coach, the make up of the team is pretty much as is, you just add Eichel to a line 1. The goalie becomes the only question but if it's Ullmark resigned then that's it too. It'll be Ullmark and UPL. Not suggesting it's the right plan, but without trades and FA signings this is it (or thereabouts). R2- Eichel - Cozens Skinner-Reinhart-Olofsson Asplund-Mitts-Thom,pson Zemgus between-Okposo + Sheahan or Reider or whoever gets signed or called up. Same D as now. ( and it won't be good enough. )

perfect time to trade him. If for no better reason than to save you all from falling off this bandwagon when he disappoints down the road.

So this means you want him as HC next year? Say Gallant or Granato you choose Granato?

Now the injury makes sense........

Well that was a surprisingly pleasant experience. Houser was decent. They seemed so reluctant to play him I expected him to suck but he was fine. Good even. First period it looked like it would be the same result but they bounced back and didn't quit. Nice effort all around.

Well I simply do not understand why some people are holding to a political issue over a medical one but it is what it is. I would have thought when Trump got his own shot and then Nugent caught it and admitted it's real but I guess there's no reasoning with some. The problem is if lots of people don't vaccinate the virus will still float around among the un vaxxed and the more it does that the more chance there is of further mutation and that could F us all. Fingers crossed that doesn't happen.

That's not really staying the course. You're sort of half way between full staying the course and a teardown. You want to add those pieces you have to subtract something just for salary cap reasons if none other. and a new coach is not staying the course either. To me, a complete teardown means trading Eichel, Reinhart and Risto and that's all. If there was a Skinner solution I'd add that, but there isn't.

I think so too. As much as I have issues with him I think his skill set is better deployed in his current role and we should have developed him slower to fill that role rather than making him Eichel's wingman. Maybe then he'd be better at those unimportant face offs 🙂 So I'd pay him 6 something (less than 7) to be our 2C and send him to face off school (Don Luce available? 🙂 ) but he doesn't get a NMC under any circumstances.

I'm getting sick and tired of all the press saying there's a huge turnaround and so many people thinking we're better. A little perspective. In the last 10 we are 3-7. So if you take Kreuger away and take that pace back to 50 games we're 15 wins instead of 13. Still dead last in the entire league. There is no marvelous turnaround. The kids might provide a little more energy and speed and it might look a little more like real hockey and provide a little more offensive excitement but we still suck bad. Really really bad. Staying the course is folly.

I could turn that around and say after all these years how do you not question his character? I've seen too many games/shifts/plays/however you want to examine it over the years where he takes an easy out or coasts and the effort level is in question. There have been some games over those years where I felt he gave a lot and played really well but more often I've felt he rarely left it all on the ice. I know I'm not alone in that view. That perception is why he got the bridge deal when he did. He's talented, but I don't see maximum effort. I guess maybe I'm stuck on the image of that Detroit game where he quit on the ice and they scored with a second left. To me that moment embodied everything I dislike in him and everything that was (and maybe still is) wrong with the Sabres.

Islanders gonna shut us down easily. I predict a total snoozefest.

You could argue that he wasn't the St. Louis 1C in terms of being the offensive star but he got the most ice time and played against the top lines of the other teams. He went head to head with Bergeron and came out on top. Don't see how ROR matters though. Reinhart is no ROR and he's not a 1C.