Cascade Youth

Considering the fact that McDermott was allowed to effectively trade away the Super Bowl MVP, the problem might be Botterill's bosses more than Botterill...

Most likely, the Pegulas are going to give him a TON of rope to hang himself, in the form of a major offseason spending spree. Terry-fying.

It's just not an organization that demands or expects excellence. The Pegulas seem content enough to own a sleepy backwater franchise. Their approach to the Bills seems different - maybe they're wary of being embarrassed among the NFL billionaires club.

Eichel and Dahlin are two of the best passers in the NHL. Prove me wrong.

I would do it if only to add pressure to Botterill - sharing an office with your potential replacement tends to increase performance.

But it doesn't even matter if it was good or bad. Answering that question doesn't help us a lick today. It's like the internet was created for the purpose of endlessly debating unprovable, esoteric issues.

Drink bleach? Petition the owner?

What kind of product is this Terry??

Is Montour drunk?

Agree that lights-out goaltending would've helped mask much of the stink.

Botterill just can’t.

Maybe I want a trade.

Cat was a last-minute throw-in in the O’Reilly trade. Man we got fleeced!

Ugh.

They just don’t have enough good scorers and their goaltending is average. It’s really that simple. Constructing a roster heavy on puck-moving defensemen is a questionable strategy - those defensemen have no scorers to bring the puck to, and the style makes them susceptible to the stretch passes where they lack an elite goalie to bail them out. Dahlin once again looks like an elite player. Reino is battling, I think, he’s just having a tough time fitting his game into the offense. Skinner is being asked to create offense all by himself which has never been his game. E-Rod, Mojo and Sheary are playing like they belong in Rochester with the Mythlestadt. Multiple coaches have now been unable to succeed with these core players. Botterill has failed at his job. Time to move on. It happens.

Johan was a disgrace tonight.

I forgot Johansson was playing.

It’s not that I blame the goalies - but it would be nice if they kept us in games more often.

Jack

I think there are games where Eichel looks bad because he’s playing so much faster than the rest of his teammates. In reality they’re the ones out of sync. Tonight might be one of those games.

You really think Botterill has the credibility to ship out a player he just convinced his boss to pay big money to a few months ago? How is that conversation gonna go?

They aren’t even close to the Leafs’ class or talent level. JBotts’ roster is so bare of talent, despite multiple drafts. And we’re still up against the cap somehow. It’s depressing. Go Bills.

I’m changing my answer.

I’ve been hard on a Eichel this year because he seemed mopey to me (tho understandable). He seems to have stepped up and matured a bit during the season. Jack is the best passer I’ve ever seen - he knows where everyone is at all times, he has a “six sense” for the game that only the great ones possess. He’s unselfish with the puck to a fault. He’s also ox strong with the puck. Matthews seems to me like a natural scorer but lacks mental toughness and needs a structure around him in order to thrive. I’m happy with the one we’ve got.

Is he wrong?