HumanSlinky39

Of course a penalty in this situation. Brain dead.

Losing every puck battle.

Nice save

How about we ATTACK instead of just desperately clinging to a lead?

MOTHERTUCHER

Grinder goal.

They went from suck to blow about six weeks ago.

No finish.

Balls.

Habs shooters:

Do they even practice the power play?

Attaboy, Greeny

I love hockey, so yes, I can still enjoy them on a game-to-game basis. This season, the losses are more frustrating than most years, though.

That's because there's a Sabres game about to start.

Alright, boys, let's not embarrass ourselves tonight!

My magic 8-ball says this is a W.

Winning makes places a destination.

They won the previous game. This season says odds were very high they were gonna eat an L today.

Last year, that was a fine motto. They barely missed the playoffs and were playing great hockey the last 1/3 of the season. THAT was a developmental season. They've regressed almost across the board this year; I'd say only Peterka and Upie have taken steps forward. Given last season, playoffs should have been the expectation this season. Going on 13 years without a single postseason. When does it end? When are people going to be held accountable for their failures? Because that's what this season is, a failure.

I don't "hate" or "not like" this team. I'm just wildly disappointed in them. So much promise coming out of last season, but there have been 2 major failures: 1) KA not doing enough to supplement the talent on hand this offseason. Neither Clifton nor EJ were ever going to move the needle. Maybe EJ was brought in to add some grit and veteran leadership, but so far I've not seen it. They needed to add 3-4 solid veterans with experience in winning hockey. Adams failed to do so and now the roster has regressed nearly across the board. 2) Sticking with a failing coaching staff. The players quit on these guys by the time December rolled around. They are not buying whatever it is Granato and Company are selling. The goal this season should have been the playoffs, nothing less. Continuing to do the same thing every day when it clearly is not working is a failure of the front office. Edmonton fired their staff and totally turned their season around. St. Louis looks much better under their new coach. Minnesota has played better since they made a change. This group needs a new voice and no move was made, essentially wasting yet another season. All of the progress of last season has been pissed away.

Watching these games on tv, the body language amongst these guys is terrible. Last year, they were a team. They were smiling, they were flying around, they looked like they were enjoying themselves and eachother. This year, I see a team (barely) going through the motions. Some of that is certainly on the players, but (to me) that falls heavily on the coaches. When's the last time you saw Granato or Ellis getting on someone's ass on the bench? Ever? Has Granato ever benched or scratched someone for lousy effort or making an inexcusable mistake? I can't name an instance. If nobody above is correcting their behavior, the players will continue to loaf and mope around. The guys on the ice certainly aren't policing themselves. It's a ***** country club.

Oh, okay. Cool.

I'm watching the Oilers game on now...it's like they're playing a different sport.

*Obligatory*