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good start... http://corsica.hockey/games/?id=2017021029 boy this new system is great, so refreshing from that crap Bylsma was teaching.

That was Larsson's fault.

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game hasn't start yet lol... 4:30 start

Ontario is unlikely to make the post-season, does that mean.....????

They're worse in every single category this season. If that's "real-life big boy hockey", then I'd like to politely unsubscribe. If Bylsma had Eichel for the first half of the season last year, there's no question they make the playoffs... and that's with a worse roster than Dr. Phyllis has at his disposal... but go ahead and all over Cup Champion Danny O'Bylsma because that's what the hive mind wants you to think. How about having an original thought and making an objective opinion based on the actual facts. Fact #1 - They suck. Fact #2 - They're exponentially worse THAN last season. Fact #3 - They have a deeper more talented roster THAN last season. Fact #4 - https://public.tableau.com/profile/sean.tierney#!/vizhome/Team-leveldata-shotsandgoals/Pace Fact #5 - For those complaining that we don't have the depth scoring we had with guys like Foligno and Ennis... Those clowns have combine for 16 goals this season on a Cup contender. New comers Pouliout and Pominville have combined for 23 goals.

Team Relative +/- ™ TRpm ™ TR+/- ™ There is no doubt Bylsma would've had this team on an 80 point pace... at minimum. I was very hard on myself as a player. Not necessarily identifying as a failure, but always feeling like I could've done more. Is Housley a failure? Grading him on results, the answer to this point is yes. Can that change? Sure. Will it? Who knows. Does he deserve the chance to coach next season? If the season ended today, no. If the team continues to improve down the stretch, maybe, but I'm not convinced he's the answer consider Bylsma did much more with less.

Did I somehow jump to a different universe? That's the universe we live in, where your cumulative point total determines wether or not you make the playoffs. fixed

As soon as the Sabres become respectable again, the NHL is going to scrap the lottery. You heard it here first!

That's not true. Not true at all. I played competitively through college and there were always very clear, very different instructions for the top line vs the 4th line. You can't ask your 4th line muckers to play the same possession finesse game as your top line... and vice-a-versa. This is especially true in today's NHL. Expansion has resulted in 3rd and 4th line jobs for players that would otherwise find themselves in the AHL. Coaches need to coach to their players abilities. If Housley needs 4 lines of speed and finesse to be successful, then I have a problem with that... because you'll never have that type of depth in today's NHL.

To announce the winner they should have Dahlin standing behind a curtain wearing the winning team's jersey. They lift the curtain in front of an audience of GMs while the winning team's goal song plays in the background with ice girls dancing on stage, balloons and confetti flying. Hosted by Oprah.

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Have you even considered the idea that depth scoring is down because of Phil's style he's teaching? He's asking grinders to play a speed/finesse game... they can't. Let them get pucks deep, chase, bang and create turnovers. The coaches job is to put his players in the best position to succeed. He's failed at that and it's reflected in the standings. Consider there are infinite parallel universes (there are). In at least one of those universes NHL standings are not based on results, rather they're based purely on coaching philosophy. Flagg lives in that universe.

I'd like to see O'Regan paired with O'Reilly on St. Patricks Day vs CHI

Can't believe all the leash everyone is giving Housley. Low expectations fan base I guess. He took an upgraded roster and has them on pace for a 20 point drop in the standings. 20 points less than a coach who got ran out of town.

I agree with this. Star players have a burning passion for the game, an obsession, they just cannot let go of. That's what makes them so special. You can't teach that, and it can be frustrating as a coach to try and relate to players who don't love the game at the same level as you do.

he's had good 20-25 game stretch, lots of players do. its too earlier to talk $$$$, lots of hockey left.

With Kane and Eichel gone he's getting more opportunities and more is expected out of him by his peers. The spotlight is on him and he's embracing the opportunity. Most hockey players play much better the more ice time they get.

How long (wall clock) did the 3rd period take? Normally, each period takes about 37-38 minutes. If there were no commercial breaks and only 6 whistles (20s each?) , it must have taken only about 22 minutes? Insane.

So could Jamarcus Russel.

Rosen = Bradford. Allen can't anticipate throws. Darnold big loopy throwing motion. Mayfield = Manziel I hope they stay where they are and maybe trade up for Rudolph or White on day 2. They need those 1sts to fill other needs.

Nelson, Baptiste, Rodrigues, and Antipin are waivers exempt.

I don't believe for a minute that a drop in PP% and secondary scoring would make a 20 point difference in the standings. And you're basically absolving all responsibility Housley has for overseeing the PP and getting production from his 3rd and 4th lines.

when they get CJ Smith back, and guys like Rodrigues, Nelson, Falk, and Baptiste... they'll be tough to beat.