It seems to me that the Aqua boys are given a get out of jail free card here by “some”. I don't think there's anyone here who would be sad to see an ownership change. Imagine if Gagliardi had won the court case? Who would have thought we would yearn for the days of arms-length ownership from McCaw a ...

Marco Rossi has signed with Minnesota. $5 x 3. https://puckpedia.com/signing/10097?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=signing&utm_content=primary Well, that's one name off the conversation list for a 2C. Maybe Guerin couldn't find a bigger replacement for Rossi, while a $5 million/yr 3 ...

Bruins apparently shopping Centres Zacha and Middelstadt. Centres who are right up the Canucks mushy midfdle wheelhouse #wildcardhockey If the acquisition cost is 'cap-dump' low (eg. 2nd rd pick or a Mancini type return), perhaps worth a kick - even though they are both signed till 26-27. Otherwise ...

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:04 pm

Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 11:54 am Are Stevie Y’s best days as a GM behind him?

Yeah, he seems to be getting bogged down. The progress is glacial.

For all the talk about “the mushy middle”, Detroit could serve as the poster child for the term. Been stuck where they’ve been at for quite a while.

I want a coach who uses the strength of the players they have and not try to change them to fit a style that will end up failing. Not saying you can’t hold players accountable. Holding players accountable is apples and oranges from entrenching a one-size-fits-all playing style or system. Any coach w ...

To his credit, about halfway through the season last year, Tochett started admitting that his system/coaching approach was partly responsible for the decreased offense, and tried to get his players to carry the puck more. But the strategies he first enforced were becoming habits, and it is hard to ...

theman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 5:17 pm Tocchet's handling of Kuzmenko was one of the things that soured me to him as head coach.

Winning has a way of papering over all kinds of warts on a Jack Adams season.

JT's problems were not confined to EP40 -- and they rarely are for a person who projects like JT. If it isn't EP40, it will be replaced by antagonism to someone or something else. These personality types are rarely only triggered by EP40 types; they are triggered by any type they perceive isn't ...

Stories now emerging that the problem at the end with JT was between him and Tocchet and unnamed members of the coaching staff. So it seems that management and coaches efforts to control/correct the JT/ Pettersson situation exploded with JT not being able to handle the feedback he was getting about ...

Sure. Why not? Maybe Manny will get his head on straight.

The Nucks will float somewhere in the mushy middle this season. Dog fight it out for a wildcard position with 6 other mushy middle teams in the western conference. Meanwhile either, San Jose adds McKenna to Celebrini, Smith, Eklund, Misa, Dickinson or Chicago will add McKenna to Bedard, Nazar ...

:roll: Vancouver could easily drop to tier 3 in the pacific if Demko continues to battle injuries, Petey remains to be the scooter boy and god forbid Hughes gets injured. pretty sure if you dump the top 3 players or 30ish million into injuries, any team will drop to tear 3 :D Not necessarily. As ...

It is a horrible look because it went public. There are more shocking things happen in the private lives of of every day folk who are not in the limelight of professional entertainment. What people do in their private lives away from their job is nobody's business unless it actually is illegal ...

The criminal case is settled. The civil suit already came and went. Evidently, the complainant didn’t get their intended result but hopefully folks will see justice served. Either way, it is a horrible look for the five defendants. Just because what they did wasn’t criminal doesn’t mean the league wa ...

Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 8:33 pm Hoglander
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Is the only way you’ll be able to pique Anaheim’s interest.

IMO McTavish could be worth it.