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Is it entirely possible Babcock is just really overrated? The only "make lemons out of lemonade" season he's had was that very first season in Anaheim, where they almost won the Cup as a 7 seed. He then won a Cup and almost won another in Detroit with a stacked team he had nothing to do with stacking, but also had multiple surprising early exits from the playoffs, then the roster got really old and they sucked. In Toronto he never even won a playoff series. He also won 2 Olympic golds as coach of Canada, but you're kind of supposed to do that.What a scumbag Babcock is. That deal with Marner is straight trashy.
I've felt the same about Ken Holland, he did his damage in the pre cap era and lucked into Datsyuk and Zetterberg in late rounds.
Great finds, no doubt, but it's more getting lucky with a pick than it is recognizing all world talent and waiting until round 7 to take it.
He left Detroit an absolute mess, interested to see how me fares in Edmonton with 2 of the top 10 players in the world.
They were great teams but built in a way that isn't possible today. Holland really **** the bed when it came to the Cap era, seems that 3 years in the high lottery are what it'll take to be respectable.Well yes for the Euros specifically that is true
They were great teams but built in a way that isn't possible today. Holland really **** the bed when it came to the Cap era, seems that 3 years in the high lottery are what it'll take to be respectable.
Are they selling Lafreniere or Byfield sweaters yet? Haha I kid...sort of.
Stars fire Montgomery for unprofessional conductSomething stinks about Jim Montgomery getting fired, wonder what we'll find out
Larry Brooks speculating here that the Preds might swap Eeli Tolvanen for him. I highly doubt that, although I suppose he's correct to say that Tolvanen's star has dimmed lately.Lias Andersson demands a trade, hate to see it not working but if he can't hold a roster spot on the bottom 6 against a fighter and a converted defenseman I don't know what to say.
Pouting in Hartford to the point of being scratched isn't helping him at all. It's definitely too early to write a 20 year old off, but at the same time it's a bad look asking for a trade.
Something like that would probably be ideal, but Rangers would have to add a pick or piece. Not much market for 1 for 1 swaps when a guy is AWOLLarry Brooks speculating here that the Preds might swap Eeli Tolvanen for him. I highly doubt that, although I suppose he's correct to say that Tolvanen's star has dimmed lately.
https://nypost.com/2019/12/22/lias-andersson-and-his-unacceptable-rangers-stunt-wont-be-missed/
If they finished last the next 1,000 years, that wouldn’t be enoughAs a franchise I think they're solid, great fanbase and community support. But I do get a chuckle from how "great" ken holland and babcock have done since they left.
They lucked into a roster full of hall of famers and were called genius for it.
When I first started watching and getting into hockey as a kid (around the time Nashville got a team), the Avs and Red Wings were in the midst of their big rivalry and I, for whatever reason, loved the Avs and hated the Red Wings. I was indifferent to Nashville for the first few years of their existence, which seems funny in hindsight given I was just getting into the sport, and a new NHL team started a couple hours up the road, but I still liked the Avs.Couldn’t happen to a better franchise
I wasn't there, so who knows, but there's almost no way that could be true.Chris Greenwell told the Inquirer that his son, Brandon, playfully patted Gritty on the head after the photo was taken and walked away. Greenwell said Gritty left his chair, "took a running start" and "punched my son as hard as he could."