Phil Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 0-4-2 with the third worst goal differential (-11) to start the year. Miller and Schenn literally arguing with each other on the ice. Things are not OK in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I bet if they hadn't fired that fancy stats woman they'd be 6-0 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 So the thing is, the team is actually good enough to score and acquire those leads (their CF% is in the top half of the league). They just can't fucking defense or hold onto a lead if their lives depended on it. I don't think it's a skill/talent issue though and Demko is obviously no slouch. Once they figure it out, I think they've still got the pieces to put together a solid season. So I doubt Boudreau gets canned this season, unless this tailspin somehow continues for another month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 A month!? No team on earth is waiting that long to make that call. If they lose another couple of games, he should absolutely be on the block. Even if it isn't his fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 To clarify, I don't think the team is actually going this slide for another month, that would frankly take a miracle to accomplish with all the talent they have. I suspect they're going to string out a few desperate wins here and get the spotlight off Boudreau. However, if the defensive lapses and inability to maintain leads continues on a consistent basis well into November, then unfortunately he's certainly going to be on the block, because at that stage the GM's only option is to get a fresh voice and system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigueGabriel Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 My rant against Boudreau coming to NY is now justified. As with the Caps, he started strong and then just kinda lost the handle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On paper this team should be a lot better. And they've had a chance to win every game with the exception of the Buffalo game. something's gotta give. they're 0-4-2 and could realistically be 5-1. Coach has to be taking the heat on this one though. Its beyond X's and O's. You gotta push your team to finish out their games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 What a turn around from when Bruce was hired. therss something fundamentally wrong with that locker room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said: On paper this team should be a lot better. And they've had a chance to win every game with the exception of the Buffalo game. something's gotta give. they're 0-4-2 and could realistically be 5-1. Coach has to be taking the heat on this one though. Its beyond X's and O's. You gotta push your team to finish out their games. No, this team shouldn't be better on paper. They're poorly constructed. Just look at that right side: And having a mostly horrendous defense means you have to ride your studs super hard - which is exactly what Boudreau did with Quinn Hughes, playing him 27 minutes per night (a full 2 minutes more per night than last year). And, shocker, Hughes is hurt now. They're boned and there's no hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 A Boudreau team giving up tons of goals? Stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 58 minutes ago, Morphinity 2.0 said: No, this team shouldn't be better on paper. They're poorly constructed. Just look at that right side: And having a mostly horrendous defense means you have to ride your studs super hard - which is exactly what Boudreau did with Quinn Hughes, playing him 27 minutes per night (a full 2 minutes more per night than last year). And, shocker, Hughes is hurt now. They're boned and there's no hope. I mean, they had a high end power play last year and their forward depth is good and Demko was VERY good last year. they had plenty of reasons to expect to be pushing for a playoff spot this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 54 minutes ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said: I mean, they had a high end power play last year and their forward depth is good and Demko was VERY good last year. they had plenty of reasons to expect to be pushing for a playoff spot this year Demko will have to be very good again this year because, again, their defense roster construction is woeful at best. Now the Canucks are tweeting Hughes is week-to-week. So that should be that for this season. Bedard grew up a Canucks fan, so that's appropriate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Cash or Czech said: Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Cash or Czech said: I wish this had the entire quote so I don’t hope anyone interprets the gif incorrectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Well that’s a weird auto correct and OEL fucking sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 VAN drops another one after imploding in the 3rd period Watched the game and man this team has no defensive system. Blown coverages and missed assignments all over the place. Forwards doing fly-bys on their backchecks. No one knows where to be when the puck is in their zone. They should absolutely not be where they are in the stands with the roster they have on paper. There's teams with far less talent and far shittier goaltending that are doing much better. If this continues, I don't see Boudreau making it past Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 10:13 PM, josh said: I wish this had the entire quote so I don’t hope anyone interprets the gif incorrectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 See guys, it could be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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