Get out of my head! Exact same thought. Get Boychuk back there, let him bomb away some low shots off the pads, and the wingers in off the sides (since they're there already) for rebounds. If teams want to play high point to take away his shot, that leaves the low sides & and slot open. Hell, let JB55 fire off some head hunters too. I think we all can agree that when they win, and they play well, we lay off Cappy a bit. Not that we're enjoying seeing that mug behind the bench, but we stomach him a little bit more. We also can see the difference in a players loss & a coaching loss, imo.
- Isleshockeyman

The problem most of us have(I believe)is we feel(know)this team could be so much better with consistent, sensible, coaching decisions such as the line ups we've all put up(complete common sense line ups). It took Capuano a losing streak to once again conform to common sense and change the line ups to what they should be. The PP has to turn to shat for him to go back to common sense. The same with the PK. Why not just conform to common sense instead of doing what is so obviously wrong and costing us points?

Why stop the team from finding consistency when you have something that's working don't facking change it! When you change working line ups or demote players playing well especially rookies(Strome for example)what kind of message are you really sending? It's like most things with this team when it goes bad. It's multi faceted. It's a really negative thing with a really ngeative effect in a lot of different ways.

The problem most of us have(I believe)is we feel(know)this team could be so much better with consistent, sensible, coaching decisions such as the line ups we've all put up(complete common sense line ups). It took Capuano a losing streak to once again conform to common sense and change the line ups to what they should be. The PP has to turn to shat for him to go back to common sense. The same with the PK. Why not just conform to common sense instead of doing what is so obviously wrong and costing us points?

Why stop the team from finding consistency when you have something that's working don't facking change it! When you change working line ups or demote players playing well especially rookies(Strome for example)what kind of message are you really sending? It's like most things with this team when it goes bad. It's multi faceted. It's a really negative thing with a really ngeative effect in a lot of different ways.
- Cptmjl

Absolutely agree. I'd be willing to bet that no one in here ever coached an NHL game. But, how is it a lot of us can see a problem, discuss how to fix it, and then we he finally does what we've discussed, it works. How can he not understand & correct it before or as we're discussing it. It's maddening. Makes me want to stab my television sometimes.

Or take something that's working well (like the PP), and dismantle it. Is the thought process "hmm. that's working. Better stop that or I might keep my job". Let's see, he's back from injury, let's give him his spot back & ruin the chemistry that's working right now. Ugh, I want to stab my computer now.

Or take something that's working well (like the PP), and dismantle it. Is the thought process "hmm. that's working. Better stop that or I might keep my job". Let's see, he's back from injury, let's give him his spot back & ruin the chemistry that's working right now. Ugh, I want to stab my computer now.
- Isleshockeyman

I can relate.

Pullock is lighting it up in B-port.. speaking of defensemen with Howitzers.
- niteislander

Or take something that's working well (like the PP), and dismantle it. Is the thought process "hmm. that's working. Better stop that or I might keep my job". Let's see, he's back from injury, let's give him his spot back & ruin the chemistry that's working right now. Ugh, I want to stab my computer now.
- Isleshockeyman

I hate to throw in facts to dispute a good cappy argument but the power play was sputtering when Viz was given a chance. I hate the move but people saying the PP was on fire when they took JB off the first unit is a lie. I'm glad JB is back on the PP because you need the bomb from the point. Problem with cappy is sometimes he is too quick to mix things up instead of letting them work out of it. Either way JB is back on the 1st unit and that's all that matters

I hate to throw in facts to dispute a good cappy argument but the power play was sputtering when Viz was given a chance. I hate the move but people saying the PP was on fire when they took JB off the first unit is a lie. I'm glad JB is back on the PP because you need the bomb from the point. Problem with cappy is sometimes he is too quick to mix things up instead of letting them work out of it. Either way JB is back on the 1st unit and that's all that matters
- Vukota

PP success is very rarely a consistent thing especially at the level it was going there in the beginning. Sputtering is also completely different then falling off the cliff into the abyss which is what we've seen here recently. Numbers are actually more complimentary then what we've witnessed the last bunch of games.

I'm certainly not saying that has everything to do with Boychuck not being on the point. Honestly a lot of it has to do with Tavares making bone headed plays. He's dismantled quite a few PP's himself single handily recently but having that shot from the point is something our PP has been lacking and it's not something that should have ever been removed IMO. I said in an earlier post Vis is good on the PP. Also Leddy. You have the weapons from the blue line now use them. Viable offensive options from the back end. Nielsen doesn't need to be on the point every PP. Nor does Strome. Boychuck's shot from the point added a valuable component to our PP so I don't understand how saying our PP was sputtering before Vis came back somehow validates Capuano's decision to take Boychuck off of it?

That's like saying it wasn't really a bad idea to take Tavares off the PP because it wasn't prodcuing.

PP success is very rarely a consistent thing especially at the level it was going there in the beginning. Sputtering is also completely different then falling off the cliff into the abyss which is what we've seen here recently. Numbers are actually more complimentary then what we've witnessed the last bunch of games.

I'm certainly not saying that has everything to do with Boychuck not being on the point. Honestly a lot of it has to do with Tavares making bone headed plays. He's dismantled quite a few PP's himself single handily recently but having that shot from the point is something our PP has been lacking and it's not something that should have ever been removed IMO. I said in an earlier post Vis is good on the PP. Also Leddy. You have the weapons from the blue line now use them. Viable offensive options from the back end. Nielsen doesn't need to be on the point every PP. Nor does Strome. Boychuck's shot from the point added a valuable component to our PP so I don't understand how saying our PP was sputtering before Vis came back somehow validates Capuano's decision to take Boychuck off of it?

That's like saying it wasn't really a bad idea to take Tavares off the PP because it wasn't prodcuing.
- Cptmjl

I never said that. I was pointing out for those who were saying that Boychuk was taken off the PP when the unit was firing on all cylinders just wasn't true (some have posted that not all) . I even said in my earlier post I didn't like taking JB off the 1st unit

I never said that. I was pointing out for those who were saying that Boychuk was taken off the PP when the unit was firing on all cylinders just wasn't true (some have posted that not all) . I even said in my earlier post I didn't like taking JB off the 1st unit
- Vukota

I get what you're saying and I understand we'd lost 3 in a row before vis came back and took over on the PP, but I still disliked that move at the time due to losing the big shot and also having a guy come off injury and immediately assume the top spot despite any rust for no other reason than "it was his spot before boychuk"

I never said that. I was pointing out for those who were saying that Boychuk was taken off the PP when the unit was firing on all cylinders just wasn't true (some have posted that not all) . I even said in my earlier post I didn't like taking JB off the 1st unit
- Vukota

Capuano apologist

Capuano apologist
- Cptmjl

I get what you're saying and I understand we'd lost 3 in a row before vis came back and took over on the PP, but I still disliked that move at the time due to losing the big shot and also having a guy come off injury and immediately assume the top spot despite any rust for no other reason than "it was his spot before boychuk"
- Isles_since_6

So did I

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