I hit the bottle early today
- homiedclown

- Der Kaiser

oh my

Hockey history is littered with teams that did just that.
- Slump Buster

It's not though.

Look at the cup winners Sv% over the last decade or so. Most were playing at an all world level when they won.

It works both ways.
- JCSabs06

If we had a good coach this year, do you think the results would have been any different?

that didn't make your case any better


- homiedclown

Calling him an above average goalie which Miller is (not elite)

If we had a good coach this year, do you think the results would have been any different?
- BigStew

20 more points


special teams alone would have increased our point total 12 or 14 points if they were closer to average then last

basic skills were lacking under chief Isleptwithernot

Calling him an above average goalie which Miller is (not elite)
- Stripes77

Miller was not worthy of being a fantasy goalie unless it was a 12 team league, other then a few spot starts

20 more points


special teams alone would have increased our point total 12 or 14 points if they were closer to average then last

basic skills were lacking under chief Isleptwithernot
- homiedclown

IMO, God himself couldn't have coached this team to 10 more wins, we were that bad. I'm not discounting a good coach but it always comes down to players. You either have good ones or you don't and you will never win anything without good players.

If Babcock goes to Edmonton, he will fail miserably unless they get some defenseman and a goalie.

I never understood why Fantasy hockey uses individual goalies

football uses team d and special teams
baseball uses team pitching staff


let each team draft 2 slots for the nhl team net-minders

makes it a lot more user friendly for the casual fan that can't change lineups at 655 pm

IMO, God himself couldn't have coached this team to 10 more wins, we were that bad. I'm not discounting a good coach but it always comes down to players. You either have good ones or you don't and you will never win anything without good players.

If Babcock goes to Edmonton, he will fail miserably unless they get some defenseman and a goalie.
- BigStew

team was flat more often then not in 3rd period

team lost a lot of 1 goal games

many games special teams were at least 2 goals in favor of the opposition

IMO a decent coach gets them 8 more wins and 4 more games into OT

It's not though.

Look at the cup winners Sv% over the last decade or so. Most were playing at an all world level when they won.
- sbroads24

Sure, and that is my point. Anyone can jump up to that level during a cup run. It happens almost every year.

team was flat more often then not in 3rd period

team lost a lot of 1 goal games

many games special teams were at least 2 goals in favor of the opposition

IMO a decent coach gets them 8 more wins and 4 more games into OT
- homiedclown

Without excellent goaltending for almost every win we had this year, we could have easily had 20 less points.

I guess our opinions are just different.

I have very little I can add to the coaching discusion that hasn't been kicked around for weeks already.

Therefore:

I like eggs, and I like olives, but I don't like eggs and olives.
- Der Kaiser

So you've said.




I like:

Babcock - won't get him.
McLellan - won't get him.
Bylsma - have a legit shot. Many people don't like him. DGAF.
Boucher - always liked him. Love his fiery 'tude. Like a hockey John Gruden. Again, many don't like him. Again, DGAF.


In the "please, God, no" category for me:

Deboer - rhymes with "snore".
Tortorella - rhymes with "d!ckhead".
Hitch (if fired) - within 2 years we - and our players - will all hate him. Save the trouble.


Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

So you've said.




I like:

Babcock - won't get him.
McLellan - won't get him.
Bylsma - have a legit shot. Many people don't like him. DGAF.
Boucher - always liked him. Love his fiery 'tude. Like a hockey John Gruden. Again, many don't like him. Again, DGAF.


In the "please, God, no" category for me:

Deboer - rhymes with "snore".
Tortorella - rhymes with "d!ckhead".
Hitch (if fired) - within 2 years we - and our players - will all hate him. Save the trouble.


Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
- grand-magus

do you like egg salad?

So you've said.




I like:

Babcock - won't get him.
McLellan - won't get him.
Bylsma - have a legit shot. Many people don't like him. DGAF.
Boucher - always liked him. Love his fiery 'tude. Like a hockey John Gruden. Again, many don't like him. Again, DGAF.


In the "please, God, no" category for me:

Deboer - rhymes with "snore".
Tortorella - rhymes with "d!ckhead".
Hitch (if fired) - within 2 years we - and our players - will all hate him. Save the trouble.


Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
- grand-magus

I find it funny you say Deboer rhymes with snore yet Boucher will lull you to sleep with his style of play

Hmm, not so sure the speculation that he'd return no matter what if offered a contract holds true anymore:

“They had only one goal…The goal was to come last,” Enroth said (via Google Translate) of the Sabres’ abysmal season.

"I was not too happy with it [the trade] when it happened, but when I look back on it now, I'm very happy that I was traded," Enroth said.

do you like egg salad?
- homiedclown

Yup.

With Hellmann's and mustard.

I find it funny you say Deboer rhymes with snore yet Boucher will lull you to sleep with his style of play
- Stripes77

More preference for me.

Debore (yup) looks like he couldn't inspire a crackhead on a Friday night score.

Hmm, not so sure the speculation that he'd return no matter what if offered a contract holds true anymore:

“They had only one goal…The goal was to come last,” Enroth said (via Google Translate) of the Sabres’ abysmal season.

"I was not too happy with it
- stashu[the trade] when it happened, but when I look back on it now, I'm very happy that I was traded," Enroth said.

He's too short anyway

Hmm, not so sure the speculation that he'd return no matter what if offered a contract holds true anymore:

“They had only one goal…The goal was to come last,” Enroth said (via Google Translate) of the Sabres’ abysmal season.

"I was not too happy with it
- stashu[the trade] when it happened, but when I look back on it now, I'm very happy that I was traded," Enroth said.

Mission accomplished. There's plenty of goalies that can do as well or better than him.

Patriots Fans

do you like egg salad?
- homiedclown

What we traded Jr for.......

https://youtu.be/iTVD74Vcamc


We won the trade.

Patriots Fans
- Punch70

Could the Bills be so lucky to have that Brady-eyed little douche suspended for the first couple games?