- BulliesPhan87

Wait...you rescued the President and beat Bad Dudes???

Edit: Never mind, that was a retweet. Stupid confusing twitter.

we seem to have alot of these guys. wonder we'll be when the season ends
- JoeRussomanno

He's going to break his hand.
They let them fight, they should make them take helmets off first.
- Scoob

Well remember, not all fights have players who square off. When 2 players just lock up immediately, they don't want to take the time to unbuckle, they want to punch the other player in the face immediately.

- Scoob

Agreed. I like Laviolette, but there were just some elements I didn't like
- Jsaquella

The NHL coaching fraternity is like a handful of guys doing their own thing/innovating, and then 25 other copycats. No matter what anybody says about him, at least Lavi was one of the former.

The short-lived dog-pile on the NHL-XM "parody" tweet yesterday made me chuckle.
- Scoob

It's tough to get ahead with all that parody, man.

- Scoob

She's lucky, that's the line to get into the Nickleback show.

He's going to break his hand.
They let them fight, they should make them take helmets off first.
- Scoob

the no helmet off thing is assinine

Depends on where the organization wanted to go. It seemed the players they were bringing in were more on pace with a defensive-first mindset. Laviolette will never coach that way, and rightfully so.
- flyer_nutter

I am a big fan of the way Laviolette coaches and it is very entertaining to be a fan of his teams...but I do believe his coaching style has an expiration date with his players. Eventually when they stop responding he needs to go. If he was a woman, he would be on the upper right of the hot crazy scale

I wanted him gone, freely admit it, don't feel bad that he was fired.

I don't think he's a bad coach, but I didn't care for a lot of things he did. I hate how he handled goalies, I disliked that he was very inflexible-something Ilya Bryzgalov spoke about during the puck talks event in Philly a few weeks back-and I felt like the team had tuned him out. In games against certain teams, it seemed there were no strategical adjustments-teams like the Rangers & Devils ate the Flyers up consistently, and they never really adjusted to what those teams did.

He's had great success in the NHL and I actually enjoy watching his system when it's firing on all cylinders. But he needs the horses to run it, and he's shown an unwillingness to make changes to better suit his players. I wanted a coach who was more adaptable, more willing to bend.
- Jsaquella

We couldn't have agreed more. Still do.

Wait...you rescued the President and beat Bad Dudes???
- jmatchett383

You better believe it. Now let's go for a burger. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Have heard pretty much the same thing. Detroit, for one, offered him more money and, I believe, the same term. Dallas also made a big push.
- bmeltzer

And when they missed out on Vinny they signed Weiss for five years at $4.9m, then bought him out two years later.

http://www.wingingitinmot...ngs-buy-out-stephen-weiss

Nutter's boner for Lava is well documented.
- flyer_nutter

I am also a fan

Not sure if leight, but Morin's second AHL fight. The guy's closer to his size and older and Morin still manhandles the guy:


- jmatchett383

That guy came back and scored on us though so Morin is a bust.

And when they missed out on Vinny they signed Weiss for five years at $4.9m, then bought him out two years later.

http://www.wingingitinmot...ngs-buy-out-stephen-weiss
- Feanor

But they can't do that, because that means they'll have dead space for 6 years which will prohibit them from being good, or something.

And when they missed out on Vinny they signed Weiss for five years at $4.9m, then bought him out two years later.

http://www.wingingitinmot...ngs-buy-out-stephen-weiss
- Feanor

Holland's an idiot... he's been standing on the shoulders of giants for 20 years.

the no helmet off thing is assinine
- JoeRussomanno

If they hit their head on the ice with no helmet they could die.

Well remember, not all fights have players who square off. When 2 players just lock up immediately, they don't want to take the time to unbuckle, they want to punch the other player in the face immediately.
- jmatchett383

Dude was wearing a face shield. Broken and cut hand.

Just when the King of "I know I'm right" clearly contradicts himself but refuses to admit it.

"Lavi wasn't going to adjust his system"
"Lavi clearly adjusted his system"

"No, I never contadicted myself."

His unwillingness to ever admit any mistake or misspeak on his own behalf is infuriating. I wonder what it must be like to be that flawless and intelligent.
- jmatchett383

If we ever meet somewhere , your drinks are on me!

Yep. Because you contradicted yourself. And you're full of poop.

I AM MJL, I AM NEVER EVER WRONG!
- jmatchett383

There is no contradiction. In calling for Laviolette's firing, I was giving my reasoning for why I think he should've been fired the previous season. In the post you dragged up, I was giving my opinion on why, even after he made changes, why I think Holmgren decided to fire him. Two completely different things, from two different seasons, months apart.

Very true. In Goulbourne's case he was already playing a defensive forward role and killing penalties. He does hit and he's a fast skater, so in that respect he's like Rinaldo, but he was never really a guy that had a rep as a loose cannon, running around and hitting people and being reckless.

He never had a year where he had more suspensions than points.
- Jsaquella

I personally love his attitude. he seems like one of those kids who will not be denied. just someone you root for.

10 points for his role on the team isn't bad for a rookie at all. any idea who is on his line?

It's tough to get ahead with all that parody, man.
- BulliesPhan87

I saw the tweet and immediately checked the replies. It was nearly instantaneous. I saw the avatar and was like, "wait, I think I know who that is!"

She's lucky, that's the line to get into the Nickleback show.
- jmatchett383

There is no contradiction. In calling for Laviolette's firing, I was giving my reasoning for why I think he should've been fired the previous season. In the post you dragged up, I was giving my opinion on why, even after he made changes, why I think Holmgren decided to fire him. Two completely different things, from two different seasons, months apart.
- MJL

Stop being so wrong.

If they hit their head on the ice with no helmet they could die.
- Feanor

While they're skating around with razor blades on their feet.