so its his doing when they do good but last season wasnt his fault? Thats selective.
- SMBDragon

While I agree on a few of your points on WD, what I think is that you really need to take a look at the players over the past few seasons and maybe not hang so much on the coach. There ain't no coach right now that could make this team a PO contender.

Again, I dont think he's the answer. There isnt a single human on the earth that will singlehandedly fix this mess. I would simply rather have him on the team over megan and shatpoo.

im not convinced holland "gave up" on him. the timing was such that most teams had their rosters set at the beginning of the season. the red wings signed vanek and neilson and didnt have a spot for him. they tried to send him grand rapids and he was claimed. minnesota decided to pick him up and them decided that zac dalpe was a better fit for their roster. he is still a prospect and im sure he'll get another shot someday. i wouldn't mind the canucks taking a chance, much like they have with ______ (insert scrub NHLer here).
- Max.Betts

He's Dany Heatley 2.0. If you can't skate in today's NHL, you don't play in today's NHL. When the NHL got faster Heatley went from elite to invisible. They are too easy to check. It really is that simple and seems to apply to every position more and more every year. There is no improving this llineup. Chaput has played very well, excellent in the faceoff circle and plays simple. Megna I could give or take, but is pretty far from a substantial problem. Hutton isn't a top-4 d-man, sedin's are 2nd line forwards/pp specialists, the team can't score. These are bigger issues, none of which can be addressed right now, rather will be addressed by a couple of crappy seasons that lead to big drafts

Agreed, but i think his biggest issue is and has been conditioning.

Kid camp into camp out of shape and has struggled to maintain the ability to go hard for 45 second shifts, both in the NHL and still currently, in the AHL where Green appears to only be throwing him out there for 25 second runs.

It's nice that he's scoring some goals (keeping in mind that 2 have been a tip, 1 has been a 4 man scuffle in the paint, with only one being a true snipe) but until the kid is capable of playing hard consistently over the course of a single 'big boy' shift, he has absolutely no place on this line-up or league.
- Whiskey-Tango

I think the year in NHL maybe gave him the wrong message, the AHL is a good idea whether for another 20 or for the rest of the year to make him earn it.

In the past year you have definitely not provided anything more than your philosophical approach to coaching; saying some generals are born tacticians and it cannot be taught, that its the wielder of the sword and not the sword itself, and your favorite reference to support your firing is the video of Hockey Night in Canada questioning WD's deployment.

You also are convinced that the improved defense this year is entirely due to Jarvis (who you want as HC though he has never had the experience and been passed over several times), you also want Kreuger to come coach (though he would never give up his position in the EPL - which you were unaware he was busy with), and you think Boudreau is not a good playoff coach (even though he never remains on the market for more than a few days because of how good a coach he is).

How's my memory there champ? Did I miss anything? Or "can you not see it"? Some people learn to read, but they arent born with the skills to comprehend
- WhiteLie

wow you missed A LOT.

I agree, its gotten more belligerent. Not sure why, probably Makita's fault
- belcherbd

Throwing my under the bus again...not very brotherly, moms gonna be pissed at you.......again.

is that Dragon?
- Max.Betts

Oh so when he's talking about picking up 3 9's he's talking about their age. Now I get it.