you turned a question about your disdain for him into many people believing he's "special"...

everything you write about him seems to come off as something personal against you...i don't get that...

jack likes him, believes in him, had his best statistical season, best all-around on-ice performance and completely bought into what ralph was selling...how bad can that be?
- Michael Pachla

I thought you were talking about the Boss-Reinhart Equation

jack liked phil publicly


jack played a complete game this season, his dedication led to the stats


I mean if ralph gets credit for jack playing his best hockey ever same logic should go to his wingers
- homiedclown

like the rookie victor olofsson whose 42 points (22+20) in 52 games had him on a calder-nominating pace if he wasn't injured?

or skunk who continued to do what he's done silently for years?

Makes for a damn fine kitchen or bathroom countertop though.
- kingcong39

Can your counter top play 2C

I don't agree that Ralph handled all his players well. Jeff Skinner had an atrocious season, and that's partly/mostly his own fault.

Several reporters claimed he was floating through practices. Ralph isn't performing on the ice for Jeff. Jeff is on the ice performing for Jeff. He needs to be better. Everyone needs to be better.

And with Jack, I definitely give Ralph credit for helping him and Dahlin develop their two way games. I think once Dahlin gets better at his 200' game, he frees him up more to make more offensive plays. Just a hunch.
- TheSabresTaco

and he should have jumped all over him...a $9million player shouldn't be floating, even if it is "only" in practice

I don't agree that Ralph handled all his players well. Jeff Skinner had an atrocious season, and that's partly/mostly his own fault.

Several reporters claimed he was floating through practices. Ralph isn't performing on the ice for Jeff. Jeff is on the ice performing for Jeff. He needs to be better. Everyone needs to be better.

And with Jack, I definitely give Ralph credit for helping him and Dahlin develop their two way games. I think once Dahlin gets better at his 200' game, he frees him up more to make more offensive plays. Just a hunch.
- TheSabresTaco

jeff have such a bad season is a combination of the lack of a real 2C and putting olo on the top line in place of him.. i put just as much blame on Botts for Jeffs bad season as i do ralph

I thought you were talking about the Boss-Reinhart Equation
- TheSabresTaco

no...ryan miller

jeff have such a bad season is a combination of the lack of a real 2C and putting olo on the top line in place of him.. i put just as much blame on Botts for Jeffs bad season as i do ralph
- SabresFaninIndiana

I agree with that, they did not enable him to have his best season. But I blame all 3. Jeff, Ralph, Jason. Like Pach says, 9M can't float. Can't.

jeff have such a bad season is a combination of the lack of a real 2C and putting olo on the top line in place of him.. i put just as much blame on Botts for Jeffs bad season as i do ralph
- SabresFaninIndiana

I agree with skinner and him being with horrible center. I mean what do you really expect with Johansson or Erod as his center?

I agree with that, they did not enable him to have his best season. But I blame all 3. Jeff, Ralph, Jason. Like Pach says, 9M can't float. Can't.
- TheSabresTaco

what you said is exactly right...players perform for the coach, not visa versa...

that's prima donna sh!t thinking it the other way

jack liked phil publicly


jack played a complete game this season, his dedication led to the stats


I mean if ralph gets credit for jack playing his best hockey ever same logic should go to his wingers
- homiedclown

This reminds me of how mostly the entire Bills roster to a man said they would go through a wall for Richard Jauron.

I agree with skinner and him being with horrible center. I mean what do you really expect with Johansson or Erod as his center?
- Sabretooth9

So if Jeff is so special then, why pay him $9M dollars when a $3M dollar winger would also need a high end Center to produce ?

Seems like a waste of cap to me.

I expect my $9M player to shine.

I expect my $9M winger to make Marcus Johansen look like how Ryan Strome looked this year carrying Panarin’s jock.

no...ryan miller
- Michael Pachla

- homiedclown

This reminds me of how mostly the entire Bills roster to a man said they would go through a wall for Richard Jauron.
- buffalofan19

forgot about that one


good call

or he just isn't a good coach
- homiedclown

Everyone knew that MacT wanted the "hotshot" coach. How'd that go? 😉

And many people said it was a mistake that they fired Krueger.

So if Jeff is so special then, why pay him $9M dollars when a $3M dollar winger would also need a high end Center to produce ?

Seems like a waste of cap to me.

I expect my $9M player to shine.

I expect my $9M winger to make Marcus Johansen look like how Ryan Strome looked this year carrying Panarin’s jock.
- Pegullaville

The name Jeff Skinner is like the Bat Signal to you to share the same take you've been littering these boards with for days, weeks, and months.

You've beaten the dead horse beyond badly at this point.

Everyone knew that MacT wanted the "hotshot" coach. How'd that go? 😂

And many people said it was a mistake that they fired Krueger.
- Powerslave

Krueger has a charisma about him that makes him well-liked in almost every community he steps into. That, more than actual results, has got him to where he is now. And that goes for Edmonton as well as the soccer team.

The name Jeff Skinner is like the Bat Signal to you to share the same take you've been littering these boards with for days, weeks, and months.

You've beaten the dead horse beyond badly at this point.
- kingcong39

PETA says you're supposed to say "feed a fed horse" now

The name Jeff Skinner is like the Bat Signal to you to share the same take you've been littering these boards with for days, weeks, and months.

You've beaten the dead horse beyond badly at this point.
- kingcong39

*Shines the Bjug Signal*

Krueger has a charisma about him that makes him well-liked in almost every community he steps into. That, more than actual results, has got him to where he is now. And that goes for Edmonton as well as the soccer team.
- buffalofan19

He had ONE year in Edm.

That's unheard of.

They wanted Eakins because he was supposed to be the next big thing.

Meh

For the most part, coaches play the safest players the most and lean on them.

Ralph employed a very safe, defensive, often boring style of play.

Until I see him actually change that style of play and not lean on similar, vanilla, boring players, I have a difficult time believing the team will end up where it needs to be, and to get there, they need talented players that are not vanilla and safe in terms of how they play.
- kingcong39

Well that goes towards having the horses to play a certain style.

I agree with skinner and him being with horrible center. I mean what do you really expect with Johansson or Erod as his center?
- Sabretooth9

You guys act like Mojo hasn't produced before. It's funny how Skinner was producing pretty good until Mojo and Sobotka got hurt on that overseas trip, and never seemed to find it again after that.

Oliver took notes this day oh its gonna be glorious...

https://youtu.be/-hQJNXy4LIs

You guys act like Mojo hasn't produced before. It's funny how Skinner was producing pretty good until Mojo and Sobotka got hurt on that overseas trip, and never seemed to find it again after that.
- Buff36