Ok, we have a loser team up 3 - 1 going into the third and we still can't get over that hump? What the heck is it going to take for this team to accomplish something that really isn't as monumental as it is turning it into? This team has the talent to do it but not the psychi it seems. Arghh!!!

It's gonna take firing Maurice.  

Is that a skip on that record?

It'll take the team to play more consistent, better goaltending, less penalties, better PK and better 3rd pairing D.

4/7 (5 on the road) since healthy isn't too bad...said before and say it again, you don't fire the coach after half a dozen or so games with a healthy roster...this isn't the Bombers of the past.

Edited January 8, 20179 yr by Ducky

Roster is just not good enough in all aspects of the game, but it will come down to changing the coaching staff and maybe some of the other prospects making the jump next year.

Roster is fine except 3rd pairing D....maybe tweak the 4th line and get another backup....Helle will be fine once he gets more experience....what part of roster don't you like? Defensive depth is a concern. Poolman signing would be nice but we are lucky if he makes the team and replaces Postma.

Simply put i think our roster is over rated by many, don't get me wrong we have some very good players but some of the young players should be in the minors and some of the veterans should be playing somewhere else, until this is addressed this team will not be a playoff contender, As for Poolman some say that he is ready to be a 5/6 d on this team again maybe a little optimistic but who knows, i actually have my doubts that he will sign with us, but i have watched him play and hope he does sign as i like the way he plays.

3 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Simply put i think our roster is over rated by many, don't get me wrong we have some very good players but some of the young players should be in the minors and some of the veterans should be playing somewhere else, until this is addressed this team will not be a playoff contender, As for Poolman some say that he is ready to be a 5/6 d on this team again maybe a little optimistic but who knows, i actually have my doubts that he will sign with us, but i have watched him play and hope he does sign as i like the way he plays.

Ya and we could use the depth too. I hope Chevy does something about it AT LEAST by the end of the entry draft.

Tucker Poolman has pretty good size 6'2" and just shy of 200 lbs, and he has some skills for sure ...

 

23 minutes ago, Ducky said:

Ya and we could use the depth too. I hope Chevy does something about it AT LEAST by the end of the entry draft.

I hoping by the end of Poolmans season that Chevy signs him the next day.

That last part, Man of La Mancha, right?

 

29 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Simply put i think our roster is over rated by many, don't get me wrong we have some very good players but some of the young players should be in the minors and some of the veterans should be playing somewhere else, until this is addressed this team will not be a playoff contender, As for Poolman some say that he is ready to be a 5/6 d on this team again maybe a little optimistic but who knows, i actually have my doubts that he will sign with us, but i have watched him play and hope he does sign as i like the way he plays.

I think our prospects are young ...

Edited January 8, 20179 yr by IC Khari

9 minutes ago, IC Khari said:

Tucker Poolman has pretty good size 6'2" and just shy of 200 lbs, and he has some skills for sure ...

 

Just a note Hockey DB has Poolman as 6' 3" 210 pounds 

He also shoots right , not that there's anything wrong with that ...

6 minutes ago, IC Khari said:

He also shoots right , not that there's anything wrong with that ...

I'm not going to touch the second part of your post , but he has played the left side at times in his career at ND

4 hours ago, Ducky said:

Roster is fine except 3rd pairing D....maybe tweak the 4th line and get another backup....Helle will be fine once he gets more experience....what part of roster don't you like? Defensive depth is a concern. Poolman signing would be nice but we are lucky if he makes the team and replaces Postma.

If the roster is fine except a 3rd pair D and 4th line who don't play enough to make a difference. .. then that means the problem is coaching 

 well I haven't heard that before.  you should post that more often.

3 hours ago, Goalie said:

If the roster is fine except a 3rd pair D and 4th line who don't play enough to make a difference. .. then that means the problem is coaching 

 

19 minutes ago, Ducky said:

 well I haven't heard that before.  you should post that more often.

The problem with this team is they lose too many games