Mad Mike strikes again

jetpunk2000 · 06-03-2003, 09:53 PM

Well it was only a matter of time before Moron Mike Milbury did something utterly confounding. Firing Peter Laviolette?!? Now, I can see firing a coach coming off a disppointing year. It happens, and the shelf like of a hockey coach is like what, 6 weeks now? But to replace him with an AHL coach, come on! Granted this team didnt do as well as Mad Mike expected this year, but in all honesty since the 11-1-1 start last year, the team was no better than mediocre and he should've damn well realized it. He should've brought a sniper in either during the offseason or at the deadline. Did he? No, of course not. It's amazing. When the team sucked and he should've been keeping and grooming his young talent, he traded them all away. (See Bryan McCabe, Roberto Luongo, Todd Bertuzzi, Wade Redden, etc.) Now he has a team on the verge of contending and he believes his depleted minor league system is good enough to carry the load when the prospects he has are either not ready or not good enough....AAAGGHHHH.

My next fear is that Laviolette becomes the Rangers coach next year and wins a cup with them.

oykib · 06-03-2003, 10:12 PM

Did you hear Chris go off on Milbury on Mike and the Mad Dog?

If not, here's the link:

Mad Dog tears Milbury a new one.

bbor · 06-03-2003, 10:22 PM

I love the fact that Milbury said..."it's time to get a coach who can get us deep into the play-offs...not just into the play offs'

Uhh..Mike...dude.....you had'nt made the play-offs the whole time you were a GM till Laviolette came around.

oykib · 06-03-2003, 10:27 PM

I like the part where he defended his personnell decisions.

But the best part is how Chris greets him. To start the interview Chris goes, "Why are you still here?"

jetpunk2000 · 06-03-2003, 10:36 PM

Damn...I can't play that file...is it a quicktime file, cuz QT keeps trying to play it.

jetpunk2000 · 06-03-2003, 10:37 PM

DOLA- Best part of this whole thing is that two years ago Mike introduced Lavy as the "last coach I'll ever hire."

bbor · 06-03-2003, 10:44 PM

Did Lavy turn into a self absorbed prick?...this is the hot rumour.

Draft Dodger · 06-03-2003, 10:46 PM

Mike Milbury is the Bobby Clarke of hockey.

or something.

jetpunk2000 · 06-03-2003, 10:54 PM

Actually Bobby Clarke might be the one man below Milbury in the NHL. It's close. Clarke was going through coaches like water at one point. I can't believe he's still in charge down there.

bbor- I hadn't heard anything about Lavy being a self absorbed prick, but the players were supposedly pissed off cuz he didn't play the young guys and was too rigid with his system. Still, to me anyway, it seemed like they shouldve at least started the season with Lavy and if they started slow, make the change. I mean I don't think there was going to be a huge market for Steve Stirling out there.

bbor · 06-03-2003, 10:57 PM

I thought he took too long before he started sitting Yashins ass down...i think he lost the respect of his players when he would'nt do it.

jetpunk2000 · 06-03-2003, 11:01 PM

Actually, according to Stan Fischler, Lavy lost Yashin, which is as good as a kick out the door imho.

Stan Fischler

bbor · 06-03-2003, 11:05 PM

I'm not a big fan of Fischler.

RPI-Fan · 06-03-2003, 11:13 PM

As an Isles fan who followed them sort of in depth all year, I feel qualified in making a few observations and judgements.

Sitting Yashin wasn't a good decision. Yashin doesn't respond to that sort of thing - his game just wasn't there for a while, and the only thing to correct would be ice time. Sitting Yashin at all was a mistake.

Laviolette also got what I call Dan Fridgen (RPI coach) syndrome. After every game, he sort of mumbled out "Yea' it was alright we can do better". At first it's good for a team to have that factor keeping them glued together, but after a while it got stupid. The Isles would play fired up hockey, and that's what he'd say. Sort of discouraging.

Yea', the young guys thing was a problem too. Also, he overworked the D-men. He had 6 able bodies yet he only wanted to use 4. Every team has a pair or two that are better than the bottom pair - Lavy just thought he could get away with using only the top guys.

~rpi-fan

ISiddiqui · 06-03-2003, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Did you hear Chris go off on Milbury on Mike and the Mad Dog?

OMG, that link is LOLOLOLOL funny!!! "HOW MANY COACHES?!" LOL!

oykib · 06-04-2003, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jetpunk2000
Damn...I can't play that file...is it a quicktime file, cuz QT keeps trying to play it.

It's a RealOne or Real Player file.

cincyreds · 06-04-2003, 09:03 AM

Yeah I don't understand this move.

I'd rather have a coach that takes my team into the playoffs every year.

Wouldn't you?

Not a good move.

06-03-2003, 10:22 PM	#3
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I love the fact that Milbury said..."it's time to get a coach who can get us deep into the play-offs...not just into the play offs' Uhh..Mike...dude.....you had'nt made the play-offs the whole time you were a GM till Laviolette came around. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

06-03-2003, 10:44 PM	#7
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Did Lavy turn into a self absorbed prick?...this is the hot rumour. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

06-03-2003, 10:46 PM	#8
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	Mike Milbury is the Bobby Clarke of hockey. or something. __________________ Mile High Hockey

06-03-2003, 10:54 PM	#9
jetpunk2000 Waterboy Forever Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oceanside NY	Actually Bobby Clarke might be the one man below Milbury in the NHL. It's close. Clarke was going through coaches like water at one point. I can't believe he's still in charge down there. bbor- I hadn't heard anything about Lavy being a self absorbed prick, but the players were supposedly pissed off cuz he didn't play the young guys and was too rigid with his system. Still, to me anyway, it seemed like they shouldve at least started the season with Lavy and if they started slow, make the change. I mean I don't think there was going to be a huge market for Steve Stirling out there. Last edited by jetpunk2000 : 06-03-2003 at 10:58 PM.

06-03-2003, 10:57 PM	#10
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I thought he took too long before he started sitting Yashins ass down...i think he lost the respect of his players when he would'nt do it. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

06-03-2003, 10:12 PM	#2
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Did you hear Chris go off on Milbury on Mike and the Mad Dog? If not, here's the link: Mad Dog tears Milbury a new one.

06-03-2003, 10:27 PM	#4
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	I like the part where he defended his personnell decisions. But the best part is how Chris greets him. To start the interview Chris goes, "Why are you still here?"

06-03-2003, 10:36 PM	#5
jetpunk2000 Waterboy Forever Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oceanside NY	Damn...I can't play that file...is it a quicktime file, cuz QT keeps trying to play it.

06-03-2003, 10:37 PM	#6
jetpunk2000 Waterboy Forever Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oceanside NY	DOLA- Best part of this whole thing is that two years ago Mike introduced Lavy as the "last coach I'll ever hire."

06-03-2003, 11:01 PM	#11
jetpunk2000 Waterboy Forever Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oceanside NY	Actually, according to Stan Fischler, Lavy lost Yashin, which is as good as a kick out the door imho. Stan Fischler

06-03-2003, 11:05 PM	#12
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I'm not a big fan of Fischler. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

06-03-2003, 11:13 PM	#13
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	As an Isles fan who followed them sort of in depth all year, I feel qualified in making a few observations and judgements. Sitting Yashin wasn't a good decision. Yashin doesn't respond to that sort of thing - his game just wasn't there for a while, and the only thing to correct would be ice time. Sitting Yashin at all was a mistake. Laviolette also got what I call Dan Fridgen (RPI coach) syndrome. After every game, he sort of mumbled out "Yea' it was alright we can do better". At first it's good for a team to have that factor keeping them glued together, but after a while it got stupid. The Isles would play fired up hockey, and that's what he'd say. Sort of discouraging. Yea', the young guys thing was a problem too. Also, he overworked the D-men. He had 6 able bodies yet he only wanted to use 4. Every team has a pair or two that are better than the bottom pair - Lavy just thought he could get away with using only the top guys. ~rpi-fan __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

06-04-2003, 09:03 AM	#16
cincyreds High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mississippi	Yeah I don't understand this move. I'd rather have a coach that takes my team into the playoffs every year. Wouldn't you? Not a good move. __________________ The Dallas Cowboys!! America's Team will rise again.

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