The Official 2019-20 Season Talk Thread

[Majingir]

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Another scheduling thing which makes no sense.

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving.

Do the Leafs play today? Canucks? Jets? Habs? Flames? No.

Oilers play, on the road, in the night.

We have 4 games at 1pm, 1 at 3pm. Only 1 features a Canadian team.

[slickdtc]

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I think those games are being played because it’s Columbus Day in the US. Which like, i don’t even know what institutions have off for it anyway anymore. Some schools I guess.

[ImTellinTim]

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It’s still a Federal and bank holiday for some reason.


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[rdnk]

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I think those games are being played because it’s Columbus Day in the US. Which like, i don’t even know what institutions have off for it anyway anymore. Some schools I guess.

[slickdtc]

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I’m actually just salty I didn’t get off for it but my son did.

The injustice.

[ImTellinTim]

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Being the worst team on January 1 is how you win the Cup now right? The plan is moving along smoothly.

[TheMatrix31]

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It's remarkable that so far this season, when the Wild give up a goal, they give them up in bunches.

Pretty insane.

I knew it was going to be a tough year, but I didn't realize it'd be this bad. Hoping it can be turned around.

[ImTellinTim]

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I don’t think Boudreau makes it to the end of November. I don’t think he’s a terrible coach, but we need to release him from this hell.


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[rdnk]

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I don’t think Boudreau makes it to the end of November. I don’t think he’s a terrible coach, but we need to release him from this hell.

Boudreau is a quality coach, especially in the regular season. His style has a shelf life though, and with the Wild heading into the tank, it's probably best for a mutual parting of the ways.

As bad as Paul Fenton was, his half (quarter?) measures to reshape the team has at least put the Wild in position where it is pretty clear a tear down is necessary. Although I imagine Guerin will try to spark the team with a new coach, and when that fails, then embrace the rebuild.

[Kobalt]

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I think Boudreau ends up in NJ this year if he gets fired.

Makar has been awful this year and still has 8 points in 9 games because he passes to MacKinnon.

[Money99]

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Took my son to a Wings game last night as a b'day gift.
Man are they horrendous.
The only two forwards who could do anything were Larkin and Mantha. The rest could barely make a play, accept a pass or generate any legit scoring chances.
Glendenning, Helm, Abby, etc... they all look like they should be in the AHL or ECHL.
Filpulla and Nielsen were completely invisible. Even Athanasiou fumbled with the puck most of the night.
Bertuzzi is alright, but he's only effective if he's playing with Larkin and Mantha.

This team is horrible. I'm glad I only paid $13 for the tickets via SeatGeek. Anything else would have been a ripoff.

I'm definitely spoiled from the 90's Wings. When there wasn't an obvious play to make, they circled back, regrouped and tried again.
Last night, there were multiple times a Wings forward would blindly toss the puck at anyone if pressured.
This includes at Vancouver players. Mantha got drilled in the gut by a teammate who ran out of options.
Open ice passes were missed, and if they were delivered, most of the time, the guy couldn't receive it without fumbling the pass or it just crashed off their stick and away from them.

At least it was 80's night! For once the music was good and I didn't have to hear the same stupid 'theme' songs when penalties occurred; "What's going on!!", "I'm an innocent man!", etc, etc.

[pietasterp]

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2019/10/23/jonathan-ericsson-clears-waivers-detroit-red-wings-assign-him-grand-rapids/4072284002/

Jonathan Ericsson clears waivers; Red Wings assign him to Grand Rapids

[Money99]

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ds/4072284002/

Jonathan Ericsson clears waivers; Red Wings assign him to Grand Rapids

Pietasterp, don’t know if you remember this but I recall listening to 1130 The Fan and how both Babcock and Holland were saying Ericsson (who was a young kid in Grand Rapids) was a potential Norris Trophy winner who would fill Lidstrom’s shoes one day.
Boy did that not turn out.
But at one time, he had great potential. A big body who could skate and had offensive creativity - based on his experience as a centre growing up.


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[rdnk]

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While they're at it they can send Daley down as well.

I'm curious to see how Yzerman will fill out the D next year. If they decide to cancel the Bowey experiment, that'll leave them with DeKeyser and Nemeth as veterans and Hronek and Cholowski as youngsters as far as defenders with NHL experience under contract.

[daflyboys]

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This team is horrible. I'm glad I only paid $13 for the tickets via SeatGeek. Anything else would have been a ripoff.

I'm definitely spoiled from the 90's Wings. When there wasn't an obvious play to make, they circled back, regrouped and tried again.
Last night, there were multiple times a Wings forward would blindly toss the puck at anyone if pressured.

You need to get you some players again with names ending in "OV"


Lovin' me some Kevin Hayes. Guy came in lookin' like he should've been born in a Flyers uniform. It's bull**** they took away his first goal last night on the ticky tack offsides call. S'ok, he rectified that later.