They're just in a very bad stretch right now. One game they can't score and lose 2-1. The next game they score five goals but give up seven. Hank has exactly stood on his head so the margin for error is very small. The bottom line is they need to tighten up all areas of their game. Posts about suddenly firing coaches or trading everyone are ridiculous. They also definitely need their injured players back as on the way this team is built they're significant loses.
They also miss Hags. He was a spark plug when they needed one. Etem has been an absolute dog here. Send him to the ahl when step comes back. Glass needs to be put on the first bus back to the wolfpack. Girardi and Staal contracts are looking terrible now. They both look like they dont give a fuck anymore.
They don't miss Hagelin at all. That's bullshit. They replaced him with Lindberg who is twice as good.
If the asswipes running this team lose Yandle for nothing, it will set this organization back 5 years. They have to trade him for picks and a young player that can fill a roster spot for 5-6 years.
They have to get Staal to waive his NTO so they can trade him and resign Yandle. Staal can be a top two d-men on any of the other garbage teams like the Oilers, Avs or the Canes.
And if we are out of it at the trade DL I think they will for sure dump. If we are right there and going for another cup run I don't think they will move Yandle. I think it is that simple with him. Ultimately I am with Mess. We need to get our sh*t together (structure and smart play) and hope Kreider, Miller, and Hayes get going. Etem would be nice as well, but those first 3 are a must IMO. BTW...Hags has 2 goals, 7 points, and is a -8 through 29 games. I don't think we really miss him as Lindberg has really stepped up as dump mentioned. I think it's about the 3 guys upfront that I mentioned, that is what the issue is upfront for us. Those guys have to get going or we have zero chance to do anything this year. It is also why I could see Miller get flipped if we can get a good return and a better forward now.
Yandle is soft, turns the puck over a lot and has no point shot. Yet, he still would be a big upgrade for some teams. Here, he's just more of the same. Another puck moving defenseman that can't cover anybody in front of Hank. At this point, something like Pouliot and half his salary and a 2nd is all they could get for him.
I've missed the last few games...and thank god apparently. All I'm going to comment about is, why does everyone keep saying. "And we're getting nothing from Etem"? What in his past ever made ANY of you think he would do anything? He's been awful his entire career, and that continues now with us. Our "depth" was contingent on a lot of players stepping up into bigger roles, and so far none of them have. I never expected Etem to do anything so his lack of anything isn't disappointing, it's spot on for his career. However, Kreider, Hayes and Miller have NOT stepped up and Nash has been a complete joke. Offensively this team lacks shooters and finishers and anyone willing to get a dirty goal and give up their body for it. Defensively, this is an AV team. Lack of physicality, emphasis on counter attack and moving the puck. This is a weakness in his system, especially in the east. The east is more physical compared to the west, and his system doesn't do well when faced with physical forechecking. Look at all his past great Canucks teams. Every time they lost, it was typically against a great forechecking team that his system couldn't figure out for one reason or another. I think he's a great offensively minded coach, we just need someone here to sure up our defensive play, because right now, Ulf isn't getting it done. It is what it is. We've had success in the past. Either this team pulls it's head out of its ass and remembers how to play defense, which I still believe will help the offense because if they can get out of their zone quicker and easier it should lead to better off man rushes and better counters, or we flounder and barely make it into the playoffs. Still plenty of time to figure it out, but that window CAN close rapidly if we need to make a trade and don't want to get screwed out of potentially good young players. I'd still rather move Staal than Yandle, as Staal is a total waste. He has zero offensive skill and defensively his only move is to stick his stick out and watch the opposition skate past him.
A lot of people in here expected good things from Etem...I think dump was expecting 20 goals +/-. But either way whether you expected anything from him or not it is a fact we are getting nothing from him...0 goals. I think we all would have expected more than that through 30 games...even the fans who didn't expect much from Etem. But I agree it comes down to Kreider, Miller, and Hayes also doing very little. If they don't do more we are f'd. Not really complicated IMO. As for the D, simply put they need to get their sh*t together and play with the discipline and structure they have played with the past few seasons. Again not really complicated IMO. I know you are not an AV fan and don't love the staff 94, but I really don't think AV is the issue. The guy has won many games as a coach. The guy has been to two SCF's...game 7 in one of them. Sorry but I don't accept that he is good enough to be a multi time SCF coach but can't win it. He also made the ECF as a coach last season. So he can win MANY rounds in the playoffs, he can make an ECF, he can make multiple SCF's, but he isn't good enough to win it...his system isn't good enough to win it...sorry but I think that is BS. This isn't about the coach IMO. Again...Kreider, Miller, Hayes have done very little and way underperformed. The D is playing with no structure or discipline or focus. If those things don't change we won't get better. If they do we'll be fine. Pretty simple to me.
