I do not believe this to be early. IMO, he's starting to lose the team. Nash is pathetic. His little, pop gun shot can't beat any goalies at this point. I'd move him for a 3rd round pick and be happy to a team looking for a rental defensive forward. DeAngelo should be immediately sent to the minors and moved to forward so he can start learning the position. He is not an NHL defenseman but has NHL forward talent. Graves should have made the team from day one. He should be called up ASAP. Staal should be sitting in the stands. He's awful.
It's time to fire his ass. Thanks AV for your services and taking the team to the finals. Now it's time for him to go. This team is an absolute embarrassment.
I'm not going to go as far as firing AV but some of these guys need to start picking up their games or we are going to behind the 8-ball by Thanksgiving. No shame in losing to STL or Columbus but that 5/3 was telling in it's lack of urgency.
I've been saying this for a couple of years now. AV is an awful coach. He's the Jon Gruden of the NHL. Took over an already good team that sucked offensively, brought an offensive mind to the team which was successful for a year and then the team has been awful since. He sucked at Vancouver and he sucks here. He has no business as a head coach. He doesn't believe in defensive zone coverage. He's album of a coach and should've been fired last year but Hank saved his job with an amazing series vs Mtl.
These are AV guys at this point and this team has his finger prints all over it, which is why they suck. There's no excuses about the roster isn't good etc etc. These are the guys AV wanted and they're awful, just like him. I'd rather Ruff take over as an interim coach for the rest of the year then watch this hack of a coach be behind the bench. AV and Arneil should never be behind the bench of an NHL team, but this league recycles coaches like no other league in the world.
Too many guys playing like duds..Miller, Hayes, Vesey, Zucc, Smith, Skjei, DA..tons of careless TO and general laxness with the puck..they better wake up
How about that Vesey guy. I knew his asshole agent hyped him up so he can get a spot in the NHL right away. This guy should be riding the buses in AHL. A complete waste of a roster spot.
Whose idea was it to sign that loser Desharnais? Gorton is garbage at signing free agents. Grabner is the only exception and he sucks now too.
Glad the Rangers offer some relief from the Yankee loses. Atleast there's the Giants disaster to look forward to tomorrow night.
A lot of this is on Gorton. Signing a shiny new free agent you is great as long as you don't allow the roster to become weakened.