Pens lost... there will probably be some significant changes there as a result. Maybe Nucks will have another head coach to select from.
Pens lost... there will probably be some significant changes there as a result. Maybe Nucks will have another head coach to select from.
See I don't get that. Lots of teams miss the playoffs, and half of the ones that get through lose in the first round. People are happy about that. Then you've got a team like Pittsburgh, wins the Cup, becomes a perennial contender, and they lose in the second round and dammit heads are gonna roll! Given that the rest of the league is watching from their couches, the team, the front office, and their fans should be happy they made it as far as they did.
I don't care who's on the team, you can't win all the time.
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I'd agree if this was the first let-down since winning or almost winning a cup, but I don't think it's a knee-jerk reaction this year. Bylsma's been the coach with a pretty similar core for five seasons since they won their last cup which is a lifetime for a coach. In the last 5 years they've finished first or second in their division each year, but only won 4 rounds of playoffs total. That's pretty miserable when you have two franchise players in Crosby & Malkin, and some incredible supporting pieces. Simply not good enough for a team like this that doesn't have another 5-years together.
This year especially the Pens showed no real killer instinct in the playoffs... the Blue Jackets gave them a scare, they should have finished off the Rangers ages ago.
Last edited by Godfather; 05-14-2014 at 04:11 AM.
Kaner!!
I wanted to be a Monk, but I never got the chants.
Pissssss. I like the Hawks but my that doesn't bode well from my hockey pool
Chicago just won
New York 2
Pittsburgh 1
New York wins the series 4 - 3
Chicago 2
Minnesota 1 (OT)
Chicago wins the series 4 - 2
Wednesday's games
Montreal @ Boston
7:00 PM EST
Game 7
Anaheim @ Los Angeles
9:30 PM EST
Anaheim leads the series 3 - 2
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Or settle for a perennial underachiever in the playoffs because their star players aren't coached to limit ice time and they have no discernible system? A good GM shouldn't be afraid to make a coaching change and some roster moves to improve just because they're already good if the formula isn't working year after year.
Last edited by Godfather; 05-14-2014 at 06:25 AM.
boston game 7 tonight eh....hmm....where can I find a place to watch this...
For the record, I absolutely hate Game 7's...too nerve racking
that's only when you have something invested in a certain team winning. its great when you totally dont care who wins (even though at times, you want one to win over another anyway)...then its just give me a good game! that said of course I want boston to win
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Yeah, that's really underachieving, isn't it?
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Definitely, didn't even make it back to the finals even once in all those good years after winning the Cup.