tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post7564289476415336783..comments2023-04-08T03:20:43.796-06:00Comments on LoudMouthHemskyBlog: LMHF Game Report #37LMHF#1http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829927518796785840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post-3131906543832948012009-04-03T19:53:00.000-06:002009-04-03T19:53:00.000-06:00"Maybe Katz is watching this and thinking about sp..."Maybe Katz is watching this and thinking about spring cleaning?"<BR/><BR/>Based on what came to light after the SJ game it appears that spring cleaning, at least in reference to MacT, isn't going to happen.<BR/><BR/>So if it's not managements fault then it's obviously the players fault. In business, management is held responsible for failure but maybe Katz doesn't think sports is business. <BR/><BR/>As ezra would say Fire. Them. All.Old and Confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986318271298514667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post-75011597462123923972009-04-01T17:01:00.000-06:002009-04-01T17:01:00.000-06:00"Huge personal risk to the coach?"You bet. MacT li..."Huge personal risk to the coach?"<BR/><BR/>You bet. MacT likely scuttled the game on top of making himself look like an idiot for doing it. He admitted as much in the post game presser. The guy hung his nuts out. That's how much he wants to win. It's the coach's equivalent of going down to block a Souray slapshot. <BR/><BR/>You know what? If the rest of the team did as much in the previous 58 minutes, this never would have come up.David Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626138518558099447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post-77445201413091853032009-04-01T08:26:00.000-06:002009-04-01T08:26:00.000-06:00With 2:11 left and trailing by 1 the game is not "...With 2:11 left and trailing by 1 the game is not "written in stone", especially if you have just scored 2 goals in the last 1:16. The opposition is reeling and the lifeline they need, a penalty, is thrown to them not on a stupid play but by the coach. <BR/><BR/>Huge personal risk to the coach? MacT isn't going to get replaced when everything is on the line. Lowe put MacT there and is keeping him there, Lowe acquired these nonperforming players ... <BR/><BR/>In the end it's the fans who pay to watch this team that suffer. Tiger Woods recently demonstrated what it means to compete but there are no Tiger Woods's on this team and there are no motivational geniuses behind the bench.<BR/><BR/>I wonder why Pittsburg was so successful changing coaches this year? I wonder why we didn't try something that radical given that upper management claims we have the talent? Maybe they're more risk averse than the coach? Maybe making the playoffs isn't as important as keeping the old boys club together? Maybe Katz is watching this and thinking about spring cleaning?Old and Confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986318271298514667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post-56058920968184546152009-04-01T00:52:00.000-06:002009-04-01T00:52:00.000-06:00It did kill the momentum, but how about the moment...It did kill the momentum, but how about the momentum kill from a lacklustre powerplay? If we had killed off just one of the second period penalties it wouldn't even be a problem. So I would disagree with Charlie and agree with David that this game was written in stone a long time before the MacTavish stick call.raventalon40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09882869475576224211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post-69794710487569415112009-04-01T00:37:00.000-06:002009-04-01T00:37:00.000-06:00The guys over at LT's were saying MacT has tried t...The guys over at LT's were saying MacT has tried this before and it worked. He said he had good intel and he truly believed the stick was bogus. The guys have been crap on the PP for the most part and the risk was warranted by the possible reward. <BR/><BR/>The game was lost way before the last 2 minutes and if you check the scoring summary, none of our vets had a point tonight. Good gamble with huge personal risk for the coach. I give him props for laying it all out there.David Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626138518558099447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post-46065313162619134382009-04-01T00:04:00.000-06:002009-04-01T00:04:00.000-06:00I think there's a lot of pressure put on Penner by...I think there's a lot of pressure put on Penner by MacTavish and fans because of all the "hate hype" and "fat jokes" about him. Jonathan Willis showed that he was previously one of the Oilers most effective players. Since being called out by MacTavish, he played well for a while but the rest of the team suffered because he was not being utilized where he could be most effective. Worse yet, he may even start believing some of the things MacTavish and others have said about him. He may not show the most desire on the team, but who would be guilty of such a trait on a team like this anyway?<BR/><BR/>A word about MacTavish and the stick-call bench minor:<BR/><BR/>1. The game was lost almost 50 minutes before this happened.<BR/>2. The fact that he caved into whatever pressure he felt is pretty good evidence that he has lost the locker room.<BR/>3. MacTavish has to play Strudwick because Chorney is, and I say this regrettably, not a better choice at this moment in time. Mathieu Roy might be, though.raventalon40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09882869475576224211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161114041434052012.post-57477369910956458042009-03-31T23:32:00.000-06:002009-03-31T23:32:00.000-06:00I could not believe the check Selanne stick move. ...I could not believe the check Selanne stick move. They've just scored 2, have the momentum and the coach takes a bench penalty. When was the last time you saw that call work? Talk about a deflating move.Old and Confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986318271298514667noreply@blogger.com