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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 7, 2022 8:17:51 GMT -4
Not that Cassidy was a great coach, but not sure what the front office was expecting. Half the team had major surgery after the season.
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Post by Mika on Jun 14, 2022 15:39:17 GMT -4
Not that Cassidy was a great coach, but not sure what the front office was expecting. Half the team had major surgery after the season. He definitely has potential to be a great coach. He got a lot out of the mess management made with their roster. Their downfall was the same as most teams, a really stupid playoff format. I hope the NHL fixes that, I hate the current format.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 14, 2022 16:13:48 GMT -4
Not that Cassidy was a great coach, but not sure what the front office was expecting. Half the team had major surgery after the season. He definitely has potential to be a great coach. He got a lot out of the mess management made with their roster. Their downfall was the same as most teams, a really stupid playoff format. I hope the NHL fixes that, I hate the current format. I would prefer the 1-8 2-7 format as well. Playing the same teams create saturation instead of rivalries. A more loaded RS schedule is fine but at playoff time, open it up, teams will dislike whoever they play for 10-14 days.
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Post by Mika on Jun 14, 2022 16:30:11 GMT -4
He definitely has potential to be a great coach. He got a lot out of the mess management made with their roster. Their downfall was the same as most teams, a really stupid playoff format. I hope the NHL fixes that, I hate the current format. I would prefer the 1-8 2-7 format as well. Playing the same teams create saturation instead of rivalries. A more loaded RS schedule is fine but at playoff time, open it up, teams will dislike whoever they play for 10-14 days. They won't because of travel costs, but 1-16, 2-15... Would be nice to have again. I just hope they don't go full stupid like NBA and have a qualifier round.
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Jun 14, 2022 17:24:47 GMT -4
He definitely has potential to be a great coach. He got a lot out of the mess management made with their roster. Their downfall was the same as most teams, a really stupid playoff format. I hope the NHL fixes that, I hate the current format. I would prefer the 1-8 2-7 format as well. Playing the same teams create saturation instead of rivalries. A more loaded RS schedule is fine but at playoff time, open it up, teams will dislike whoever they play for 10-14 days. Actually teams build for the inevitability that their road to success goes through an obvious rival. Getting over the hump means beating 2 rivals in division. Means acquiring players to beat them. That aspect is quite interesting. With the 1 v 8 or 2 v 7 we have had some snoozer series because the lack of familiarity. I rather the 1 v 16 because then you can get two division rivals in the finals. We will never see Philly/NYR cup final the way it is now. We can't get an all LA cup final either. And just maybe some of these great series that were first rounders should be finals. Risk is once you leave division format hoping to have one of those matchups for all the marbles becomes a long shot. The league wants Edmonton-Calgary and Toronto-Boston and the only sure way to sometimes get it is to do by division like they are doing. We went 30 years between battles of Alberta. We went years with no NYI vs NYR. We never had a battle of Florida until 2021 and now it's a regular occurrence. I would like to see Seattle vs Vancouver but it's not as likely if the playoff format pivots again.
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Post by hal on Jun 14, 2022 19:00:18 GMT -4
Cassidy the New Head Coach in Vegas .
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Post by Score on Jun 17, 2022 9:47:56 GMT -4
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 17, 2022 9:51:16 GMT -4
That will go well, for about a year.
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Post by Mika on Jun 17, 2022 9:53:18 GMT -4
Hahaha! This is gonna be a trainwreck worth watching. Post game interviews will be very fun.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 17, 2022 11:27:33 GMT -4
Hahaha! This is gonna be a trainwreck worth watching. Post game interviews will be very fun. Yup, Phillie media is similar to NYR Toronto and Montreal. Year 1 I'm sure they take a step forward, it's after that...
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Post by Mika on Jun 19, 2022 16:58:04 GMT -4
Backstrom had hip resurfacing surgery this week. No definitive timeline for a return, if there even is a return.
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Post by Mika on Jun 24, 2022 12:03:02 GMT -4
I'm curious, are there any other Caps fans here or am I the only one?
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