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Post by Slap Shooter on Oct 14, 2019 8:51:44 GMT -4
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Post by dogsfan1978 on Oct 14, 2019 12:53:45 GMT -4
In my non professional opinion I believe that they need a top 3-4 defensive defence man preferably 19 years old. Someone that could settle the young D-men down when things aren’t going their way. I’m sure that would be an expensive acquisition but let’s face it, we have lots of picks we can use to make the deal happen. Thoughts?
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Post by thekid on Oct 14, 2019 21:23:01 GMT -4
Dixon needs to go in my opinion everybody has one now I can’t wait for everybody to jump down my throat... I don’t know who’s available out there but I think by Christmas time there will be a change |
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Post by Judas In My Mind on Oct 16, 2019 12:43:13 GMT -4
In my non professional opinion I believe that they need a top 3-4 defensive defence man preferably 19 years old. Someone that could settle the young D-men down when things aren’t going their way. I’m sure that would be an expensive acquisition but let’s face it, we have lots of picks we can use to make the deal happen. Thoughts? I agree. In some thread I posted a couple names that might fit this particular idea. Only problem is that we can't trade for an 18 or 19 year old now until the Xmas trade window opens. Could be a long 2 months lol. |
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Post by Judas In My Mind on Oct 16, 2019 12:51:19 GMT -4
Dixon needs to go in my opinion everybody has one now I can’t wait for everybody to jump down my throat... I don’t know who’s available out there but I think by Christmas time there will be a change Not jumping down your throat. Maybe he does need to go. Maybe the whole coaching staff needs to go. Maybe not. I don't like what I see out there in a lot of cases regarding how I expected player's development curves to be going, and a bunch of other things that at least SOME of the blame has to fall squarely on the coaching staff. We can't just change for the sake of change though. The right coach(es) need to be available. If the head coach and staff isn't out there right now that you can see leading this team for the next 2-3 years, its probably best to stick with what you got until the off season. Change has to be done to improve performance. It shouldn't be done just to silence an angry fan-base by being able to say "There, we did something." |
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Post by dogsfan1978 on Oct 16, 2019 16:25:44 GMT -4
In my non professional opinion I believe that they need a top 3-4 defensive defence man preferably 19 years old. Someone that could settle the young D-men down when things aren’t going their way. I’m sure that would be an expensive acquisition but let’s face it, we have lots of picks we can use to make the deal happen. Thoughts? I agree. In some thread I posted a couple names that might fit this particular idea. Only problem is that we can't trade for an 18 or 19 year old now until the Xmas trade window opens. Could be a long 2 months lol. Well, Christmas is better than never I suppose lol |
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Post by bois on Oct 17, 2019 9:09:57 GMT -4
Nothing is wrong in the Port City you're in a very tough division/conference and being essentially carried by high end but extremely young forwards/dmen
I do question why they wouldn't have sought an experienced solid reliable vet d to insulate the kids a bit
I also do think one of the young D eventually gets traded.... be it this year or next
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Post by willis on Oct 17, 2019 9:30:40 GMT -4
I don't think Dixon is the problem.
You have an x-winger acting as D coach who, BTW, has a strong affinity for offensive Ds.
Looking at goals against, doesn't look like the formula is working.
Time to connect the dots.
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Post by Judas In My Mind on Oct 17, 2019 10:55:04 GMT -4
Nothing is wrong in the Port City you're in a very tough division/conference and being essentially carried by high end but extremely young forwards/dmen I do question why they wouldn't have sought an experienced solid reliable vet d to insulate the kids a bit I also do think one of the young D eventually gets traded.... be it this year or next I agree...but also disagree. This team could actually in reality be considered a 1-9 team, not 3-7. Our 2 wins against Halifax and Moncton were early on and with them missing some of their best players. Since they've returned, we've lost to them. I and most people I think figured this team would lose more games than they won this year, but expected better than 3 wins every 10 games, and certainly better than 1 win every 10. More importantly though is how we are losing. We're starting to see bad efforts, disorganization, and blow-outs. It's not a "good loss" in most cases. That concerns me much more than being 3-7. |
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Post by lirette on Oct 17, 2019 12:13:55 GMT -4
Nothing is wrong in the Port City you're in a very tough division/conference and being essentially carried by high end but extremely young forwards/dmen I do question why they wouldn't have sought an experienced solid reliable vet d to insulate the kids a bit I also do think one of the young D eventually gets traded.... be it this year or next I agree...but also disagree. This team could actually in reality be considered a 1-9 team, not 3-7. Our 2 wins against Halifax and Moncton were early on and with them missing some of their best players. Since they've returned, we've lost to them. I and most people I think figured this team would lose more games than they won this year, but expected better than 3 wins every 10 games, and certainly better than 1 win every 10. More importantly though is how we are losing. We're starting to see bad efforts, disorganization, and blow-outs. It's not a "good loss" in most cases. That concerns me much more than being 3-7. Yeah watching SJ on Sunday vs Moncton they looked way too much like the 2016-2017 2nd half Wildcats with the effort put forth. Given the amount of talent they should be better than that. I felt bad for Bouthillier. While he let in some weak goals it was clear he had lost any confidence he had left with the way the team was playing. |
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Post by moosedogleaf on Oct 17, 2019 19:15:25 GMT -4
I really think that anyone who has watched the Dogs play over the last 2 seasons would have to agree that the coaching is not at major junior calibre. I have seen minor hockey teams doing things that I have not seen the Dogs doing - break out plays, defensive zone coverage, faceoff alignments and set plays, etc. As for this being the problem of our defensemen, I believe that this is only partially true. A very young team should be concentrating on playing a 200 feet game (the coaches should be coaching this as wee).
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