Dear Mike Babcock...

[CGY12]

and the coaching decisions bite us in the butt again.

Brodeur in net
Iginla not on a line with Sid and Nash
Not calling timeout after one of the most dominant shifts EVER
Perry on the ice with less than a minute remaining

[flip]

Originally Posted by CGY12

and the coaching decisions bite us in the butt again.

Brodeur in net
Iginla not on a line with Sid and Nash
Not calling timeout after one of the most dominant shifts EVER
Perry on the ice with less than a minute remaining

Yeah, putting Brodeur in net was universally panned before the game . And Iggy played like half the game with Sid and Nash.


Brodeur should have been pulled after the 2nd goal, Perry made a lazy play in the last minute and the TO should have been used.

[flames_1987]

Originally Posted by flip

Yeah, putting Brodeur in net was universally panned before the game . And Iggy played like half the game with Sid and Nash.


Brodeur should have been pulled after the 2nd goal, Perry made a lazy play in the last minute and the TO should have been used.

Please he played one period and once again that line performed. Look at Crosbys statistics with and without Iggy on his line. Day and night

[CGY12]

Originally Posted by flip

Yeah, putting Brodeur in net was universally panned before the game . And Iggy played like half the game with Sid and Nash.


Brodeur should have been pulled after the 2nd goal, Perry made a lazy play in the last minute and the TO should have been used.

Whether it was "universally panned" before the game or not, at this point it looks like a questionable decision. Iggy did NOT play half the game with Crosby or Nash. He was on a PP unit the entire game but saw limited ice because Babcock kept going to the SJ line. He was put on the top line in the 3rd period but didn't really get consisntent time with them till the last 10 minutes because of Team Canada penalty problems. The first shift 5 on 5 he got with Sid, it lasted 5 seconds cause Sid took a penalty. The no timeout and Perry on the ice were just brain cramps.

[braveheart57]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

On an all-star team players have to fit into roles they are not used to. Look at the way this team was built:

Crosby is obviously the #1 C, no matter what, and, based on past experience, the brass thinks Nash and Crosby have chemistry, so your #1 line is

Nash-Crosby-X

For line #2 they just went with existing chemistry, and this line will not be broken up

Marleau-Thornton-Heatley

Now, I personally can't stand Thornton and Heatley, and would never take either one into "battle", but I wasn't picking this team - in any case, this line is set in stone and is the default second line.

Now for the 3rd line they went with existing chemistryas well, so your 3rd line is

X-Getzlaf-Perry

You can't break these up, as Perry is not much without Getzlaf.

Your 4th line is

Morrow-Richards/Toews-X

The way they have this set up is Iginla can only be a 1st liner or a 4th liner, unless they take the bizarre step of putting him on LW.
I really don't like the make-up of this team, but that's neither here nor there. Obviously, all these hockey minds think he fits better on the 4th line, as opposed to the 1st. I think he fits on the 2nd, but the way this team was chosen, there is no spot there...

Steve Yzerman still learning the ropes as a GM. I think Brian Burke did a better job, at least in his choices of players like Drury (not great offensive stats, but real good on face-offs and penalty killing). Also, hard-working guys like Callahan, etc... but still plenty of games remaining. The final story is not yet written.

[kirant]

Dear Babcock:
Please save your own hide by starting Luongo (spit) Tuesday. And please put Iginla on Crosby's line.

Thanks.

[Smell My Finger]

Babcock go sniff Iggy's jock strap.

[minnow]

Originally Posted by flip

Yeah, putting Brodeur in net was universally panned before the game . And Iggy played like half the game with Sid and Nash.


Brodeur should have been pulled after the 2nd goal, Perry made a lazy play in the last minute and the TO should have been used.

People really wanted Brodeur to start this game? hmmm, stupid people. And Iggy didn't play half the game with the Crosby line. over exageration

[Fairweather]

Damnit, if Iginla had been out there more and Luongo instead of Baseball Brodeur, we would've HAD this one. Three goals on Miller and he didn't even screw up.

Guess what? The game we actually outright won, Iginla was a force with a hattrick and Luongo was a wall with the shutout.

[Smell My Finger]

Iginla played 5 min with Crosby is my guess. At the end of the game when Babcrap needed a tying goal. Bail yourself out Babcock by playing Nash Crosby Iginla next game for the ENTIRE game. You clown.