[GT] Coyotes @ Flames

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Toonage

They're doing that with Lupul right now.

Well I say keep him around until the trade deadline just in case there is a GM that is brain dead. After that, send him home.

[dino7c]

it doesn't excuse losing 5-0 but teams are now 3-8 after the 5 day break

hopefully LA follows this trend

[dieHARDflameZ]

We are about to get shut out by the Coyotes..

[wwkayaker]

Kelly must be talking about Smiths shutout.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Well I say keep him around until the trade deadline just in case there is a GM that is brain dead. After that, send him home.

No argument from me.

[Frank MetaMusil]

Two bagels in the past 6 games.
They were only shut out 3 times all last season. If not for Bennett's last second goal against the Habs that'd be another one.

This is not better hockey than Hartley had them playing.

[Ashasx]

nobody was good tonight

[WhiteTiger]

Ugh. What a stinker. >.<

[Strange Brew]

So per Ball and Hrudey this is entirely due to the 5 day break.

Forgetting about tonights disaster for a second, teams needs to be able to handle a bye week. NFL teams handle it and no reason NHL teams can't manage.

[Manhattanboy]

Good start but ran into hot goalie and it all fell apart.

[Wolfman]

Heads need to roll, enough of this mediocrity. That's an embarrassing effort for a "playoff push"

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

So per Ball and Hrudey this is entirely due to the 5 day break.

Forgetting about tonights disaster for a second, teams needs to be able to handle a bye week. NFL teams handle it and no reason NHL teams can't manage.

NHL teams are 3-8

come on now football teams only play 16 games and once a week

[Ashasx]

now i can't watch sportscentre

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dino7c

NHL teams are 3-8

come on now football teams only play 16 games and once a week

Is it so different? In an NFL bye week, they go 2 weeks between games. I like the bye week idea personally.

[MarkGio]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Honestly nobody cares about the AHL record...its about how a few guys are playing

I disagree with this. Playoff experience is good for young guys on the farm. And does a team like the Flames who's currently struggling to make the playoffs want guys coming up who can't do it either?

Look at the 2012-13 Grand Rapids roster. Lots of good young talent that made the jump to the NHL shortly after winning the Calder Cup. The 2011-12 Norfolk roster filled the Lightning with players after they won theirs. In fact, almost every Calder Cup winning roster yields an NHLer out of it. Usually a good one.

[N-E-B]

So bad that there isn't even a PGT?

Edit: I'm an idiot and found the PGT.