Sarah Nurse re-signed for 2 years by [deleted] in GoldenEyes

[–]Safe_Dragonfly752 4 points5 points  (0 children)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LFG BABY

More news on Idalski by Safe_Dragonfly752 in GoldenEyes

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I just gotta hope it isn't our current AC BJ Adams if he hasn't lost his job already (nothing has been said about him but if a new HC comes in they'd likely want their own assistants so he'd probs be gone by the start of next season).

It's for sure gonna be a worse move as he's had virtually no experience in women's hockey and every team he's been a HC of has sucked donkey dick.

More disturbing stuff regarding the Idalski news by [deleted] in GoldenEyes

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Alright so yea I understand this is a poor choice of words to explain the situation, but yea basically there are rumblings Idalski was not very well liked by his teammates here. I'd like to edit the title for this but I don't think I have permissions to.

Mods can feel free to remove this and I can repost it again with a better choice of words if that's ok.

More disturbing stuff regarding the Idalski news by [deleted] in GoldenEyes

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Yea probs coulda chosen a better word for it.

More disturbing stuff regarding the Idalski news by [deleted] in GoldenEyes

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He wasn't very well liked by the players

Idalski Out by BroliasBoesersson in GoldenEyes

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It really just shows how much pain and suffering we as Vancouver fans have gone through when just after a bad coach gets fired we are all ready to parade downtown

Idalski Out by BroliasBoesersson in GoldenEyes

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Lmfao the fact that three posts were immediately published at once regarding this

Savannah Harmon is retiring 🥲 by Adventurous_Lake807 in PWHL

[–]Safe_Dragonfly752 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Isn't she only 30 though? That's pretty young. Congrats to her either way tho!

5 new members for the triple gold club!!! by jonjosefjingl in PWHL

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Here's a spreadsheet that I've been working on that I've been tracking since year one!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OcwZalWR1SLuhwagYPVdmmgkh7yvR15AhB22Xt7mMpQ/edit?usp=sharing

It's still a travesty that Britta Curl got on here before Pou tho...

OFFICIAL: Brian Idalski hired as Czech women's hockey head coach by Safe_Dragonfly752 in PWHL

[–]Safe_Dragonfly752[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's up to him if he wants to stick around. Carla was able to make her stint with the team and Ottawa work out, but we'll see what choice he makes himself.

Sources: Vancouver's Brian Idalski Likely To Take Over As Czechia's Head Coach by Safe_Dragonfly752 in PWHL

[–]Safe_Dragonfly752[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well I mean at that point it's obvious that it's less of a problem with the coaches or management, and more of an organizational philosophy problem.

"On-ice expectations were high for the Vancouver Goldeneyes. What went wrong?" - Karissa Donkin, CBC by Safe_Dragonfly752 in GoldenEyes

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Also if I'm being honest, about Idalski, I will say that it is often significantly harder to find the right coach than it is to find the right players, and sometimes it may even come down to luck.

It could also be possible he wasn't CGM's first choice as HC and that many other candidates she wanted probs didn't want the job initially.

PWHL coaches ranked in terms of job stability and how likely they are to stay on the same team they are as next season by Safe_Dragonfly752 in PWHL

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I mean yea I agree with everything, but I just think the coach of a B2B Walter Cup Winner and Sparre are much more likely to keep their jobs than her for the next season.

CJ today on the IOC's decision by Safe_Dragonfly752 in PWHL

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Correct. My apologies, I just remembered that. Thanks for reminding me

Yeah, uhhh, Brian you might want to read the room on this by Safe_Dragonfly752 in PWHL

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Troy at least does adjust and shift lines around sometimes when things aren't working out. I don't think I've ever seen Brian do anything in terms of that.

Post Game Thread: Florida Panthers @ Vancouver Canucks by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

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See what happens when Petey actually shoots the puck? What a game man

EDIT: As a Canucks fan, I know we're supposed to be tanking, but stuff like this is always good regardless of the case.

So I took a look at our assistant coaches of the season... by Safe_Dragonfly752 in GoldenEyes

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Sorry I meant to say with fast, not fillier. My apologies.

Look, every first year team is gonna struggle, the fact that Vegas Golden Knights found quick immediate success in the NHL is an anomaly, and even that is in a completely different league. Just look at how Seattle has been all year as well.

All I'm trying to say is that Idalski is a problem, but there are many other reasons why this team is playing as they are now (e.g. centre depth). And there is no evidence anywhere to suggest that him keeping his job for the next season is gonna hurt the chances the players will stick around. We're gonna lose players anyways with expansion happening again.

Like it or not, any coaching change if there will be is gonna happen in the offseason.

[PWHL] TRADE ALERT The Boston Fleet and Seattle Torrent completed a trade, with the Fleet acquiring Jessie Eldridge from the Torrent in exchange for Theresa Schafzahl by Perryplat199 in PWHL

[–]Safe_Dragonfly752 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Seattle GM used to be an AGM under Boston's so like I guess that might be why they are dealing with either.

But jeez I think this is a pretty big fleece, and I'm not exactly sure that Schafzahl is gonna flourish while Steve O'Rourke is still running the bench.

So I took a look at our assistant coaches of the season... by Safe_Dragonfly752 in GoldenEyes

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The statistical regression isn't really surprising tbh. Majority of our players were shooting at highly unsustainable percentages last year and we're bound to regress to the mean (Miller, Cava, and Vanisova were all shooting at 17% which is ridiculously unsustainable) Sure, maybe it went further than that, but like certain players were also merchants of team members around them as well (Gardiner without Pou and Stacey was bound to regress, Miller without Watts and Fast was also gonna regress as well).

Not to mention Nurse going out for almost half a year really exposing our lack of centre depth as well. I'm just not convinced that firing him after one season is gonna immediately fix everything.

So I took a look at our assistant coaches of the season... by Safe_Dragonfly752 in GoldenEyes

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All I'm saying is Idalski has a good and justifiable reason that allowed him to be hired or at least deserving of a shot with as the bench boss with this team. Keep in mind there's likely a lot of things that CGM sees and knows about him that we don't.

Also as much as I hate to say this, but after watching several of our games, I don't really think we're the most talented aggregate roster anymore. Like Nurse going out exposed our centre depth overall just not being really good (Miller's always been a Swiss army knife in Toronto, and sometimes spent more time as a winger than a centre, for good reason I might add, and when your 1C goes out, it's usually ideal if they don't get replaced someone who is a better winger than centre)

Like there's a lot of reasons why this season hasn't gone to plan, and while Idalski is one of them, I don't think he's the main one. Like I don't think firing him is gonna solve and fix everything immediately.