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 Kr55
Messages: 12882
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| tardigrade81 wrote on Thu, 05 February 2026 04:55 |
Knob with the same boring post presser I’m sure. Entire team just completely dead. 3 straight losses going into the break
We wouldn’t even be in a wild card in the East. We are just 2 games in a playoff spot in our conference.
Not even sure what to think anymore. Bad goaltending, worse defense, no depth. Just a horrendous year top to bottom
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Back to the classic "there are so many problems, it's hard to choose which one to focus on" conundrum.
Bowman has now destroyed our D depth. We have a barely playable 3rd pair now, and a crappy 2nd pair too. We traded away 2 guys that at least for periods of time had good performance with our 9.25M boat anchor on the 2nd pair, so now we are left with pretty much zero options aside from just playing a badly struggling Walman with him.
The bottom 6 depth is maybe the weakest we've had in some time. Not 1 good center that can be useful in both ends of the ice against anything but the weakest competition. Drai has to try to elevate guys that would be 3rd/4th liners on any above average team every night on his wings.
Coach seems to have lost the room again, although McDavid is working his butt off every single night. So guys aren't at all responding to McDavid's leading by example either. Or maybe our players just suck too much? lol. I don't know anymore. I think it's save to say that Stuart is a bad defense and PK coach. At the very least he should be replaced.
And goaltending ... sigh. Ingram is basically our best goalie at this point, but we will keep hoping Jarry turns it around. Points for trying Bowman, but you should have made a trade last summer. Complacency kills. But at least we have no choice now but to keep trying to fix goaltending. The marriage to the Stache is over. Time for our GM to actually do work, and if he can't fix goaltending for next year, fire him into the sun.
[Updated on: Thu, 05 February 2026 09:09]
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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