yzerman19

This lineup excites me about as much as the prospect of a colonoscopy

The reason that head coaches (like corporate execs) make large incomes with guaranteed buy-outs on contracts is because it is a risk-premium. Failure is pinned on you, and you will be fired. The money offsets the high probability of not having a job at some point in the very near future.

D as the strength of this team??? Wow...I could not disagree more. Its not about stats, you could make an argument for plus/minus, but certainly not 10 points as a barometer. How often did we see great outlet passes? How well did we hold the lines vs falling back...how many footraces did we lose? I kept saying that when the NCAA crew kept talking about us...they were talking about our reputation, not how we played this year. I watched 99% of the games this year, and I was NEVER impressed with our defense. Too many breakdowns, too little flow out of the zone. Only Simpson and Mac were decent. Offense starts with an outlet pass...not a chip off the glass or a ring around the boards.

As I've been saying all over these boards, I do not support the firing of Hak. I do think we get an excellent executive of the program with him. What we don't get is a big game coach. Someone put it well- he would be an awesome GM. It didn't look like the boys were having fun in this tourney...you need to have fun too...its a game...when you're having fun, you get bounces and make things click.

That missed 3 on 1 on Friday really epitomized the season...missed opportunities...not clicking. Yale really earned it though. They were the better team after the first five minutes.

Good first post. You are right about the lack of chemistry and weak play by the D. Passes were off, rarely did we hit a guy on the tape, in full stride, with space. We always seem to be terrible when we try and protect a lead...defensive shell does not work. Most great opportunities were generated by individual efforts from Kristo and Rocco.

So what happened this year? Let's do a post-mortem. I will start with the two that jump out at me. 1. We never found the winger to play with Knight and Kristo. This resulted in constant line juggling and little chemistry. 2. We never found secondary scoring with any consistency. Also resulting in constant line juggling.

I'd like to just see us fly on the attack instead of grinding it out...watch these eastern teams attack...they all skate very well and move the puck up ice. Rocco would fit in that type of offense.

Steal Guentzel from out under tDOn...3... I keep saying Tom Ward as an assistant too

Considering how the WCHA teams have done in this tourney, it is clear that the styles most commonly employed out west don't stand up to playoff hockey.

Probably...I don't spend much time in those- I haven't followed recruiting very closely. Again, I have not been the one calling for Hak's head. Everyone is disappointed, and we all know the team failed to show up today

both...it sorta ties back to that square peg and round hole question. If you aren't strong on the puck you can't really be a puck possession style team.

Draft order means a lot...

The ice did look bad

MacWIlliam will be in the AHL next week. Knight and Kristo will likely get NHL ice this year, if nothing more than a cup of coffee to introduce them.

Agree with that. I have issues with our breakout and our attack. Cycle is fine if you eventually get the puck to the net...didn't do that today...

I've seen the list...not sure about any of them yet... Our program, facilities, and NHL list makes it pretty easy to be in the conversation.

All leaders depend on others to execute. My job is perpetually on the line based on my performance as reflected by the performance of the people that I lead. It is how it goes. Responsibility. Not only did they fail on the pp, but our dzone play all year was not something that I was hugely impressed with.

The reason for Berry's head is mostly that 0fer on the pp in the playoffs. Complete failure of a primary responsibility.

I responded that I've never called for Hak's head. I am calling for Berry's and i'm now thinking Dane Jackson's too. Ward from Shattuck might be a good assistant. Our coaching staff played either in the awful years (Hak and Jackson) or in between great years (Berry) none of these guys are winners...

I still can't get over the 0fer on the powerplay...you know how important special teams will be...how are we that ineffective?

I will follow the team, but I won't have very high expectations...

This team just never quite "clicked", it never felt like they were firing on all cylinders. For some spurts maybe. I think the personel and the system didn't jive.

Andrew MacWilliam will go down in the annals of Sioux hockey as one of the "old mold" tough, tough dman.

He took a USHL team to the playoffs 3 years as a head coach and lost in the first round there too