2024-25 NHL season

[cberkas]

That’s actually kind of funny

[sioux rube]

This was so cool to witness last night at the X

 

https://thescore.com/nhl/news/3252318

[cberkas]

The most NHL thing I could see happening. Buffalo fires Ruff hires Hak, Hak makes the playoffs because he overachieves, then the next season they miss the playoffs because Buffalo sucks and Hak gets fired. 

[sioux rube]

On 3/29/2025 at 2:22 AM, cberkas said:

The most NHL thing I could see happening. Buffalo fires Ruff hires Hak, Hak makes the playoffs because he overachieves, then the next season they miss the playoffs because Buffalo sucks and Hak gets fired. 

Sounds about right 

[jimdahl]

3 goals to go!

[Frozen4sioux]

On 3/29/2025 at 2:22 AM, cberkas said:

The most NHL thing I could see happening. Buffalo fires Ruff hires Hak, Hak makes the playoffs because he overachieves, then the next season they miss the playoffs because Buffalo sucks and Hak gets fired. 

.....and then they hire Tortorella to replace Hak.

[cberkas]

4 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:

.....and then they hire Tortorella to replace Hak.

That would be typical NHL move, or they bring in the other two always recycled coaches Vigneault or Laviolette. It’s always those 3 getting fired and hired over and over again. 

[The Sicatoka]

From the office: 894

[sioux rube]

Ovie had a chance to go out on ice when the Hawks pulled their goalie. He said no 

[Blackheart]

3 hours ago, sioux rube said:

Ovie had a chance to go out on ice when the Hawks pulled their goalie. He said no 

Props to him for that...he wants 895 to be against a goalie.

[sioux rube]

 

[sioux rube]

Ovie has done it and from his favorite spot on the power play 👍

[Prison_Mike]

I was at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto about two years ago and they had the goal that Wayne Gretzky scored his record breaking 802nd goal on display. Looks like they will be swapping it out soon. Congrats to Ovechkin and kudos for Gretzky for being such a class act.

[cberkas]

 

[fightingsioux4life]

On 3/27/2025 at 8:36 AM, cberkas said:

Torts fired by Philly 

Someone please explain to me why this prick is considered a great coach? He's a short-tempered hothead who alienates everyone everywhere he goes.

[tnt]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Someone please explain to me why this prick is considered a great coach? He's a short-tempered hothead who alienates everyone everywhere he goes.

Coaches like him and Mike Keenan have that reputation because they don’t accept losing and hold their players accountable for their on ice play.  For someone who is always complaining about accepting mediocrity, I would think you would respect that, especially considering Berry was often the antithesis.

[cberkas]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Someone please explain to me why this prick is considered a great coach? He's a short-tempered hothead who alienates everyone everywhere he goes.

Why does the NHL keep hiring the same 5-6 coaches over and over?

[fightingsioux4life]

12 hours ago, tnt said:

Coaches like him and Mike Keenan have that reputation because they don’t accept losing and hold their players accountable for their on ice play.  For someone who is always complaining about accepting mediocrity, I would think you would respect that, especially considering Berry was often the antithesis.

Then why does he keep getting fired? Is it the players going behind his back to the GM and engineering a coup?

[SIOUXFAN97]

12 hours ago, cberkas said:

Why does the NHL keep hiring the same 5-6 coaches over and over?

carle or torerella, trotz, hak, or all the others that keep being recycled...

easy choice imo

[tnt]

5 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Then why does he keep getting fired? Is it the players going behind his back to the GM and engineering a coup?

I think guys like Keenan and Tortorella all have a shelf life with a team.  I believe they are brought in to re-establish discipline through a no nonsense approach.  It probably works to begin with, then it gets old.  By then, if they need to change coaches again, they at least have a new baseline of discipline to work from.  I am guessing our program needs to go through the same transition right now to get to that baseline where we were in the past.