Is Despres playing well for the ducks? #FireRutherford

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri May 22, 2015 1:54 pm

Don't fire him.

Seriously.

Postby **columbia** » Fri May 22, 2015 1:55 pm

Can we fire Godric?

Postby **Craig** » Fri May 22, 2015 3:54 pm

Can we fire Godric?

Postby **Algernon** » Fri May 22, 2015 5:37 pm

Can we fire Godric?

I said the same thing about DB in 2012 and hey look, I was right

It's time to fire Rutherford too

Postby **count2infinity** » Fri May 22, 2015 6:28 pm

1 year and he hasn't won a stanley cup?!?!? WTF is wrong with that guy?!?!

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri May 22, 2015 6:51 pm

Can we fire Godric?
I said the same thing about DB in 2012 and hey look, I was right

It's time to fire Rutherford too

But those two things aren't congruent, even though they are calling for the same thing. Right or wrong, given their context, they amount to random ravings of a...

I mean, you also want Johnston fired...you can't fire everyone every year...just doesn't work like that...

Postby **Algernon** » Fri May 22, 2015 7:05 pm

1 year and he hasn't won a stanley cup?!?!? WTF is wrong with that guy?!?!

Thats not is history of work im drawing from, he was a **** gm before and he won't change here

Postby **Algernon** » Fri May 22, 2015 7:06 pm

Can we fire Godric?
I said the same thing about DB in 2012 and hey look, I was right

It's time to fire Rutherford too
But those two things aren't congruent, even though they are calling for the same thing. Right or wrong, given their context, they amount to random ravings of a...

I mean, you also want Johnston fired...you can't fire everyone every year...just doesn't work like that...

When did I call for MJ to be fired?

I didn't I was just reporting on the babcock thing

i guess you can say I'd rather have babcock than Johnston which is true but I actually think HCMJ did a great job all things considered

Postby **count2infinity** » Fri May 22, 2015 7:29 pm

Okay, I'll play this game. What has he done in Pittsburgh that has warranted being fired? I'd like a list of specific things, please.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri May 22, 2015 7:50 pm

Well, you were upset that we weren't pursuing Babcock...it's awfully tough to pursue and obtain Babcock without firing another first-year member of your staff...so...you wanted to get Babcock and not fire HCMJ...?

Either way, you wanted Rutherford fired for not pursuing Babcock...so, I don't know, it really just doesn't make sense on the whole...instead the focus seems to be on Simon Despres squarely as that's the only poor trade he made...and if you're firing personnel for one bad move in their first year, well, uhh...woof...

Postby **shmenguin** » Fri May 22, 2015 9:51 pm

Okay, I'll play this game. What has he done in Pittsburgh that has warranted being fired? I'd like a list of specific things, please.

one could compile a pretty decent damage report from his first year.

...but it's not firable

Postby **MR25** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:33 am

Are you saying it is Rutherford's fault.that everyone got hurt? And that 2 players got hurt at a time that weren't convenient for the team in terms of LTIR?

Postby **thehockeyguru** » Sat May 23, 2015 5:39 pm

Nice article on Despres by espn. Sad to see how well he has played with Cam Fowler as the ducks 2nd pairing. We are going to regret that move for years to come.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/3 ... in-anaheim

Postby **Avyran** » Sat May 23, 2015 7:08 pm

Yep, & those regretting are gonna make sure the rest don't forget it too until Rutherford is gone.

Postby **Algernon** » Sat May 23, 2015 9:59 pm

#firerutherford

What an idiot.

Postby **ExPatriatePen** » Sun May 24, 2015 8:34 am

Postby **count2infinity** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:21 am

#firerutherford

What an idiot.

Okay, I'll play this game. What has he done in Pittsburgh that has warranted being fired? I'd like a list of specific things, please.

Postby **ExPatriatePen** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:47 am

Quoting yourself is the InnerWebz version of referring to yourself in the third person...

Postby **ExPatriatePen** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:50 am

you can't fire everyone every year...just doesn't work like that...

Well, you could... But I wouldn't recommend it.

That kind of turnover isn't healthy, whether we're talking pro sports or college football

Postby **Algernon** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:10 am

#firerutherford

What an idiot.

Okay, I'll play this game. What has he done in Pittsburgh that has warranted being fired? I'd like a list of specific things, please.

I'm really upset over the despres trade but it's not to want him fired

I just don't think he should have been hired in the first place, he was garbage for Carolina and i dont think that will change here in pittsvirgh

But I hope it does

Postby **MR25** » Sun May 24, 2015 1:30 pm

... so you want to compare his time with a team who cannot physically spend to the cap with a team that has those funds available?

He was handcuffed in Carolina. Couldn't have built a decent team after they won their Cup even if he had wanted to.

Postby **Avyran** » Sun May 24, 2015 3:44 pm

You know, I think that Despres is going to be a fine defender - he certainly has the physical talent to do it.

However, I get the feeling based on the OT goal last night + other experience that he isn't the most intelligent / aware player (and that's completely fine). Makes him a fine stay-at-home defender, but you can't really ask a whole lot from him. Have to ensure his game remains simple. Not sure how well that would fit Johnston's system, which seems to ask a lot of the defenders... though we didn't get to see much of the system anyway due to all the injuries.

Spoiler's the OT goal. Despres comes around, "checks" Sharp, then kinda just stands there while the puck moves all around him.

Postby **Craig** » Sun May 24, 2015 9:08 pm

... so you want to compare his time with a team who cannot physically spend to the cap with a team that has those funds available?

He was handcuffed in Carolina. Couldn't have built a decent team after they won their Cup even if he had wanted to.

I have no interest in the argument youre having, but if that was his problem, then explain the semin contract.

Postby **MR25** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:21 pm

Asses in seats, and perhaps pressure from ownership. They weren't spending all that much before they signed him.

Postby **RoMo21** » Mon May 25, 2015 12:08 pm

The hate on Lovejoy is unreal. Both him and Depres are 3rd pairing defenders. Lovejoy was forced into a role this season that was too much for him. Before coming here, he played more than 20 minutes in a game just three times the entire season (twice in December along with his last game in Anaheim). He was forced into playing 23-27 minutes here. Even if Depres was still here the result would have been much the same. That increase in minutes and responsibility will take a toll on any player.