tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post2414213031006594842..comments2023-10-23T15:54:13.715-04:00Comments on The Dark Blue Jacket: DBJ's 5 Thoughts on Game 69: St. LouisTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563836029433927521noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-20014943896568459712012-03-12T14:34:01.408-04:002012-03-12T14:34:01.408-04:00Nash is not playing like he is mutinous. Don't...Nash is not playing like he is mutinous. Don't be so sure that he is gone. Trading the #1 pick, the LA pick and trading RJ may be enough of an upgrade to persuade him that he wants to stay. After all, he does want to stay, it is his Agent that is lobbying for the trade. Don't completely blow your credibility by throwing him under the bus yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-4797132488203596332012-03-12T09:03:35.221-04:002012-03-12T09:03:35.221-04:00I like your thought process, Michael. Richards ei...I like your thought process, Michael. Richards either HAS done some nifty coaching in the recent win streak or been the beneficiary of ridiculous luck.<br /><br />And yes: Proven playoff winner > Richards > Another AHL/Juniors coach<br /><br />Good stuff from you, too! Thanks for posting.Dark Blue Jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-72468215739734715682012-03-12T00:39:18.166-04:002012-03-12T00:39:18.166-04:00"I'd like to see Richards win a couple ga..."I'd like to see Richards win a couple games that he wasn't supposed to with this type of roster."<br /><br />Not trying to be sarcastic here, but the four-game win streak against Colorado, Phoenix (x2) and LA doesn't meet that criteria? Those are three teams fighting for their playoff lives. Two of the wins came on the road. I would think that any one of those (except maybe the high-emotion home game against LA) would count as a game they weren't "supposed to" win.<br /><br />Whether any of that can be attributed to coaching is obviously hard to tell.<br /><br />I'm not sure how I feel about Richards overall; I'd rather have someone who had coached a team deep into the playoffs. But I think it's reasonable to say that the team has done better under his leadership than we had any good reason to expect.<br /><br />I can say that, as things stand today, I would be disappointed if he were hired without a thorough search being done. (I'm not "up" enough on who's out there as options to know what reasonable alternatives are.) I also think I'd probably be disappointed if he were passed over at this point in favor of someone with zero NHL head coaching experience. The remaining dozen-plus games could conceivably change my opinion on either of those.<br /><br />Good stuff, as usual.Michael Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-33523979270499859382012-03-11T23:43:39.663-04:002012-03-11T23:43:39.663-04:00Silly? Perhaps. (But this IS a blog about sports...Silly? Perhaps. (But this IS a blog about sports, which is kinda silly to start with. All this time spent on bread and circuses doesn't exactly qualify as serious.) Pointless? Not quite. My rationale in continuing to raise this fact is that precious games are being wasted vis a vis talent and leadership development - and, again and again, Nash is being exposed to injury. The problem didn't end at the trade deadline when the team couldn't/wouldn't trade him. <br /><br />Thought 1c. will remain for the duration, if only to make clear that this is not an "anti-Nash" thing and instead a larger statement on the club. If there are topical in-arena signs to share, I might just do so. <br /><br />I'm trying very, very hard to not be torn on the Edmonton game. I want the Blue Jackets to win, but that first overall pick wouldn't hurt in the slightest.Dark Blue Jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-20065677831318236162012-03-11T23:34:59.328-04:002012-03-11T23:34:59.328-04:00While I am now more amused than anything at your (...While I am now more amused than anything at your (in my view, silly/pointless) persistence with Game Recap Points 1a and 1b, I am glad to see that Point 1c has made an appearance, even if it's a one-time thing. And while it may seem as mutinous as your description of Rick Nash... I would not be disappointed with an Edmonton win on Wednesday. After all, a top 2 pick doesn't defend itself.zekebudhttp://inwordsandphrases.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com