CreaseAndAssist Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 10 hours ago, IllaZilla said: No, Guerin will say that the injuries are not an excuse but that because of the injuries, players were put in situations where they had to play more than they should have. And that the dead money isn’t an excuse, but it limited who the team could bring in. And that the extensions weren’t a bad thing because those players are known quantities and the draft picks we might have gotten for them are unknown quantities and might never play in the NHL. Maybe you should work in Wild PR, this probably is what he will say...spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 If you would like to join our podcast #NHL bracket challenge click on this link, https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/en/leagues and search CreasePodcast and then use the password CreaseAndAssist to join. It's free and its fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 (edited) Simple takeaways from this presser... "A lot of inconsistencies" Defended Marcus Johansson a lot Said the team is mentally fragile Hynes and Guerin felt there is a lot of things to work on Trades, Free Agents, Draft...going for it for next season and not just waiting until Cap hell is over... Said rookies / young players are going to have step up and take spots occupied by vets and encouraged them to do it, or at least push for it to push the vets to be better. Brock Faber played with two broken ribs the last month Edited April 20 by CreaseAndAssist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, CreaseAndAssist said: Simple takeaways from this presser... "A lot of inconsistencies" Defended Marcus Johansson a lot Said the team is mentally fragile Hynes and Guerin felt there is a lot of things to work on Trades, Free Agents, Draft...going for it for next season and not just waiting until Cap hell is over... Said rookies / young players are going to have step up and take spots occupied by vets and encouraged them to do it, or at least push for it to push the vets to be better. Brock Faber played with two broken ribs the last month They should make this forever rule. Why they didn't make this strict rule at least 10 years ago? If vet is less producing, then place him on a bench to think more how to play better and where. It seems we need to miss playoffs few years in a row to make after a more evident progress for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 3 hours ago, CreaseAndAssist said: Said rookies / young players are going to have step up and take spots occupied by vets and encouraged them to do it, or at least push for it to push the vets to be better. Hard for a young player to push a vet out of the way when the coach insists on playing the vet. Merril and Gaudreau were out played all year by younger guys and still got their ice time. Time for the coaches to stop playing favorites and play the producers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 49 minutes ago, Tomdog said: Hard for a young player to push a vet out of the way when the coach insists on playing the vet. Merril and Gaudreau were out played all year by younger guys and still got their ice time. Time for the coaches to stop playing favorites and play the producers. I thought the exact thing as I heard that comment from the press conference. It basically screamed...no one is pushing out #90 and #89. Or maybe they'll get one shift to prove it and if they don't...they won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Crease And Assist Episode #41: Death of a Wild season Kalisha, @MNSOTA and myself discuss what we thought Bill Guerin would say at the post-season presser as well as what he ended up saying. We also have Way Too Early Slogans for the 2024-25 season and listener questions too including lots of talk about the Arizona / Salt Lake City situation. Give it a listen! Thanks to @IllaZilla and @Tomdog for chiming in with Slogans (which we read on the air)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted Sunday at 02:20 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 02:20 PM Crease And Assist: Episode #42, Pour One Out for Al Shaver In this episode, @MNSOTA, Kalisha and I discuss which player should the Minnesota Wild try to move this season, what are people's expectations for next season if the roster stays mostly as is, Al Shaver memories and we answer listener questions too! Give it a listen! Reminder of the draft party on June 28th, at Tom Reid's Hockey City pub from 5:30PM-10PM. I hope you can be there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted Sunday at 03:25 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:25 PM On 4/20/2024 at 12:49 PM, Alexandron said: They should make this forever rule. Why they didn't make this strict rule at least 10 years ago? If vet is less producing, then place him on a bench to think more how to play better and where. It seems we need to miss playoffs few years in a row to make after a more evident progress for the team. That would work if the owner would stick to writing paychecks, but he doesn’t. He wants that Playoff money. So he insists on no rebuilds, it’s Playoffs or bust. The coach wants to keep his job, so he is going to do what the owner wants. With vets you have a known quantity. You don’t know what a rookie can do. So you are going to play the vet. And the way the Wild operate, the only way a rookie is going to get a vets spot is if the vet starts shooting at their own goal. Plus they can’t move any of the vets because Guerin gave them all NTC/NMC’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted Sunday at 03:30 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 03:30 PM (edited) 5 minutes ago, IllaZilla said: That would work if the owner would stick to writing paychecks, but he doesn’t. He wants that Playoff money. So he insists on no rebuilds, it’s Playoffs or bust. The coach wants to keep his job, so he is going to do what the owner wants. With vets you have a known quantity. You don’t know what a rookie can do. So you are going to play the vet. And the way the Wild operate, the only way a rookie is going to get a vets spot is if the vet starts shooting at their own goal. Plus they can’t move any of the vets because Guerin gave them all NTC/NMC’s. We said as much on our latest podcast. And its why this team will likely be nothing more than a highly paid Stanley Cup pretender organization at best. Edited Sunday at 03:31 PM by CreaseAndAssist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted Sunday at 08:01 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:01 PM And maybe that the Wild lead the league in attendance gives the owner the idea that all is well with his team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM On 4/28/2024 at 3:01 PM, Tomdog said: And maybe that the Wild lead the league in attendance gives the owner the idea that all is well with his team. We the Sheeple... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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