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Mr_Canoehead

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Forum: Armchair-GMSat. at 11:05 a.m.
Thread: Endgame
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>I heard when they interviewed Torts for the job they eventually gave to Bowness he ripped into them about their ****ty room culture.. lol 😆

Its funny but I think Chipman and Chevy need a coach that's gonna push back against them and tell them what it's gonna take and how it really is.

Would REALLY PREFER a coach that wants to play a style built around puck possession, speed and offense. Whatever Bones hockey is isn't gonna produce a winner imo, I like Bowness but didn't think his style of game was gonna work.

Ultimately I just don't think this group is good enough no matter who's coaching it, will take much more then just trading Ehlers for a top 4 dman to fix this lineup and Ehlers loss would likely be more damaging than anything.</div></div>

I think the only coach out there that might push back would be Quenneville but he is still on the NHL banned list (for lack of a better term) and given the Chicago link with Chevy it will never happen. Boudreau and Gallant might, but they haven't won anything more than Bowness.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 9:34 a.m.
Thread: Did Val just fix the cap issue
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JeffW</b></div><div>But why would he be suspended and placed in the assistance program for taking a legal drug? Mike Richard's was terminated for driving pain killers over the boarder</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_Habs_fan</b></div><div>Nichushkin, as part of exiting the assistance program earlier in the year likely had a plan he had to follow to stay out of the program and one of the conditions was likely don't take drugs and we'll drug test you to make sure you don't, he failed it so he gets back into the program, doesn't have to be anything illegal, just has to violate the conditions of his previous exit of the program</div></div>

To add to this, there is still one more stage of the program. If after reinstatement Nichushkin violates the treatment plan again, then he would get a one year suspension and reinstatement isn't guaranteed once that year is over. So Nichushkin isn't going away soon unless he asks for a termination (unlikely).
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 10 at 3:00 p.m.
Thread: Shufflin Dice
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dannibalcorpse</b></div><div>I mean, there’s never really any rumors around a Lamoriello team, so most of us just throw stuff at the wall and see what makes sense. Lou did have an interesting quote on clean out day tho: “We love loyalty. But it can’t impede progress.”

Pulock is one of the more move-able players in my eyes - still young enough to have more good years than bad left on his deal, with a reasonable cap hit. I could see him or Adam Pelech being moved out this summer, but lean Pulock because Noah Dobson and Scott Mayfield are already signed for next season, while LD only has Alex Romanov and Sam Bolduc under contract.</div></div>

Good points.

For the Jets, there haven't been any rumours that have been reported but there has been plenty of speculation from local reporters (Winnipeg Sun, Winnipeg Free Press, The Athletic, Sportsnet) in their year-end assessments of the team. The way rumours get transmitted here is that Cheveldayoff will give Dreger (TSN) a heads up so he can break news. Most of the speculation is that Ehlers is entering the last year of his contract and using that situation to trade a quality forward for a quality RHD.