[A] The Hot Seat: Joel Quenneville

[Pez68]

They don't need Babcock, they just need a guy that stresses the importance of basics and sound positioning. Does Detroit really have a complex system or do anything really innovative? No, they stick to fundamentals, play sound positioning, and stress a team game in all three zones. You don't see any heroes on Detroit trying to skate through four players. Everything is done with a minimum of three players involved. They are bringing the puck up ice from behind their net, and they have at minimum two other guys STILL IN THE DEFENSIVE ZONE for the breakout. They are regrouping in the neutral zone, and they ALWAYS have a forward circling back to help and present a passing option. They are in the offensive zone, and they ALWAYS have a forward up high. None of this three forwards low shit we see from the Hawks constantly. They play strong, FUNDAMENTAL hockey. Shit I was taught in peewees. Obviously there is more to it than that, but he mostly just stresses repetition, fundamentals, and working as a team at all times. It's almost like Q is over complicating the **** out of things. Maybe he's just not very good at getting players to understand what he's trying to do?

 

[fanof19]

The Rozner article is hilarious. still trying to blame Tallon? Sorry, Stan was the cap genius,. The man behind the numbers. He dumps players in order to get rid of Tallon's team, and 2 years later he and McDonough still want to blame Tallon? Do they really think hockey fans are stupid? You don't hear the Panthers blaming their former GM for the last 2 years. I have a message for memberj: tell McDonough to man up and take responsibility. The buck stops with you. And if Al wants Stan's job, you can't use the QO move again. Try something new.

 

[BigPete]

I was being pedantic, Pez. I wouldn't mind Q staying as long as someone breaks the QRLG.

 

[supraman]

I was being pedantic, Pez. I wouldn't mind Q staying as long as someone breaks the QRLG.

No **** that, damage is done, he lost too many of the fans and it seems he's lost the locker room. He needs to go.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

So hire Mike Babcock? Tell Rocky to get his wallet out and add zeros til babcock says yes.

Why?

Even the mighty Wings had a 6 game slide this year, and were drubbed 7-1 and 7-2 (most recently by the Habs). It happens. The difference is that the Wings are adjusting to overcome adversity. Howard's out, and they still come up with wins. Is it Babcock, or are the players rallying?



If this team spirals so far that it misses the playoffs, it will be a terrible collapse-- no doot aboot it.

I just get to watch alongside the rest of you hoping that the bleeding stops tonight.

 

[supraman]

All this talk about a system and how good detroit's system is, thats why I threw out his name for shits and giggles

 

[MassHavoc]

Why?

Even the mighty Wings had a 6 game slide this year, and were drubbed 7-1 and 7-2 (most recently by the Habs). It happens. The difference is that the Wings are adjusting to overcome adversity. Howard's out, and they still come up with wins. Is it Babcock, or are the players rallying?



If this team spirals so far that it misses the playoffs, it will be a terrible collapse-- no doot aboot it.

I just get to watch alongside the rest of you hoping that the bleeding stops tonight.

Which is why I haven't even remotely come close to giving up on this team yet. The thing for me has always been to hold onto hope of making the playoffs until they are mathmatically eliminated.

 

[R K]

The Rozner article is hilarious. still trying to blame Tallon? Sorry, Stan was the cap genius,. The man behind the numbers. He dumps players in order to get rid of Tallon's team, and 2 years later he and McDonough still want to blame Tallon? Do they really think hockey fans are stupid? You don't hear the Panthers blaming their former GM for the last 2 years. I have a message for memberj: tell McDonough to man up and take responsibility. The buck stops with you. And if Al wants Stan's job, you can't use the QO move again. Try something new.

Take responsibility. He did, he made a commercial about him being the "bestest fan" ever! That says it all right there!

 

[fanof19]

Take responsibility. He did, he made a commercial about him being the "bestest fan" ever! That says it all right there!

He's such a good fan that Dale had to tell him who Pierre Pilot was LOL.

 

[supraman]

He's such a good fan that Dale had to tell him who Pierre Pilot was LOL.

I admit to not knowing that but I aint the President of the team either.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

He had a heritage night 2 years ago... are you new?!?!?!?!?!?!??!



Same night as Magnuson if I remember correctly?

 

[fanof19]

I admit to not knowing that but I aint the President of the team either.

He's in the HOF. You would think if you were taking on the President position of a team, and retiring a number, you would have done your research. We had endless discussion as to whether Maggie deserved it or not, so that isn't needed now....but really, the guy shouldn't have had to been told.

 

[supraman]

He had a heritage night 2 years ago... are you new?!?!?!?!?!?!??!



Same night as Magnuson if I remember correctly?

Yeah I learned about him then, before never heard of the guy

 

[klemmer]

Yeah I learned about him then, before never heard of the guy

Neither did I. Now if you are talking about Pierre Pilote, that would be a different story

 

[Rex]

Neither did I. Now if you are talking about Pierre Pilote, that would be a different story

fucking beat me to it!

 

[fanof19]

Neither did I. Now if you are talking about Pierre Pilote, that would be a different story

typo as I forgot the E at the end of his name. effing ipad.

 

[supraman]

typo as I forgot the E at the end of his name. effing ipad.

God Damn apple products



Droid 4 Life ?

 

[supraman]

"You don't want to overreact, but you don't want to underreact, too," Bowman said.



He noted that until those two pre-All-Star break losses to Nashville, the Blackhawks were vying for the top spot in the league.



"Which is the reality?" he asked.



The first 48 games or the past nine?

I can answer that, the past nine. Sorry even when in first place this team rarely looked like a world beating first place team. the cup team looked a helluva a lot more dominate and wasn't first.

 

[klemmer]

typo as I forgot the E at the end of his name. effing ipad.

Just teasin you. Auto correct is not very friendly to me, either

 

[supraman]

So let me throw this out to you guys. Let's assume we lose to the Rangers tonight. If we lose to columbus does Q get canned after that? Personally I just don't see how you keep the guy after the worst team in the league hands you your 11 loss in a row when your next two are Detroit and St.Louis.