What are your thoughts on Quenneville?

[Chief Walking Stick]

Hawks Fans -

I see a lot of haters out there calling for Q's head every single day (Pez) no matter if he wins, loses, wins 2 stanley cups, coach of the year etc...

I might agree that he had a poor game tonight dressing Versteeg and Nordstrom over TT and Vermette.

Should he be fired for it? Afterall the season is over and Q clearly has no idea what he's doing being that he faced two similar situations in '10 and '13 and somehow won the Cup both times!

#chickenlittle

 

[CRM 114]

He shouldn't be fired but this is by far the stupidest move he could make. What the hell was he thinking? He cost us this game and possibly the series.

If we lose this series I may change my mind.

 

[Rex]

I thought it was a great move. You need fresh legs in that situation, and Versteeg very rarely falls down or gets stripped of the puck

And Nordstrom is Sweedish, so he plays well with Kruger (though he could stand to get a few hair tips from the pretty one)

A+ coaching by Q

 

[CRM 114]

I thought it was a great move. You need fresh legs in that situation, and Versteeg very rarely falls down or gets stripped of the puck

And Nordstrom is Sweedish, so he plays well with Kruger (though he could stand to get a few hair tips from the pretty one)

A+ coaching by Q

Please tell me your being sarcastic.

 

[Rex]

Please tell me your being sarcastic.

2 cups brah, he knows what he's doing.

Versteeg has a cup ring. You don't.

Versteeg >> You.

 

[CRM 114]

2 cups brah, he knows what he's doing.

Versteeg has a cup ring. You don't.

Versteeg >> You.

Good for him. But that was 5 years ago. NOW, he sucks ass and should be in the press box.

 

[CRM 114]

I personally think Q needs to see a doctor. I don't know if he's suffered a stroke or some other head trauma but it seems like he's lost his marbles this year. Stupid decision after stupid decision. Versteeg and Nordstrom should have never seen the lineup. Keith and Seabrook should be together. Get your shit together man.

 

[Icculus]

2 Cups Brah

 

[CRM 114]

2 cups doesn't excuse this idiotic decision. Put Teuvo and Vermette back in, make some adjustments on the power play and we should be fine.

 

[Rex]

2 cups doesn't excuse this idiotic decision. Put Teuvo and Vermette back in, make some adjustments on the power play and we should be fine.

How many cup rings do Teuvo and Vermette have? I trust Q's coaching decisions over the coaching decisions of Vermette and Teuvo.

 

[Shantz My Pants]

I mean, taking out Vermette and TT is really that big of a deal? We lost by a single goal.

Q gets shit on too much by his fan base who it seems every time the Hawks lose its on him. But let's not forget that Sharp has been practically a NOBODY since game 2 of Minnesota; Hossa has done jack shit offensively (which he makes 5+ million a year to do); Toews has a point in 3 of the past 7 games; Saad with 2 in the past 10 games.... But hell its Qs fault for a 1 goal loss...


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[Adun]

My thoughts on Q: great 5 on 5 system and... that's about it

EDIT Oh, and he can go **** himself

 

[Adun]

I mean, taking out Vermette and TT is really that big of a deal? We lost by a single goal.

Q gets shit on too much by his fan base who it seems every time the Hawks lose its on him. But let's not forget that Sharp has been practically a NOBODY since game 2 of Minnesota; Hossa has done jack shit offensively (which he makes 5+ million a year to do); Toews has a point in 3 of the past 7 games; Saad with 2 in the past 10 games.... But hell its Qs fault for a 1 goal loss...


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Yeah, a 1 goal loss and the guy he used to nuke the 3rd and 4th lines was the one most responsible for the gwg. He also had the last change and let Desjardins take the face-off against Getzlaf who dominated him last night (5 for 7)

The last three guys that you mentioned have played on the same line for the entire playoffs, is that Q's decision or not?

 

[LordKOTL]

IMHO the problem was less about sitting T² and Antionne Merriwether for VerTurnover and Officer Nordberg. The problem was with Q blowing up our best line in the series.

Dejardins/Kruger/Shaw had been giving Getzlaf's line fits. By blowing it up all of a sudden the ducks only had 2 lines to take seriously--2 lines that, more often than not, weren't getting the job done offensively. Nordstrom/Kruger/Dejardins was invisible, as well as Sharp/Shaw/Verpass.

If anything he should have stuck Versteeg and Nordstrom with Sharp and upped the minutes of Dejardins/Kruger/Shaw--you know, the line that was actually *doing* something.

The only positive to this--and it's a Magic Johnson positive, is that this lineup decision didn't cost them the series like it did game 7 last year. Hopefully Scotty Bowman will sit Q down and say, "Joel, this is God, what the HELL were you thinking?"

 

[Adun]

About our PP (it's from October)

http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/594202

 

[Shantz My Pants]

Yeah, a 1 goal loss and the guy he used to nuke the 3rd and 4th lines was the one most responsible for the gwg. He also had the last change and let Desjardins take the face-off against Getzlaf who dominated him last night (5 for 7)

The last three guys that you mentioned have played on the same line for the entire playoffs, is that Q's decision or not?

They've been practically playing on the same line all season together and were in the teams top 4 for scoring. Q doesn't play for them.


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[Shantz My Pants]

Yeah, a 1 goal loss and the guy he used to nuke the 3rd and 4th lines was the one most responsible for the gwg. He also had the last change and let Desjardins take the face-off against Getzlaf who dominated him last night (5 for 7)

The last three guys that you mentioned have played on the same line for the entire playoffs, is that Q's decision or not?

Also, WTF are you talking about Nordstrom being responsible for that goal? The puck was in the middle to the ice, and since he was the closest guy to the puck he goes and fronts the shot. The D man moves the puck over, and Despres is all alone with a wide open net (the guy really out of position in Kruger).


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[ClydeLee]

I miss when his stache had more Salt n Peppa quality to it. Now it's just salty

 

[Adun]

They've been practically playing on the same line all season together and were in the teams top 4 for scoring. Q doesn't play for them.

No, but he could move them around if they struggle so much

Also, WTF are you talking about Nordstrom being responsible for that goal? The puck was in the middle to the ice, and since he was the closest guy to the puck he goes and fronts the shot. The D man moves the puck over, and Despres is all alone with a wide open net (the guy really out of position in Kruger).
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Actually he comes from the board to the middle to block Getzlaf even though Kruger is in position and then stays there while Getzlaf goes left to Fowler, Fowler middle to Getzlaf, Getzlaf right to Despres

I just thought it was ironic that he was the guy with the biggest ****-up at the goal

 

[Shantz My Pants]

No, but he could move them around if they struggle so much




Actually he comes from the board to the middle to block Getzlaf even though Kruger is in position and then stays there while Getzlaf goes left to Fowler, Fowler middle to Getzlaf, Getzlaf right to Despres

I just thought it was ironic that he was the guy with the biggest ****-up at the goal

Do you even understand the defensive system the Hawks play? Because you're wrong.

When the puck is with Fowler, Desjardins is on him. Nordstrom is the LW so when the puck is on his weak side he covers the slot area. When the puck moved up to the point he's the closest guy and technically that is his area to put pressure on. Kruger dips back into the slot so Nordstrom has no option but to front the shot because you don't want Getzlaf to be mid ice with time and space. Unfortunately, Despres who everyone forgot about is wide open to Getzlafs left and Crawford (for reasons unknown) drops down and then try's to T-slide over to Despres instead of staying up and making a T-push to pad slide to stop the shot.

To summarize, out of anyone, Nordstrom is the one most in position and does his job correctly. Crawford makes a bad save and Despres shots with a wide open net. Not Nordstroms fault.


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