Ducks Lossday -- Let's talk about "Fire Carlyle"
by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 6:21 AM PST
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I realize that lately I've been awfully lazy (even by my standards) in my blogging, particularly in my loose usage of the phrase "Fire Carlyle". So I thought I'd write out a few thoughts today about why I want Carlyle fired. It's not that I don't think he can coach an NHL team, but he's not pushing the right buttons to coach THIS team of hotheads, and that's important. But hey -- the Ducks have won 2 of their past 18 games -- I shouldn't have to tell you that, right?
Point One: Randy Carlyle's Ducks are not prepared to play the start of any period, or any season, really.
| Minutes into a Period | ANA Goals For | ANA Goals Against | ANA Goal Differential |
| First 8 minutes of any period | 16 GF | 40 GA | -24 GD |
| Minutes 9 - 20 of any period | 33 GF | 33 GA | even GD |
| All Minutes Total | 49 GF | 73 GA | -24 GD |
First let's look at that table above for 23 games this season -- even I'm stunned at how neatly this worked out. The Ducks are losing periods as quickly as possible, it seems. And while they do seemingly right their ship as periods go along, part of that is that opponents adjust as they start playing with a lead. This table does include overtime periods, but so far there has been only one goal-against in overtime; it barely impacts the table at all.
It seems obvious from the table that the Ducks this season are not prepared for the starts of periods. The matchups are wrong, or the mindset is wrong, or the players are not warmed up effectively -- whatever the reason, it comes back to the head coach. If Carlyle cannot motivate or maniupate matchups so that his players execute a competent first eight minutes, then he should hurry and find somebody who can. At this point, players appear unafraid of Carlyle, which is working out pretty disastrously.
And slow season starts aren't new for Carlyle, either. Carlyle's Ducks are a collective 23-30-7 in their first dozen games of the past five seasons; only once in five tries have the Ducks been above .500 twelve games into the season. Training camps appear to be ineffective attempts to prepare Anaheim for regular season hockey, just like Carlyle's locker room speeches.
Point Two: Ryan Getzlaf is a lazy, rotten choice for captain.
Yes, I understand that Carlyle did not assign a captain, but rather left it to a player vote, but that act in itself is irresponsible. It undervalues the importance of capable leadership and has allowed the Duck who yells the most at referees to become its spokesperson on the ice. Getzlaf is lazy, terrible in the faceoff circle, not terribly effective in his own end, and not a great motivator of teammates. And his on-ice play is suffering, probably in part because he knows he's a failed leader.
At this point, I'd hope a coach could spot this and correct it (or had the foresight to select a better captain in the first place), but Carlyle has taken that option off the table. Instead, Carlyle's fix is much less confrontational: the Ducks apparently will stop being awful once Matt Beleskey, who was on waivers last week, gets inserted on the top line.
Getzlaf can apparently get away with anything, and Carlyle's making that message extra clear. Accountability? Never heard of it.
Point Three: The Ducks have responded particularly awfully to leading AND trailing.
| Scoreboard Situation | ANA Goals For | ANA Goals Against | ANA Goal Differential |
| Ducks lead by 2+ | 4 GF | 14 GA | -10 GD |
| Ducks lead by 1 | 11 GF | 9 GA | +2 GD |
| Score is tied | 14 GF | 20 GA | -6 GD |
| Ducks trail by 1 | 6 GF | 17 GA (+2 en) |
-11 GD |
| Ducks trail by 2+ | 14 GF | 10 GA (+1 en) |
+4 GD |
The table above shows how Ducks goals for and against have occurred base on the scoreboard -- it's not so clear-cut as the previous table, but there's two lines worth noting. Whenever the Ducks are up by two goals or down by one goal, the odds that Anaheim scores next is very, very slim. It is kind of stunning that with all the trailing that's been happening in Anaheim, Ducks have only been able to tie the score from behind only six times. You'd hope that once trailing, the Ducks could adjust their game to some sort of offensive focus in pursuit of that game-tying goal, but whatever they're doing, it's awful. Most early deficits are staying deficits; Ducks apparently don't have that ability to adjust their game in that direction.
When leading, the Ducks are pretty awful, too -- even the two victories the Ducks have over their past 18 games have both featured nearly-blown multi-goal 3rd-period leads. Put the Ducks up by multiple goals, and the Ducks will stop playing for the night. Sometimes the clock will expire in time to keep that lead intact; lately it takes opponents hardly any time at all to catch up. Whatever Carlyle is coaching, it isn't helping when the Ducks lead or trail.
Tie situations seem like they could go either way, but even that's kind of deceptive. So far this season, 31 times the Ducks have entered a 20-minute period with the score tied. In 8 of those periods the Ducks managed to outshoot their opponents; in 21 of those periods Anaheim's opponents outshot the Ducks. So really, no matter the score, I don't like how Carlyle's Ducks are performing. And results don't appear to be any better than they were a month ago (1 win ago).
Point Four: The list of players who cannot succeed under Randy Carlyle continues to grow.
Bacon McMuffin is off to Syracuse, to join a bunch of other prospects who haven't been able to succeed playing Carlyle hockey. Barstool Bob brings in depth forward after depth forward in an attempt to bolster offensive depth, but nobody seems to be able to produce in Carlyle's system. All we seem to bring in is a bunch of busts -- are they all awful, or is Anaheim's system stifling them?
It raises a legitimate question: what percentage of NHLers in the league do you think work well in Carlyle's system? That question is really why I'm not so hasty in condemning GM Barstool Bob in the same breath as Carlyle. The lower the percentage of the league that can play effectively for Carlyle, and the more the GM's hands become tied. (Of course, the longer Carlyle remains uselessly employed, the more blameable Murray becomes.)
The Ducks are working their way southward towards an excellent lottery pick in next year's draft. The kid should probably be good enough to make next year's Ducks team, I'd guess -- but man, I worry what happens if that promising kid gets put into Carlyle's hockey system. Sorry in advance, kid, whoever you are.
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So there are some reasons why I overuse the term "Fire Carlyle", but it's not an exhaustive list, and I did get kind of rushed in my explanations by the end. Fortunately (?), I've been constantly assured that Carlyle isn't going anywhere anytime before his contract expires in 2014, so there's plenty of time to add to the list, it seems. Feel free to add to any of my listed reasons in the comments, or add your own new complaints if you want.
Of course, the more I'm told that firing Carlyle is off the table, the more insistent I get. Because the Ducks need accountability in the worst way right now, and the more untouchable Carlyle's job is, and the more untouchable Getzlaf's captaincy is, and the more we get into "let's blame some depth player for not executing Randy's infallible plan", the less accountable everybody on this team becomes. No matter how rotten the stretch of hockey, no matter how pissed the fanbase gets, no matter how empty the arena, Randy's job is eternally safe -- welcome to Ducks "hockey".
Prediction: Why turn this into a multiple-win month now? Ducks 2, Habs more-than-2. Blame goes to everybody except Carlyle.
Fire Carlyle.
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The Ducks struggles all draw from one big problem – lack of Lubo.
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
I’m out of the house all morning, but the Ducks do miss last year’s Lubo, even when he was playing.
Get good soon, Lubo!
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 8:58 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
excellent piece Earl…they need to broadcast this to all the media talking about trading ryan…i got go to a fuckin meeting…more from me later
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 6:59 AM PST reply actions
Trade Ryan & Fire Carlyle!
GO SHARKS!
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To LA:
Bobby Ryan
To Ana:
Jack Johnson
drew doughty
It just makes more sense.
since were flapping our gums
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 7:44 AM PST up reply actions
What the hell? Why does LA get BRay?
GO SHARKS!
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he’s making a funny angie…like I just did….i agree with rudy..humor is the best tonic in these rough times
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 7:46 AM PST up reply actions
Why LA?
Because Bobby Ryan has an existing clause in his contract which forbids his being traded to any team where the fanbase might call him “BRay.”
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Nov 30, 2011 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
That’s because all of us Kings fans are old bRayders fans, right?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Nov 30, 2011 5:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
no just the scary, really obnoxious, bandwagoning ones. I went to a kings game a few years ago and everybody was really cool. I hear it’s not so cool now-a-days.
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
And the Mitchell Bubbleface on the Jumbotron! Won’t anybody please think about what this does to the children?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Nov 30, 2011 6:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It just makes sense.
The Ducks aren’t trading Ryan and if they traded him to the Kings for Jack Johnson I’d let Earl Sleek kick me in the balls every day for the rest of my life.
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by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 9:35 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Am I killing independent Rudy?
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
all right meeting over…
before u go trading away talent…try a new coach…not saying its all his fault….but its better you exhaust all options before u throw away a bobby ryan, getzlaf whomever..
i dunno how the money works..and i understand carlye is signed for a couple of years…get your best lawyer and money man to get out of it..or trade anyone not named ryan, perry, fowler or sbisa to use the money to buy out carlye..or whatever..i have no clue how it can be accomplished..just fuckin give it a fuckin try before u trade bobby..i think hes got more potiental and shouldnt be given up on…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 7:42 AM PST reply actions
If you’re worried about paying Carlyle’s contract while you hire a new coach, maybe you could just make coaching the team a court-ordered community service.
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
wtf is the samuelli’s take on all this?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 7:50 AM PST reply actions
this is a job for uber richman dan ellis…only he can get a seat at there golden table and talk some sense into them!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 7:53 AM PST up reply actions
I just...
pissed my pants a little bit.
by HawaiiKingsFan on Nov 30, 2011 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
Ducks apparently will stop being awful once Matt Beleskey, who was on waivers last week, gets inserted on the top line.
i laughed hard at this…then I cried
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 7:51 AM PST reply actions
Carlyle is sticking around until 2014? This horse is gonna take one savage beating from Earl.
"Its not so much me as it is Roenick, hes good" - Vince Vaughn
"Its not so much Kontos as it is me, I'm good." - Angryjay93
we need to start an occupy honda center movement…well not me though..i got shit to do
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
They’d be right at home what with the lack of plumbing
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
Theoretically
How many games will the Ducks have to win before its back to Ducks Gameday?
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Let’s try one and see how inspired I get by it.
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 8:59 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Earl, you do not sound like an ass and you have a clue about what’s going on.
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
A Straight-Up Question:
Is Bobby Ryan really a problem, or is he the guy management thinks they can get the most for?
Line combinations are irrelevant until Terry Murray is out.
The latter. It’s going to be a shitty trade, likely.
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 9:12 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I’m all for a change…as long as it involves firing Carlyle as well.
GO DUCKS!!!
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by SK eleven on Nov 30, 2011 9:50 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Even if Ryan is traded, it’s not going to solve our problems. It would require a roster move and a coaching change. Ryan for Stafford, Ennis, and a prospect sounds like a great return. I’d still be pissed because Ryan has tremendous upside.
Ducks goal differential when down 2+ goals should actually be +3, not +4, according to your chart.
This was a pretty compelling argument. I usually skip right over statistics.
I totally agree that Carlyle (or any coach) leaving the choice of captaincy completely to the players is a big mistake. It’s fine and good to ask the players for imput, but to stand back and say “It’s out of my hands,” is fuckin bullshit.
I noted empty-netters, but I didn’t include them in goal differential. I think +4 is what I meant. But that was pretty late last night. :)
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oh, well the previous line says 6GF, 17(+2en), -13, so I just assumed you were counting them.
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I noticed that too
but I assumed there must have been an instance when they were up or down by 3.
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by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
At turkey dinner I was asked how the ducks were doing, my response:
Duckies rhymes with lucky, but there is also a reason ducks rhyme with dirty words.
(Hey my cousin laughed)
Let's go Ducks.
Maybe you should go back to being “District 5.”
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
yea im lost too….i thought it had somthing to do with that stupid district 9 movie…maybe it was the euorpean version
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
i feel asleep on it…did I miss some grand ending..seemed stupid
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not one for sci-fi but that shit rocked.
by ScottyKnows on Nov 30, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
when people ask me..heres how I deal with it:
friend who knows nothing about hockey: how are your ducks doing this year?
Spade:…“oh the steelers are doing great!”
friend who knows nothing about hockey: I asked about the ducks?…
Spade: oh the steelers are doing great!"…you hear the lockout is over…laker basketball wooo!
friend who knows nothing about hockey: I asked about the ducks?…
Spade: butt plug?
friend who knows nothing about hockey: huh?
Spade: Butt……..plug….butt plug
that usually ends the conversation
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Hey Spade … How are the Ducks doing? :)
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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BUUUTTTTT……PLUGGGGG
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
And by the way, went to game on Friday after T-day. The dude behind me spilled the beans from his nachos on my purse. I was pissed. The dude didn’t offer to pay for cleaning of purse or even to buy me a soda and was heard complaining about the cost of his lost nachos. AND he was a duckie fan. Even our fans are becoming losers.
Let's go Ducks.
thats when u turn around and flip the nachos upwards into his face…and they question" butt plug"?..and then probally get ready to brawl
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Sunday’s game during that awful play I couldn’t even use mild swear words, we were surrounded by little kids. I so wanted to yell some bad stuff at Baldy during his raising hand for puck, getting puck, then turning it over.
“Getzlaf is a fatherless child "doesn’t sound right.
Let's go Ducks.
earl is the master of been really mean yet not swearing….ask him to teach you
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
ooh i gotta learn that, too. sign me up for your webinar, sleek!
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
it consists mostly of sarcasim and JD
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I'm basically picturing this guy sitting directly across from the Ducks' bench,
.
only with a green t-shirt.
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
But when Baldy raised his hand for the puck, it really deserved some dirty words. I did yell at him “put your hand down, you won’t shoot the puck any way and just turn it over”. But maybe he would have listened if there had been a shit bastard in there.
Let's go Ducks.
If it was the macho nachos, I don’t blame him. Plus, women have like a million purses. “Deal with it”
by ScottyKnows on Nov 30, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Just remember, it could be worse… John MacLean could be coaching the Ducks.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Nov 30, 2011 12:47 PM PST reply actions
Seriously…I’ll pay for his first class flight out here right now…get it done.
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by SK eleven on Nov 30, 2011 1:03 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
You guys are crazy.
Well, I suppose it would work out seeing as Jamie Langenbrunner’s not a Duck. Yet…
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Nov 30, 2011 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
If you’d like some more fodder for the “doesn’t communicate with the players well” train:
jeffmillerOCR Jeff Miller
Randy Carlyle met with Bobby Ryan today concerning trade rumors and told him he “has to find that inner peace in himself to deal with it.”
I’m pretty sure a comment like that should lead the charge.
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aww, poor bobby.
i imagine carlyle is one of those people who really suck at making people feel better
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
Man, the Ducks would have to be Bucky Larson-level stupid to trade Ryan because their coach sucks, the players have tuned him out, and the guy wearing the C is too undisciplined to do anything about it. He’s their best young forward, by far, on a team hurting for offense.
I mean, “find that inner peace”? Is that what Carlyle is doing, instead of preparing for games?
Given all the nonsense that Anaheim’s management have been doing for years, this kind of season was inevitable, but it’s still hard to watch, even for a Sharks fan.
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I mean, "find that inner peace"?
I feel like that Carlyle advice is directed more at me than at Ryan.
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Ours will look more like this
Well except without the beard for most of us women.
Let's go Ducks.
sleza, right click on that x you are seeing and select properties. copy of picture location into another browser window. That will show you the picture
unless you are blocked for some reason, then haha.
Let's go Ducks.
How many players have left the team and thrived on others? Sleek, may a chart for that! Some of the blame has to fall on, RC.
That sounds like an “HF Boards project”!
Or really, “somebody else project”. :)
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Good call to left someone else do it especially if you start to consider players like Penner who sucked when they first left then got better.
But then again what else do you have to do. . .
Let's go Ducks.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Ducks Lossday — Let’stalk about“Fire Carlyle”
Fixed.
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 2:53 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Haha. Also:
Ducks Lossday — Let’stalk about"FireCarlyle" Hayward
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You can have Drew Remenda when we’ve finished grooming Bret Hedican to be our new color guy.
by meetyourmako on Nov 30, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like Montreal is coming in pretty banged up. Silly Habs fans are probably worried — little do they know. :)
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Go Ducks.
Yep. Still bitter after 1993.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Nov 30, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
This is starting to feel a bit masochistic, tuning in to these games. Ah well, bring on the pain!
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Someone earlier was talking about Occupying Honda Center? Ducks fans should do the opposite. Boycott all games until they fire Carlyle.
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Or firearms.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Nov 30, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
Your only losing by one!
Progress and positivity!
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
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They might want to start pulling those “chemistry” commercials.
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Damn.
I mean, yay.
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 7:39 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
that was suprising…Wait are we tied? that can’t be right….
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I rec’d that shit.
Montreal must be awful.
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You hear that – if Wayne can be trade, anyone can be traded!
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Oh look! You might have a chance … woohoo! cartoon coming our way. :)
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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If this score holds up the Ducks will have as many W’s in November as there are M’s in Movember.
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I'm too tired...
I had to count…
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
Well, this was not how I expected the 3rd period to go.
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What are you going to do next? Go to Disneyland?? :)
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
I know, right? Ducks were 2-1 in November against Canadian-based teams.
Not sure if I recall how we did against everyone else. :)
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Doesn’t matter.. It’s not like there’s that much hockey outside of Canada anyways :)
by Dixie Normus on Nov 30, 2011 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
No, I was hoping you guys would lose forever. I knew it couldn’t realistically happen, but it was a dream that for a short time seemed real…and now it’s gone.
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by Megalodon on Nov 30, 2011 10:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Boudreau is replacing Carlyle?
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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Fire Boudreau.
I wanted to be the first to say it.
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by Megalodon on Nov 30, 2011 10:34 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Your a true hipster in terms of coach-firing movements.
Is a move to Portland inevitable?
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Nov 30, 2011 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
you're*
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Nov 30, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Earl’s plan worked!!
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
I should have written about this sooner.
I for one welcome our new bald overlord.
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Is he already feuding with Getz?
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
holy sheep shit..they did it
murray: hey randy congrats on finally getting a win…but your fired…peace out bro
carlye: what?
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 10:41 PM PST reply actions
hey you know it’s serious if it got Spade to comment at this hour :)
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
credit sk from waking me from my beauty sleep…freakin crazy
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
Time for a drink!
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
u know what yea…one honey jack on the rocks coming up!
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll drink to that (Bacardi Select & cola)!
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
at the least ill sleep nicely…um fuck so now what do we bitch about?
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
It’s ridiculously fucking windy tonight?
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
yup,…my super goatee has been whispy about in this wind as a result
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
I’m feeling pretty chapped. Where was that drink…?
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
Hayward, Ahlers.
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 10:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Frankly, I was hoping to get a better trade return for B-Ry than Boudreau. Oh well.
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Ryan for Ovechkin. Make it happen.
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by Megalodon on Nov 30, 2011 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Semin for…
eh, forget it.
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
That’s one hell of a protein shake.
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
free always!
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2011 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
“What? We won a game? That’s not the Carlyle I know and love! You pack your shit and get out of here!”
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by Megalodon on Nov 30, 2011 10:44 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Shit
I was hoping you’ll never fire Carlyle…
Re-Hire Carlyle!!!
First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed
Well, at least the timing of this makes me feel like a more powerful blogger than ever before. Bwa ha ha!
Fire Hayward.
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by Earl Sleek on Nov 30, 2011 10:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Don’t push your luck!
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
I am lucky — I nearly procrastinated enough to push this post back to Friday’s game.
Whew! :)
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In that case, you might have sounded like an ass without a clue.
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Fire the guy who operates the lights at Honda Center…
Sure, not as catchy as “Fire Carlyle” but…
First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed
Speaking of which, now accepting nickname suggestions for Boudreau.
Also, now I wish I watched that 24/7 series thing. (But I hate the east coast!). :)
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nickname suggestions for Boudreau.
Carlyle II
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Feudreau.
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
Booooooooooooooodreau.
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by Megalodon on Nov 30, 2011 11:07 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Ovechkin had a pet name for him
Fat ****… Why change?
First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed
Fat Four-Star it is!
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Nov 30, 2011 11:17 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I like NHL.com’s “Duck Duck Bruce” pun, but I’m not sure how we can make a nickname out of that.
He's fancy. He'll go glove.
Fat Andy Rooney?
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Dec 1, 2011 7:39 AM PST up reply actions
I got you covered in the nickname department
Haagen dazs
Kirby
BBQ Brucie
Fat Fuck
AllYouCanEat
Big Tits Boudreau
These are just a small sample of the names I have overheard fans call him. (They were Penguins fans)
You guys should seriously start calling him kirby though:
They bear a striking resemblance…
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by 4Kills5 on Dec 1, 2011 7:07 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
thats awesome..I like kirby
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 7:08 AM PST up reply actions
Honestly, I’d love to have my coach’s nickname to be a nintendo character. It usually doesn’t fit though…you guys have a chance at greatness here. The BoC machine had Picklesnake said on tv. I have faith it can make the universe call Boudreau kirby from now on.
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we cant wait for earl to cartoon Boudreau……..or shit to cartoon period…lets hope sleek is re-inspired!
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 7:15 AM PST up reply actions
I’m out of it for a little while and the Ducks get delusions of grandeur.
(Who gets the quote first, Meg or Sleek?)
Seriously, ballsy move and congrats on between Columbus to the punch. Lubo’s gonna have 100 points to finish the season.
Enjoying the Shady Acres of hockey blogging retirement. No, that's not the Florida Panthers.
Isn’t Boudreau just Carlyle 1.1? A players coach who can’t handle his twerp-like star players?
Picklesnakebit since 2011.
@shampeon
Boudreau emphasizes an offense-first style and he’s more of a “player’s coach.” Being Mr. Discipline and Mr. Defense is out of his element, so the Caps didn’t adjust too well to that. Assuming he doesn’t change his MO overnight, you’re going to see uptempo hockey for the first time in Anaheim history.
Well, outside of the coaching style of “Let Paul and Teemu go nuts while Rucchin covers for them.”
Enjoying the Shady Acres of hockey blogging retirement. No, that's not the Florida Panthers.
It was a clean sweep, bench dudes are gone too. Now to get the C from Baldy and I will be ecstatic.
Let's go Ducks.
Bartool's fetish?
Balding, red-faced dudes. He loves himself.
Picklesnakebit since 2011.
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by ievans on Nov 30, 2011 11:25 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
So the Ducks fired their coach because he couldn’t get a consistent defensive effort from his team and couldn’t get his star players to exhibit maximum effort on every shift.
To solve these problems they brought in Bruce Boudreau.
I don’t see how this could go wrong.
by RudyKelly on Nov 30, 2011 11:32 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
Honestly, I have very little idea what sort of coach we’re getting. All I know is that the Caps-Ducks games over the past few years have typically been pretty insane.
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But, he’s not Carlyle, and that should get most players’ attention for a little while at least.
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Go watch 24/7 from last year.
prepare to hate your new coach. dude is a joke. not sure if he is an improvement over carlyle at all, but don’t let that stop the celebration you have planned for this weekend month.
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Bruce Boudreau is awesome, even when ineffectual. I think 24/7 proved that.
by meetyourmako on Dec 1, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
This pretty much saves Ryan…
Until of course I jinx it and he’s traded to the Timbuktu Titans for a godforsaken pick…
First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed
It really was a tough way for Carlyle to get canned, but I guess he just "has to find that inner peace in himself to deal with it."
:)
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by Earl Sleek on Dec 1, 2011 12:01 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
(the funny part):
On November 30, 2011, friend Wade Redden sent a video cassette to Ryan’s home in hopes of increasing Ryan’s interest in playing for the New York Rangers. The video featured a 34-minute loop of Wade Redden turning his head toward a cell phone camera and winking. Rumor is Ryan saw this and almost immediately requested a trade to the New York Rangers. Wade Redden got this idea from Chris Drury, who sent a video to Martin Gaborik with similar hopes.
Haha, what?
He's fancy. He'll go glove.
by brokenyard on Dec 1, 2011 12:48 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
hey could u write a post titled “fire wray scott”….I hate my fuckin boss…thanks Earl
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 6:32 AM PST reply actions
How big is the party Sleek is throwing?
and seriously, could you use your new found superpower again and write a Fire Norv Turner post? You want to talk about coaches strangling the life out of their team? He is almost (AJ Smith) single-handedly killing the chargers franchise. I will love you forever if you can get him fired too.
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Have you tried withholding cartoons? :)
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by Earl Sleek on Dec 1, 2011 8:02 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Are you sure this is real?
I’m almost convinced that this is just an announcement to make the fans happier.
A bald Carlyle is essentially Boudreau…
"Logan Couture is a dirty, filthy man. Tell all your friends" - Mr. Plank
Welcome to the NHL, Atlanta Thrashers of Winnipeg.
Ducks: Randy Carlyle never saw it coming
randys wife also “stays late” at work alone with the new beefcake intern….putting in overtime…
carlye: again hunny u have to work late?…you seemed more bow-legged these days?…
Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 7:12 AM PST reply actions
Been reading, finally decided to join/post. My analysis of Carlyle
Hi guys, huge Ducks fan here. Been reading this blog for a while now and finally decided to join/post. I’ve watched nearly every Ducks game post lockout. I’ve been a heavy critic of Carlyle. His conservative approach especially with the roster he was given drove me completely nuts. I understand if you have a bunch of low talent but hardnosed players ie. Minnoesota/Nashville/Columbus/NJ to play that style, but with the premium goaltending and high talent forwards that the Ducks have is letting that talent go to waste.
Even then sometimes his conservative style didn’t work, it seemed like every game the Ducks turned over the puck numerious times in their own zone only for their goalie to bail them out and then eventually the Ducks overwhelming talent took over and won them the game. This season, Hiller hasn’t been bailing them out as much as he has been in the past. The game against Montreal after they gave up the first goal, I said to myself here we go again! Only this time Hiller came up big to keep the game 1-0 when the Ducks again turned over the puck to lead to essentially an open shot in front of the goalie.
I hope the new coach will play an aggressive style, allowing the D to pinch more often and finally utilizing the RPG line to their full potential. Also I got the sense by watching all these years that the young players are so afraid to play their style of game so that they don’t incur the wrath of Carlyle. I can list a few players mainly, Glencross, Shannon, Rome, that were at one point Ducks players under Carlyle but were let go, only to succeed elsewhere, yet we never had a young player reclaimation project go our way at all.
However, I do appreciate all that he’s done. His conservative style is definiately a playoff style brand of hockey, but doesn’t work too well during the regular season when everyone is fresh and don’t take the same beating day in and day out like they do in a playoff series.
Go Ducks.
by TheStuntman on Dec 1, 2011 8:42 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
welcome out from the lurching shadows!!…come…the rest of you!!…dont be afraid!! lol
good to have u commenting
well c what happens…I think this move was necessary at this time
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, great comment — my next post was going to be about picking on Carlyle’s coaching style, but I’m not really an X’s and O’s expert. Glad it never came down to that. :)
But I was going to complain about how much the Ducks seemed to take the puck backwards this season. I’m not against the play at times, but the frequency that they’d allow the opponents to get set before attacking seemed really high. Carlyle’s team never seemed to have any quick counterattacks; would be nice to see some of those go our way in the future.
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Not really an X and O expert either but I have read a few books about hockey tactics, and it’s just from years of watching Ducks hockey games. Yes Earl, another good point. They always never seem to attack at opportune times especially on the road. An example, they spend 20 secs in their own zone and the forwards still seem fresh, and they take the puck out on a 3 on 3 rush with a lot of room, instead of trying to get a good scoring chance, because Carlyle wants the line matchup he wants and/or the dmen are changing behind them, they just dump the puck in and do a line change.
The times I see the Ducks do a counter attack is usually when we give up a good odd man scoring rush on our end and they shoot the puck wide and it comes around to one of our forwards or Hiller punches it out. You have cherry picking Perry waiting for the puck for a 2 on 1 break.
Wow, my first post gets 2 recs
Awesome, thanks for the recs. Really looking forward to tomorrow’s game against the Flyers. I want my 5 god damn free wings from Hooters.
Yeah, should be a good one. I’m probably watching delayed, but this time with eagerness! :)
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any thoughts..(serious ones)..on what he could or might do in a day?…im kinda stumped…I would assume because of time constraints…he cant really change a whole system…I dunno..like what are we gonna see different right away?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
First order of business, helping Getz cope with his balding concerns.
Replace Wild Wing in the RV Dealer commercial.
go arte moreno and drop beer prices…!..come on bruce…!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Bruce is the duece I don’t want to drop!
by ScottyKnows on Dec 1, 2011 10:13 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I think you’ll sese a foundation for the changes that might be upcoming, ie the way they pressure the puck carrier, forechecking system, how they enter the offensive zone and breakout. I think the other stuff mainly the PK and PP systems, defensive/offensive zone schemes, will be worked on later. Usually those type of items are the things that take the most time to adjust.
I honestly think Hiller wears the all black mask because he doesn’t want to see how many times he gets hit in the head by the puck.
I’ve vaguely heard that there’s a new design coming, but we won’t see it until tomorrow morning or something.
Somebody on twitter said it has the old Mighty Ducks logo on it somewhere. I always support that.
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Oh, wait! Black mask will have one more night to shine.
Newest Hiller mask just left the building! Carrier messed up yesterday, mask will not arrive in time :(
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Hooray! Another thing I don’t have to write about!
#Ducks GM Bob Murray has assured Bobby Ryan he is off #NHL trading market today. Also told Ryan’s desire to be moved is no longer an issue.
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good…good
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 1, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Guess who is the “fan of the game” for tomorrow’s game? Woot! Free jersey. You’ll will never guess who I selected to be on the back.
I usually don’t put names on the back cause years ago I had a boyfriend give me a Mo Vaughn jersey and both the relationship and Mo didn’t work out.
Let's go Ducks.
haha that would have been a good one. But wouldn’t I have to wear a suit to have a coaches name on back?
So let me answer it — Fowler
When my dude at duckies called me I didn’t even remember who I had selected. I think of this choice as being progressive. Plus I love me some young players (hopefully without being creepy lady)
Let's go Ducks.
(hopefully without being creepy lady)
TOo late
by ScottyKnows on Dec 1, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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