Emo Bruce

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Saw this story on the local news site:
https://www.castanet.net/news/Hockey/407431/Canucks-Boudreau-emotional-amid-rumors-of-imminent-firing#407431

I like Bruce, but the team isn't great, so I guess they'll have to do
something eventually. I'd rather see them try to build a staff around
him to address the shortcomings. Maybe that's not in the cards.

There's definitely a synergy missing among the whole group, players and
coaches included.

After last year's amazing kick down the stretch, I thought they were a
better team than this. I still do. I don't really understand it.

If Bruce goes, it's time to start moving players too. The group is
capable. Last season showed that. But they're not capable together now.

[Nyssa]

Yes, the failings are due to the roster, not necessarily the
coach.

But as the saying goes, "it's easier to fire one coach than
20 players" which in unfortunate for the coaches in the league.

Will Rutherfraud be allowed to do the massive amount of
moving that will be needed to build a competitive team?
Is there enough money to do so under the cap and what the
owner is willing to fork out?

Too many questions are floating around the team while and
the way they're handling the situation is not a good look
with Bruce being made a lame duck amid all the rumo(u)rs.

Tonight's game will be another two points for the Oilers
and several points for McDavid.

Nyssa, who probably won't be staying up that late especially
when the results are a foregone conclusion

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On Sat, 21 Jan 2023 08:57:22 -0500
Nyssa <Ny...@LogicalInsight.net> wrote:

> Nyssa, who probably won't be staying up that late especially

> when the results are a foregone conclusion.

I lived in the Atlantic time zone for a year and stayed up into the
wee hours (11 pm - 2 am, plus OT) to watch Canucks playoff games.
Nothing that's happened this year would warrant disrupting your sleep
cycle!

[Nyssa]

:)

Yep, ya got that right.

Although I've heard some rumbles this morning that
this will probably be Bruce's last game behind the bench,
with the formal announcement coming Monday or Tuesday.

Poor Bruce. How many firings does this make? He used to
be able to pick up a new gig within hours, but now the
times have been lengthening.

This one ranks in the List of Infamy along with Gerald
Gallant's dismissal while on the road leaving him to
make arrangements for his own transport home and Barry
Trotz's no contract renewal after winning the Cup in
Washington.

Some GMs just don't have a clue.

Nyssa, who wishes Bruce a soft landing somewhere Real
Soon Now

[andyJH]

In article <tqhi4o$2o36i$1...@dont-email.me>, Ny...@LogicalInsight.net
says...

There are Tweets claiming that Tocchet is actually in town today.

I'm don't feel too sorry about Bruce, but I am very sad about how my
team is handling it.

I don't know if I can stay up for the game tonight and I live in
Vancouver but I hope they play their guts out and get some good luck.
Even that may not be enough.



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[Nyssa]

andyJH wrote:

> In article <tqhi4o$2o36i$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Ny...@LogicalInsight.net says...
>
> There are Tweets claiming that Tocchet is actually in town
> today.
>
> I'm don't feel too sorry about Bruce, but I am very sad
> about how my team is handling it.
>
> I don't know if I can stay up for the game tonight and I
> live in Vancouver but I hope they play their guts out and
> get some good luck. Even that may not be enough.
>
>
>

I ended up staying up for the last period of the game.

The guys did try hard to win one for Bruce, but came up
short. The way the radio team described Bruce behind the
bench in the last few minutes of the game was heartbreaking.

I would imagine that he'll head back to his home in Hershey
to await a new coaching call. With the way the league is
right now, I would think that it'll take longer for that
call to come than in previous job-searching attempts.

Yeah, I agree. The way it was all handled was extremely
poor management. Even worse than being fired over Zoom
like the Oilers did a few years ago with their coach.

Hey, NHL GMs! Try learning something about proper HR
skills and methods, and even more importantly how NOT
to manage.

Sheesh!

Nyssa, who wonders how much these upper management types
would enjoy being treated the way they treat their own
employees and contract personnel

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I'm starting to agree with others that this is ownership. Travis Green
was a dead man walking for the last few weeks of his time here. We have
a different GM now, but we have the same owner. Apparently, this is his
style.