iamsuperdave wrote:
CriminallyVu1gar wrote:
Skyline_BNR34 wrote:
Or maybe what coat them game five was Boucher sucking it up. Blame the coach some more you're looking like a fool. A bad coach would have been fired a good coach has a team deadlocked at 3 games from his decisions.
Your arguments on him are stupid. He has done something right or else we wouldn't be in game 7 or you'd be behind that bench instead and I obviously don't see you in the NHL coaching a team.
So how is playing goalie roulette not a knock on Laviolette?
Lavi puts in whatever goalie he thinks gives the Flyers a chance to win on a given night. So far I'd say he's been almost dead on.How is not doing a job of managing Bobrovski's confidence not a knock on Laviolette?
Lavi obviously saw something that told him that Bob wasnt ready for prime time yet so rather than destroying the kid's confidence, he pulled him out of a situation he wasnt ready for.How is calling up a goon and then playing him 1:56 not a knock on Laviolette?
Calling this guy up has clearly rattled you fans up, I bet it made the Sabres throwing cheap shots after whistles think twice.How is keeping a defenseman in the lineup only to play him 2:59 not a knock on Laviolette?
Lavi is well known for playing 7 D especially when he knows it's more important for his Captain to be a leader on the bench. 7 D is smart insurance when all hands need to be on deck in an elimination game and you know one of your D isnt 100% and may not be able play much. How is rushing back Chris Pronger only to have him be utterly worthless not a knock on Laviolette?
See above need for a Captain's leadership on the bench. The goaltending has blown so something needed to be done to settle the boys on the ice and keep them focused.
My arguments are at the very least far from stupid and many of the Flyers fans on their boards are saying the exact same things about Laviolette. The end doesn't justify the means, you can crap your way to a pleasant outcome, and the fact that this series is knotted at three games is a testament to the Flyers overall talent. They're winning in spite of their head coach, not because of him.
I hate when people use the he won a Cup as proof of a good coach but in this case it applies. Lavi's unconventional but has the goods to back it up and show it works.
I would have started Boucher today myself but I'm not Lavi.Rattling the fans doesn't matter. Pretty sure no one gave two shits about little 170 pound Rinaldo who fights like a smaller Todd Fedoruk.
Rattling fans doesnt matter but it shows that his presence has clearly rattled some people, and someone gave a shit enough for him to be dressed and sitting on the bench.The situation I'm referring to, in which Syvret only had 2:59 of icetime Lavi only had 6 D in the lineup. That was game five. Carle, Coburn, Meszarod, O'Donnell, Syvret, Timmonen.
My bad dude but seriously, how the hell do you know why someone sits on a bench or plays in an NHL hockey game? Are we using Lisa's rationale again? Dude only plays 2:59 min of ice time therefore the coach must be the worst freakin coach in the nhl. Injury, bad play, trusting other players more, can only play on certain situations are all realistic reasons but we can go with the Simpson's reasoning if it makes you feel more comfortable.Laviolette didn't get the Sabres to cough up a 3-0 lead. They won game five in which they had a 3-0 lead, and they blew a 3-1 lead in game six.
Lavi didnt get the Sabres to cough up a lead, his boys did. We werent talking about game 5, were we?Miller didn't choke away a 3-0 lead. Screened on the point shot on the Van Riemsdyk goal, screened on the Meszaros goal, defensive giveaway on the Briere goal. They didn't make Miller human, they exposed the Sabres defense for what it is.
Good point, the Sabres defense is and may ultimately cost you the series. Miller is good but he's not a god. But if my team just blew a 3-0 lead for what ever the reason, I'd pull my goalie for no other reason than to wake my freakin defense up, they play a lot tighter in front of Enroth when he plays but expect Miller to always be there to clean up their mess when hes in. I see that you're a fan of a team whose fans have a notorious hard-on for being dicks to Sabres fans at every conceivable opportunity and you chose a moment when things aren't going so well for the Sabres to make your return.
So because I dont agree with your opinions and are a fan of a different team Im now a troll? You dont want to be grouped and labeled as a drunken asshole because of what a few of your fans did in Raleigh, and I dont want to be labeled as a someone who gets a hard on and jumps at every conceivable opportunity to be a dick to sabre fans just cuz I cheer for the canes. Ive been lurking all series but until I saw this thread about Lavi and his coaching I didnt feel the urge to add my 2cents.
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