Anyone else think that Gainey might better spend this week attending the GM’s meetings rather than play babysitter (especially since Carbo will be the coach soon anyway)???
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And-o is absolutely thrilled that Gainey is witnessing firsthand what is happening in the dressing room and on the ice. This, in my opinion, cannot be overstated…blown coverage, dreadful face-offs, poor effort, inconsistency, lack of hustle, no grit, selfish penalties, power cliques, etc. I want Gainey to see it all before choosing a direction for this team!
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If the CEO of your organization stood over your shoulder and watched every move you made…how do you think that you would perform/react??? Me too!
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There are far fewer “passengers” on the Habs who ride along for free! Bonk stunk – Bonk sat! Sunny stunk – Sunny sat! Theo failed to elevate – Theo sat! (…for those he has not yet held accountable, And-o suggests that the day of reckoning is fast approaching via other methods)
And-o, good post but you do realize that Gainey made his bed when he decided to pre-hire a coach for next season! That was a mistake but I do agree that he should be at these meetings! Him not taking the days off tells me that Carb isn't ready to coach a few games and that he isn't that interested in making a trade! I say this because trades will be initiated from these meetings! Again, we'll miss out!
Also, we had players stink through the whole season like Theo and when we all thought a few months ago he would shake things up with a trade, it didn't happen! He wasn't blind then to the situation because he wasn't behind the bench. He did respond by firing CJ!