While earning millions of dollars and having millions of adoring fans? Pretty damn hard.
The Job I had paid me well, I couldn't care less for the money. I would rather make less and enjoy coming to work. Athletes are no different, they want respect as much as any of us.
]The Job I had paid me well, I couldn't care less for the money.[/B] I would rather make less and enjoy coming to work. Athletes are no different, they want respect as much as any of us.
Are NHL players suddenly not human. They may be extremely well paid but that does not change the fact that they are playing in an exceedingly high pressure situation every day of their lives. They may need motivation and support when the pressure really mounts on them more than most people do.
From rest of his tweets that I read last night, he looks butt hurt that his bro was scratched so long. Either that, or he is trolling Twitter.
Or maybe just maybe -- he's right. I mean is this team not playing uninspired right now? Has Wilson not shown an ability to motivate his team? There's a lot of truth there. Obviously it isn't going to come from one of the players.
Sad thing is -- any sound hockey person can see this team needs a coaching change -- yet Burke is showing MORE loyalty to his friend than the organizations needs. For that Burke should be fired.
Or maybe just maybe -- he's right. I mean is this team not playing uninspired right now? Has Wilson not shown an ability to motivate his team? There's a lot of truth there. Obviously it isn't going to come from one of the players.
Sad thing is -- any sound hockey person can see this team needs a coaching change -- yet Burke is showing MORE loyalty to his friend than the organizations needs. For that Burke should be fired.
Any sound hockey person? In January, we went 7-4-1. That's an excellent record. And that happened less than a month ago.
The Job I had paid me well, I couldn't care less for the money. I would rather make less and enjoy coming to work. Athletes are no different, they want respect as much as any of us.
can't agree more with this
but, and there's always a but
why doesn't LeafLand treat the players with a little respect. a lot of people harp on the fact that Wilson "throws the players under the bus".
What may I ask is it you Leafs fans do, always supportive, always kind and of course never mentioning anything about a player having an "off" night or less then stellar effort.
But the coach isn't allowed to do so right?
and one other thing I've probably been a fan of the team longer then most of you have been on the earth
why doesn't LeafLand treat the players with a little respect. a lot of people harp on the fact that Wilson "throws the players under the bus".
What may I ask is it you Leafs fans do, always supportive, always kind and of course never mentioning anything about a player having an "off" night or less then stellar effort.
But the coach isn't allowed to do so right?
and one other thing I've probably been a fan of the team longer then most of you have been on the earth
Since Burke and Wilson have been together they have had a fortress mentality about anyone criticizing the players or organization. Just seems odd that now the coach has really started to throw guys under the bus not named Kadri.
Wilson clearly isn't a great mid-game motivator, but I don't think it's as big an issue as people are making it out to be.
The team looks nervous, and I'd say part of that is a result of the goaltending effort in the month of February. In January, they mostly oozed confidence, and you could feel it in their game (even in the ones where they squeezed out a win or lost)... and we had great goaltending.
It's tough to keep motivated, barring something in-game giving you a surge of hope, when your goaltender barely pushes off the post to counter a wrap-around, or, as has been the case an awful lot lately, lets in a goal almost every time there is a turnover (and hell, it seems damn near every wrister from the slot beats our goaltenders, but it sure as **** isn't the case the other way).
I would not be opposed to a coaching change, but I'm not confident that it will be the wonder solution to our problems... a systems change would be just as effective, but we might need a coaching change to get that.
Any sound hockey person? In January, we went 7-4-1. That's an excellent record. And that happened less than a month ago.
Wilson is set to become the 2nd, only the 2nd NHL coach EVER to miss the playoff 4 straight years and not be fired. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out this team needs a change.
Glad you are satisfied with a record of 7-4-1 and have singled out that month as justification. Try looking at the bigger picture and not a tiny sampling that skews reality.
Glad you are satisfied with a record of 7-4-1 and have singled out that month as justification. Try looking at the bigger picture and not a tiny sampling that skews reality.
How big a picture? Just big enough to satisfy your agenda?
If we start really cherry-picking periods of time, the performance Oct-Jan was pretty solid. Jan-Jan was good, too.
Maybe we can just include the months where we went like .200, so you can say he's a career .200 coach with the Leafs.
Wilson clearly isn't a great mid-game motivator, but I don't think it's as big an issue as people are making it out to be.
The team looks nervous, and I'd say part of that is a result of the goaltending effort in the month of February. In January, they mostly oozed confidence, and you could feel it in their game (even in the ones where they squeezed out a win or lost)... and we had great goaltending.
It's tough to keep motivated, barring something in-game giving you a surge of hope, when your goaltender barely pushes off the post to counter a wrap-around, or, as has been the case an awful lot lately, lets in a goal almost every time there is a turnover (and hell, it seems damn near every wrister from the slot beats our goaltenders, but it sure as **** isn't the case the other way).
I would not be opposed to a coaching change, but I'm not confident that it will be the wonder solution to our problems... a systems change would be just as effective, but we might need a coaching change to get that.
Missing the playoffs year after year ISN'T an issue? Really? Especially when MORE than 50% of the leagues teams make it every season. When teams with FAR fewer resources. Since WHEN isn't a coach responsible for his teams performance?
Your logic is seriously flawed. Losing is NOT acceptable in the world of professional sports. When a team loses repeatedly -- like the Leafs -- changes ARE made.
Burke is giving Leaf nation a big slap in the face here showing more loyalty to his friends than winning.
How big a picture? Just big enough to satisfy your agenda?
If we start really cherry-picking periods of time, the performance Oct-Jan was pretty solid. Jan-Jan was good, too.
Maybe we can just include the months where we went like .200, so you can say he's a career .200 coach with the Leafs.
December was pretty awful IIRC. January was the easiest part of their schedule. They were supposed to make hay then. Even then you could see the cracks. The PK suddenly becoming good and Gus being solid masked a terrible PP and some really sloppy play.
How big a picture? Just big enough to satisfy your agenda?
If we start really cherry-picking periods of time, the performance Oct-Jan was pretty solid. Jan-Jan was good, too.
Maybe we can just include the months where we went like .200, so you can say he's a career .200 coach with the Leafs.
How bout we look at his OVERALL record????? Do I need to explain it to you?
For some missing the playoffs year after year after year is totally acceptable. Glad you think it's ok and are satisfied with that 3 game win streak in January.
Wilson is set to become the 2nd, only the 2nd NHL coach EVER to miss the playoff 4 straight years and not be fired. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out this team needs a change.
Glad you are satisfied with a record of 7-4-1 and have singled out that month as justification. Try looking at the bigger picture and not a tiny sampling that skews reality.
The bigger picture is that this team is almost in a playoff spot with less than two months remaining in the season. This recent losing streak is a tiny sampling that skews reality, not the bigger picture.
Also, I wonder how effective firing all those coaches was in florida for the past ten years?
The bigger picture is that this team is almost in a playoff spot with less than two months remaining in the season. This recent losing streak is a tiny sampling that skews reality, not the bigger picture.
Also, I wonder how effective firing all those coaches was in florida for the past ten years?
St. Louis fired there coach -- worked out pretty good. Anaheim -- not to shaby. But hey is continually missing the playoffs garners your unconditional support I'm glad. Don't expect me to join your club.
Wilson is set to become the 2nd, only the 2nd NHL coach EVER to miss the playoff 4 straight years and not be fired. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out this team needs a change.
Glad you are satisfied with a record of 7-4-1 and have singled out that month as justification. Try looking at the bigger picture and not a tiny sampling that skews reality.
This is the only season where he had a roster good enough to compete for playoffs.
St. Louis fired there coach -- worked out pretty good. Anaheim -- not to shaby. But hey is continually missing the playoffs garners your unconditional support I'm glad. Don't expect me to join your club.
The bigger picture is that this team is almost in a playoff spot with less than two months remaining in the season. This recent losing streak is a tiny sampling that skews reality, not the bigger picture.
Also, I wonder how effective firing all those coaches was in florida for the past ten years?
When the hell does ALMOST count? Vancouver ALMOST won the cup last year -- they had a riot in celebration.
