Rangers Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 What if we move Kreider and Strome For Laine, then move Laine for PLD? I throwing offers here, I don’t even know much about PLD lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I dont want this guy. What kind of character does this show? On our young team? No flippin way. Hard pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I dont want this guy. What kind of character does this show? On our young team? No flippin way. Hard pass.Yeah... after he seemed to say all the right things leading up to the season, his actions look pretty shitty. I thought he showed promise but probably not worth the risk. Sent from my SM-G950U using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I'm not saying I want this guy by any means, hell I had to look him up when his name first popped up when this crap started. Seems like a real tool the more this plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 This is the closest I've ever seen to Torts basically saying "fuck it, I'm out of ideas here". Wildly out of character for even his feistier days. Have to imagine PLD isn't long for Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LindG1000 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 At some point you have to feel for the fans. Every decent player this team pulls in tries like hell to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Same goes with fans. Hard to blame Torts when you see a player completely quit on his team. People don't seem to get, at this level you're not playing for a coach, you're playing for the guys sitting next to you. I don’t know. I think Torts, when he gets this way with a certain player or style, he is at a point where once he sees it then that’s it. I5 could be one shift. That player is done. We have seen it with Avery, Gaborik, I think Kreider at some point, now PLD, and I’m sure plenty of other guys I’ve forgotten. They are both wrong. More so PLD because the coach tells you what to do. However, iirc, Torts is the one to make this public, and now we are at a point where everyone is looking for Torts to do this. But at this point, you are handcuffing your own team and gm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rangers Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Link: Not sure if the guy is lost on the ice, or just have no intention of playing hockey. (For this team). Huge risk trading for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I’m keep seeing PLD and Canadian teams.. I’m thinking the trades between US teams and Canadian clubs will need to be a really good deal as the player going to Canada could miss 5-ish games due to COVID quarantine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Strome and Lunkvist........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 It may only be 50-50 that Torts is longer of Columbus than PLD. It seems like Torts' expiration date in Columbus is about up. It's not just PLD. If you are Columbus management, how do you build when there are so many players who don't want to play for the coach? I'm still in 2012-13 and thinking how dumb it was to try forcing Gabby to play Tort's game. Gabby was a not a malcontent. Quite the opposite really. He spent years playing under Jacques in a system that squelched his talents and he didn't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 It may only be 50-50 that Torts is longer of Columbus than PLD. It seems like Torts' expiration date in Columbus is about up. It's not just PLD. If you are Columbus management, how do you build when there are so many players who don't want to play for the coach? I'm still in 2012-13 and thinking how dumb it was to try forcing Gabby to play Tort's game. Gabby was a not a malcontent. Quite the opposite really. He spent years playing under Jacques in a system that squelched his talents and he didn't complain. I love Torts, but his coaching style has a shelf life. I agree with you. I think his time is running out in Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I don?t know. I think Torts, when he gets this way with a certain player or style, he is at a point where once he sees it then that?s it. I5 could be one shift. That player is done. We have seen it with Avery, Gaborik, I think Kreider at some point, now PLD, and I?m sure plenty of other guys I?ve forgotten. They are both wrong. More so PLD because the coach tells you what to do. However, iirc, Torts is the one to make this public, and now we are at a point where everyone is looking for Torts to do this. But at this point, you are handcuffing your own team and gm.Huh? Torts didn't make this public. It was leaked on Twitter. There's just a lot of people in this thread (not you specifically) who haven't paid much attention to Torts in columbus and think he's NYR Torts. That's just inaccurate. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/john-tortorella-embraced-change-blue-jackets/sn-amp/ Torts has worked alot on becoming a players coach and it's well documented. For him to lose his shit like that, combined with the clip of PLD that was posted... It's pretty clear to my PLD is acting like a petulant child because he wants to play in a bigger market. Sure, not every player is going to want to play for Torts, but acting like he's the same guy from 10 years ago is just disingenuous. Players don't want to play in Columbus, this has been an issue long before Tortorella. But just because you don't want to play for a coach or in a city doesn't mean you quit like a whiny bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Strome and Lunkvist........ Lundqvist has the potential to be our best defenseman. I wouldnt think about moving him unless he comes here and flops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Howden + 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Howden + 2nd I'd throw in a towel or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Howden + 2nd 2nd is too much, Howden and JJ + Towel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Huh? Torts didn't make this public. It was leaked on Twitter. There's just a lot of people in this thread (not you specifically) who haven't paid much attention to Torts in columbus and think he's NYR Torts. That's just inaccurate. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/john-tortorella-embraced-change-blue-jackets/sn-amp/ Torts has worked alot on becoming a players coach and it's well documented. For him to lose his shit like that, combined with the clip of PLD that was posted... It's pretty clear to my PLD is acting like a petulant child because he wants to play in a bigger market. Sure, not every player is going to want to play for Torts, but acting like he's the same guy from 10 years ago is just disingenuous. Players don't want to play in Columbus, this has been an issue long before Tortorella. But just because you don't want to play for a coach or in a city doesn't mean you quit like a whiny bitch. Torts making it public was just what I heard listening to Sirius the other day in an interview with one of their writers. Very well could be inaccurate. Regardless, he’s still been very publicly loud about it even moreso after the signing. Instead of just saying “no comment “ he says two games ago you’ll know when I bench someone...then goes out next game and benches him. Or he goes on a radio interview and publicly addresses PLD which handcuffs his team somewhat even more by adding fuel to it. Just unnecessary comments from a guy that we all know doesn’t give a flying fuck to help out the media or give them answers. Torts has changed. He’s a better manager but he’s still Torts to some degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I will forever enjoy Torts. He is a breath of fresh air. If I were the GM of his club I'd want to fire him at least once a week I'm guessing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I will forever enjoy Torts. He is a breath of fresh air. If I were the GM of his club I'd want to fire him at least once a week I'm guessing Reminds me of Billy Martin! Remember those commercials with George Steinbrenner??? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Torts making it public was just what I heard listening to Sirius the other day in an interview with one of their writers. Very well could be inaccurate. Regardless, he’s still been very publicly loud about it even moreso after the signing. Instead of just saying “no comment “ he says two games ago you’ll know when I bench someone...then goes out next game and benches him. Or he goes on a radio interview and publicly addresses PLD which handcuffs his team somewhat even more by adding fuel to it. Just unnecessary comments from a guy that we all know doesn’t give a flying fuck to help out the media or give them answers. Torts has changed. He’s a better manager but he’s still Torts to some degree. Gotcha. I just find it really hard to fault Torts for PLD's behavior. You don't like your coach? You don't like your city? Ask for a trade, sure. Don't quit on your teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Gotcha. I just find it really hard to fault Torts for PLD's behavior. You don't like your coach? You don't like your city? Ask for a trade, sure. Don't quit on your teammates. On the same page, quitting on your teammates is a terrible look. I don?t want that type of player with all these kids on this roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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