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Looks like some fan just asked him to point to the team's defensive zone.

2 penalties tonight that turned into ppg for NJ. Both of them due to laziest of all laziness in his back checking. If he cant play defense and isnt willing to backcheck properly, we need to trade him.

I can't help but laughing at most of you

Insert crap music video here. Also Gagner is French for win or something.

On the one hand, if Yzerman is certain we're gonna be PLEASE END ME NOW bad again, then it makes sense to keep Blash. Why have a new coach go through that? And possibly lose a room in his first season. Doesn't make a lot of sense. On the other hand, a coach is an easy replacement to make (especially with what's available right now) and if you're committed to the growth of your (current) young core it certainly seems to be the time to do it. So if he doesn't I almost suspect he's gonna abandon this core eventually and build his own. The offseason as always will be a big indicator. If he keeps Blash and makes very sparse UFA additions again. Buckle up Buckaroos. If he fires Blash, actually puts a goalie on top of Bernier, and hires some hallf-way decent UFA's maybe he's more willing to prop up this core. If you were asking me: It's the realistic option, but also the masochistic option. Which is why I'd greatly prefer something different in the near future, but that's prolly not realistic to ask for.

Team can't score goals and we trade a 30 goal scorer. You want true addition get rid of the idiot warming the bench in the coach's role. Its an embarrassment he's still got his job and worse that we debate whether he will still be here next year. Now back to the tank...

I thought that stud AA would get them to the Finals for sure.

It was gonna be a 4th anyway because the Oilers weren't getting the conference finals.

At what point do we fire the idiot behind the bench? Stop trading our talent, stop complaining about good young guys and get a staff to grow them. AA is gone, now we're onto Larkin and talking trash about him, good Lord this season has sucked!!

NO BACKSIES! Green out 3-4 weeks with an MCL sprain

All you whiners can go join the Oilers forum, if you're so obsessed with #1 centers.

Of course they know what the military is.

REKT

Why do you keep bringing up two players, not part of the conversation? We're talking about Dylan Larkin. Not Anthony Mantha. Not Tyler Bertuzzi. True or false? You're full of s***?

Y'all are headass poopclowns. srsly.

Larkin will have 2 or 3 very damn good seasons in his prime years. The apologists will be like "See?!" Then he will have his decline in his 30s. The hope is that Stevie doesn't give him a huge payday when this happens.

Can't wait... Larkin is playing better defensively this season, with less talent around him. That's not excuses or nonsense. It's legitimate reasons as to why his numbers are down. Last season, he was in on 32% of his team's goals. This season, he has been in on 35% of his team's goals. The team is f***ing awful. Don't put that on the shoulders of one (of their best) player(s)... Never said or implied that he would be... Nah, you already have that covered with your boi Rasmussen...

VERY different situation. Yzerman played on bad teams but he also won some games, played with talented players, made the playoffs. Lidstrom and Zetterberg never knew bad teams or faced the kind of adversity Larkin is facing right now. Larkin is on an island and the players that can help him are either injured, in the minors or not yet drafted.

Keep dreamin' Larkin is having a down season, and will still crack 60 points. All while becoming a more well rounded player. His defensive game has been much improved, despite the bulls*** the OP is spewing. Also, you know who else was a "sub-60 point center" at the age of 23? Henrik Zetterberg. Larkin is still young as f***. He probably won't ever be an elite center, but he will absolutely be a quality 1C for many years. He will also be the next Red Wings captain. Mark it!

Larkin is a sub-60 pt centerman and a joke of a modern 1C Seider is an elite Dman and has the personality of a captain and you know it's true.

If you wanna talk about Seider, I think there's a Seider for Captain thread already

Not a chance he is the one the team will be forged around. He will be the next captain and will be there a long time

Scott isnt all that wrong. Ppl are just offended bc Larkin is the holy golden boy youre not allowed to criticize. Hes having a very down year straight up. Denying that is denying reality. He needs to get his s*** together ASAP and come in next year like a 1C 70 pt center again who plays solid D. Regardless i dont get the willingness to die on the sword for this kid that fans have. Hes no yzerman. Hes no Fedorov. Hes no Datsyuk. Hes no zberg. Hes a 2nd tier center. Sure the best we have, but bernier is also the best goalie we have. And berns can get fukt.

No way I give the C to Larkin until he becomes a leader and leads us to win. He's the whipping boy now. Put up wins, or gtfo Larkin. We already have Stafford who doesnt need to win.