GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Good. I've hated that bastard since the Finals last year. I hope no one ever hires him again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pokemonbreeder18 6 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 About time, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HkyTwn 5 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 OBSTRUCTION! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Wow, I never really thought about it. I wonder how much of Hossa`s decision had to do with coaching, if any? How can you play under a coach that hangs his team out to dry like this: Compared to Babcock the difference is like night and day. And Therrien has the ability to come off like almost as big a whiner after winning as after losing. It's amazing. Pittsburgh does have more problems than just Therrien though. Edited February 16, 2009 by dat's sick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsdiehard13 33 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Wow, I never really thought about it. I wonder how much of Hossa`s decision had to do with coaching, if any? I seem to remember something about the reason he didn't want to be there wasn't because of the players and it wasn't because of the GM, so what does that leave? I'll have to search for a source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BowHuntingFool 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 I wonder who he is going to blame for this??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwinger21 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 I guess it's never too early to start booking tee-times in Pittsburgh these days... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xitium 272 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 I wonder who he is going to blame for this??? Obstruction? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 safe to say we saw this coming? Therrien joins the short list of NHL coaches I never want to see anywhere near Detroit for any reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Obstruction? FTW! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted February 16, 2009 http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hock...therrien_fired/ Well, you know, it's hard to get anything done when other teams are obstructing your players so much---when they're so good at obstruction. Also, they're going into the corners and they're DIVING! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
awingsincebirth 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Put it all together. Hossa turning down a massive, long-term deal to play on a team with two of the league's premiere forwards. Couple that with the baffling lack of success that the defending Eastern conference champions are having. If I had to guess, I would say that there is something seriously wrong in the Pen's dressing room, something that Hossa saw during his tenure there that made him walk out the door. If this is the case, I would say that, at worse, Michelle was part of the problem, or at best, just a less then competent coach who could find no way to rally his uber-talented club. Either way, he deserves to have been fired....and he's a prick. As for the locker room problem, and this is pure speculation for the fun of it, how many of you think it has to do with the fact that the team's two super stars are a pair of the most flavourless, boring individuals that the game has seen in recent memory (this may be a bit harsh towards Malkin as he really knows no English). Perhaps it is a general lack of chemistry, even just a lack of fun. Then reverse situations and look at the Wings, an organization that puts a high premium on chemistry and building a very family-like atmosphere (from the front office down), and you've got Hossa telling that press that he will take a discount to stay here. Seems pretty simple to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 As I recall Brooks Orpik had been fairly vocal that he disliked Therrien. A lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MrSandMan Report post Posted February 16, 2009 He's a the cancer in the locker room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Put it all together. I maintain that that mass exodus the Pens incurred in the offseason wasn't just down to them losing in the finals... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted February 16, 2009 sweet. Grand Haven native behind the bench now. maybe he'll turn Cindy into a man.. I'd think Steve Y, Kenny , and Babcock (my guess for coach) will have more of a hand in that during the Olympics next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) http://tsn.ca/ They even manage to ONCE AGAIN get da ***** in the picture. :battle: Looks like he's getting a head start on that playoff beard (as if they have a chance), or better termed his anti-beard. heh Edited February 16, 2009 by CaliWingsNut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUkrainian 49 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 In response to the Video: 1) My parents have been in the U.S. for 16 years and know better English than him.... 2) My grandma who has been in the U.S. for 8 years knows the difference between dissapoint and dissapointed. 3) I wish there was a players response video to his post game conference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
molotov 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Without Therrien but with Gonchar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elriqo28 2 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 sweet. maybe he'll turn Cindy into a man.. I don't know that it is possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elriqo28 2 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Without Therrien but with Gonchar. I am excited that Gonchar is back for the sole purpose of me needing a D-man for my fantasy team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therock48880 14 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 I maintain that that mass exodus the Pens incurred in the offseason wasn't just down to them losing in the finals... I said almost EXACTLY the same thing over the summer of letsgopens.com and was ROASTED by Pens fans. I should dig up that post and show it to them again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#19forPresident! 1 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 OBSTRUCTION! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XxGoWingsxX 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Bout time. Personally if I was the penguins brass, I'd have fired his ass after his public whining about obstruction in the finals last year. My friend lives in pits and hates the guy and thinks half the players would play much better with ANYONE else because they hate him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Wonder how long it'll be before he whines about this one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
