Lets celebrate! GMBM multi year extension!!

[Mickstix]

https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2018/03/03/nick-kypreos-reports-gm-brian-maclellan-receives-multi-year-contract-extension-capitals/

I think he's more a professional/personal shopper than a GM, but good for him! Never change Washington!! 

[alta]

I think it's time to start an email campaign to Ted. DC, when you send yours please use spellchecker

[DC_1908]

Well the good news is, it’s just rumors and speculation. 

Everything else including the lack of “what the fucks”, is terrible and same old incompetence/apathy.

Here’s to hoping we miss the play offs

[KitFisto]

If accurate,  it'll take Ted 16 years of failure to fire him just like it did with McPhee.

[Mickstix]

If accurate,  it'll take Ted 16 years of failure to fire him just like it did with McPhee.

Yup. We like to joke about it and speculate, but Ted is more than pleased to be atop the division in the regular season and flop out early in the playoffs.. He's a business man 1st and foremost, so actually being Champions aren't really important as long as they make money. Kinda surprised there's even talk of Trotz being on a hot seat. He's a regular season super coach!

[DC_1908]

Yup. We like to joke about it and speculate, but Ted is more than pleased to be atop the division in the regular season and flop out early in the playoffs.. He's a business man 1st and foremost, so actually being Champions aren't really important as long as they make money. Kinda surprised there's even talk of Trotz being on a hot seat. He's a regular season super coach!

Hopefully more of the fabase will start calling him out on this than just us.


At this point it would I almost wanna see him get booed at the Crap One center and laughed at every time he says “Cup” or “people who know hockey”

[Pavel095]

Awesome news


https://www.nhl.com/news/brian-maclellan-re-signs-to-stay-with-washington-as-gm/c-296782798

[Devise]

This isn't awesome news at all. Too many on this board are all "Fire Trotz." It's hilarious to watch sheeple bounce from one coach to the next and never once question their own roster.


Anyway, this extension is awful. We needed a new GM, one who was willing to make hard decisions to take this team in a direction. Rebuild, or compete. Clearly they don't care about that, it's just about getting the sheeple to sell out tickets for our half ass efforts.

[alta]

oh yea, awsome news alright. It doesn't say how long the extension is.




Also from the article is this line about Trotz...


"He is 750-565-134 with 60 ties in 19 NHL seasons"

what the hell does that mean? His record is 750 wins-565 loses-134 ties, including 60 ties? Is that a reference to what he wears with his suit? Journalism in this country is dead and buried

[Devise]

oh yea, awsome news alright. It doesn't say how long the extension is.




Also from the article is this line about Trotz...


"He is 750-565-134 with 60 ties in 19 NHL seasons"

what the hell does that mean? His record is 750 wins-565 loses-134 ties, including 60 ties? Is that a reference to what he wears with his suit? Journalism in this country is dead and buried

Alta I respect you, but your a bit wrong here. Trotz started in the NHL when there WERE ties. The shootout rule got changed to allot an extra point, so the 134 you see is his 134 OT or Shootout losses in the modern era. The 60 ties, are in fact ties, when the league used to not award extra points after OT and it just went to an actual tie.

[alta]

Alta I respect you, but your a bit wrong here. Trotz started in the NHL when there WERE ties. The shootout rule got changed to allot an extra point, so the 134 you see is his 134 OT or Shootout losses in the modern era. The 60 ties, are in fact ties, when the league used to not award extra points after OT and it just went to an actual tie.

It was more of a knock on who ever wrote the article, the information is presented very poorly

[Devise]

It was more of a knock on who ever wrote the article, the information is presented very poorly

But it isn't. Like, go look at his Wiki page. It states the same thing.

[Devise]

It was more of a knock on who ever wrote the article, the information is presented very poorly

It's not as you put it "what the hell does that mean? His record is 750 wins-565 loses-134 ties, including 60 ties?"


It reads like this. 750 wins, 565 losses, 134 OVERTIME LOSSES (the part where you get a point) and 60 ties. and OTL and a TIE are not the same thing. Your simply wrong.

[DC_1908]

Well the good news is, they can still can him and Dickless regardless of their contracts.


Rather you’re for or against Trotz, any coach will be in the same place with this club.


If you’re not tough on the players, they don’t win.  If you’re tough on the players, you piss the management off. . . If you don’t win you piss everyone off.


So sit back, do what ownership and players want, get into the playoffs, get done early and collect on a 7+ figure contact . . .

[Maacoshark]

It was more of a knock on who ever wrote the article, the information is presented very poorly

  Lol OK Alta

[Mickstix]

I'd love to know what GMBM did that Ted thinks was worthy of a contract extension? Any bozo could of gone after Shattenkirk and spent away all our cap, assets, lost Mojo for nothing, left Schmidt unprotected, etc.. Has the dude done ANYTHING remotely General Managerish, that would make other teams go "wow, he's good!"??  I just don't get it with these DC team owners.. All of em are scared to death of having to punt and regroup.. Just milk whatever inkling of success you have, as long as you can, sell as many tickets as possible and who cares if the fans never sniff a Championship.. 

[KitFisto]

I really don't care anymore. It's just another typical move by a bafoon owner who's happy with mediocrity.

[4 Caps]

Mickstix, with all due respect I think you are ignoring the fact that the season prior to GMBM taking over, the Caps missed the playoffs.  Since he took over the Caps won the Presidents trophy twice and over that time has the best regular season record.  Ya ya, the team didn’t win a Stanley Cup but I blame that more on Trotz and the players.  I have followed the Caps from their inception and have been a season ticket holder for close to 30 years.  IMO last season’s team was the best Caps team ever.  The only General Manager who has arguably done a better job than BMac over this period of time is Rutherford.  Extending BMac was a good move by Ted despte what DC thinks.  McPhee had 16 years to win a Stanley Cup and failed to do it.  I am willing to give BMac a few more years to see what he can do. 

[Mickstix]

Well since you've been a fan since the inception..  lol


I mean he spent all the cap money and assets he had to build a team that failed in the 2nd round twice.. Then he lost Mojo and Schmidt for nothing, then he spent dumb amounts of money on Oshie, & Orlov.. Oh and they FAILED IN THE 2ND ROUND TWICE!!!! 

[4 Caps]

Hey Mickstick, Carolina is accepting resumes for their GM position, I think you and DC should apply since you know so much about what makes a good GM.