Fire the coach thread....

[dannyk]

Bigdog thanks for the explaination. I did not know that Pooch is so controlling on special teams etc. Hockey is a game about creativity and it seems we need some more of it on the ice.

[Drago]

I'm not saying that I agree with either side of this whole mess, but anyone who believes every word these guys say as fact, should probably remember that there is two sides to every story. They have an agenda and they can say whatever they want and no one can prove them right or wrong.

[McConvey]

This is a simple observation and nothing more:

I watched practice a week ago and I dunno how much you can tell from one practice, but something jumped out at me.
When working on the power play, the guys on the ice just kind of stayed where they were. Meaning that if the left win was stationed low on the left side, he stayed right there and wandered only to get the puck, then returned right back to his little patch of ice.

It struck me because it contrasted sharply with the team I worked for the past two seasons. Those guys moved a lot more and seemed to be given a lot more freedom to create things based on what was going on at the moment (ie-- if the guy on the point saw an opening in the slot he'd jump into it and call for the pass while one of the guys down low would hop into his vacated point position until the point man got back).

Again, I don't know how much you can tell from one practice but that's my observation. FWIW, the team I worked for had one of the top power plays in the country.

[BGDrew]

I will agree with McConvey. It seems like we play very structured, which enables teams to easily scout us. I just wish we'd skate the puck into the zone more instead of dumping it every time. Our forecheck just isn't good enough to do that right now.

[FalconBlue]

I agree with McConvey, when I have watched practices I have observed the same thing. The players do not move their feet or their positions. You are 100% correct; the best Power Play is when the player moves constantly and in that way force the PK to adjust, potentially opening channels to the net.

In my opinion the Pooch is working “ass about face”, he seems to pre-select the PP players and then tries to give them the skills. Firstly some of his key PP men are poor skaters and have no stick handling ability.

Talk to anyone on the team and they will tell you that right up to the pre-game skate the coaches are tutoring certain players on how to take one timers from the point (stationary position of course). These same players cannot take the shot because they don’t move their feet quickly enough to get in position before being challenged. The major reason is their inability to deftly move around the ice.

My suggestion would be to create 2 or 3 PK units and by process of elimination come up with the best unit. It’s easy; the PP that scores consistently at practice is your unit. I believe the current PP has scored against the PK only 2 or 3 times all season and that should tell Pooch something. They can’t do it in practice and don’t do it in games.

[bigdog]

Well I dont lie when I say stuff on here, I am glad that someone has seen what I have been talking about while watching pratice. I will tell you how Pooch selects the lines. He has PP units selected before the pre- season begins. He knows who is going to be on what special teams. There maybe some players that are playing well and getting points on even strength but never see PP time. In collage hockey now-a-days most of the individuals points come from PP. You could have someone with the same or more points even strength as someone on the PP. That will only be able to last for so long becuase the person on the PP is going to pull ahead eventually because of the extra chance they are given. Then at the end of the year when his PP players have more points than the rest of the team, he feels as if he was successful. Even though if another player had both regular and PP time he could have got many more points.

[Goldwing]

Well I dont lie when I say stuff on here, I am glad that someone has seen what I have been talking about while watching pratice. I will tell you how Pooch selects the lines. He has PP units selected before the pre- season begins. He knows who is going to be on what special teams. There maybe some players that are playing well and getting points on even strength but never see PP time. In collage hockey now-a-days most of the individuals points come from PP. You could have someone with the same or more points even strength as someone on the PP. That will only be able to last for so long becuase the person on the PP is going to pull ahead eventually because of the extra chance they are given. Then at the end of the year when his PP players have more points than the rest of the team, he feels as if he was successful. Even though if another player had both regular and PP time he could have got many more points.

I think most have it Big Dog, they just don't want to believe it. Also if anyone ever allows the heat on the coaching staff to calm down, then Falcon Fans will be putting up with more of the same. The current players are frustrated too. They are pleading for help. They know last year's players tried to go to the AD and they were made out to be trouble makers in the locker room. That information made national news. Do you really think the players can trust anyone if they report what is going on in the locker room or practice. Big Dog is talking for the current players. Listen to him.

[Dino's Pizza]

This is college. BGSU is not going to fire a coach during the season for not winning. If you want the coach fired then let's send all of the players home also and call it a year.

[Puckhead]

Over the summer there was talk about a major problem between Coach Paluch and Rob Blake. Any word on this? Did the stuff that we are hearing from BigDog etc have anything to do with the problem with Rob.
Did Pooch treat Rob and Nelly the way that he is alleged to treat his players?

[Bleeding Orange]

Over the summer there was talk about a major problem between Coach Paluch and Rob Blake. Any word on this? Did the stuff that we are hearing from BigDog etc have anything to do with the problem with Rob.
Did Pooch treat Rob and Nelly the way that he is alleged to treat his players?

To my knowledge, a big part of the reason that Rob came back to BGSU was because one of his teamates was the head coach. Another factor in his return was Jordan's MS Awareness nights, as I recall. I stil have the signed Blake picture that I picked up on the first one.

[Flipper]

I watched a little of the UNO game on BCSN....this is not a good team. This is not an inspired team. Again, I only watched a couple of periods, but these guys look like they're playing out the string already.

Definitley not the kind of hockey I saw as a freshman back in 1979...where have you gone, Yves Pelland?

[Tech83]

Definitley not the kind of hockey I saw as a freshman back in 1979...where have you gone, Yves Pelland?

THAT EXPLAINS IT - Classmate!!!!! I knew there was a reason I that you were a genius. I spent that first year in Rogers - ground east. Brother we saw great hockey in those days - if you could get a freakin' ticket.

[Falcon Fanatic]

where have you gone, Yves Pelland?

He actually shows up most summers for the golf outing!!

[Flipper]

Definitley not the kind of hockey I saw as a freshman back in 1979...where have you gone, Yves Pelland?

THAT EXPLAINS IT - Classmate!!!!! I knew there was a reason I that you were a genius. I spent that first year in Rogers - ground east. Brother we saw great hockey in those days - if you could get a freakin' ticket.

You and I are proof of the upsurge in intelligence, reason and logic that visited the campus during our years there.

Botox really brings down the average though

[bigdog]

what is this a conversation, this is a fire the coach thread. I will help get everyone back on track. Coach needs to leave, the team will never be good with him here, on and on and on. haha. There lets get back to business.