Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!absary From: absary@watmath.UUCP (Al Sary) Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: Re: Re: Where is everybody? Message-ID: <68@watmath.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 11:14:18 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.68 Posted: Tue Nov 12 11:14:18 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 07:06:59 EST References: <1260@decwrl.UUCP> <325@mb2c.UUCP> <296@sask.UUCP> Reply-To: absary@watmath.UUCP (Al Sary) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 34 Summary: In article <296@sask.UUCP> clay@sask.UUCP (Clay Cederstrand) writes: >> ... >> I can't believe that they spent big bucks on the players, then >> hire a loser for a coach. >> >> prediction: they won't ever be a serious competitor until >> a coach with a winning attitude is hired. >> >> ... > >I am not sure that I agree with you about Harry Neale, when he took over >from Bill LaForge midday through last season he had the Canucks playing >500 hockey. I think the problem is with Delvellano, who is the s**ts at >determining good and mediocre hockey players. He trades away Craven and >I believe Paterson and gets nothing in return. And look at some of the >people they spent a forune on over the summer, Ray Staszak is in the minors, >and Adam Oates has 1 goal and 1 assist in 9 games. He also sent down to >the minors Lane Lambert, who can skate rings around Oates. Even the players >admit that the problem lies with their inability tp play in a game situation. >Yzerman was quoted as saying that the "system is good. The game plan is good >and we're ready to play. But once we get on the ice nothing clicks.". I think >Harry Neale is a excellent coach and one of the funniest people in the league >in that his one liners rank up there with Rodney Dangerfield. He is probably >the best possible coach the Red Wings could use at the moment, and he does >have a winning attitude. Wow, now there is someone who knows Harry Neale really well. Harry Neale defenetely has a winning attitude. I feel sorry for him that the Redwings are doing as bad as they are (fighting for a playoff spot with the Leafs?). I don't know what the root of the problem is, but if it's up to Harry Neale, he'll turn the team around; I am not sure if he is capable of producing a Stanley Cup champion though.