Comments on: Fire Bruce Boudreau

By: bv

bv — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:47:00 +0000

Yeah, cause as unhappy as Ovechkin is playing a system any system that doesn’t allow him to freelance, he’d be ecstatic playing the trap.

p.s., yeah I know it’s a year ago. The comment was so profoundly stupid, I couldn’t resist.

By: Richardu

Richardu — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:46:00 +0000

Why is boudrea still coaching the caps? He reminds me of Wilson in TO, where he puts his star players under the media heat if they make a mistake. Come on! Let them play, mistakes are going to happen. Ovi needs to do his thing and stop playing this boring Defiensive alignment that budreau preaches. Now no one can score. With all the star players on this team, and the team continually struggling to find goals. Is it possible this Defensive minded coaching is not working. GO back to the high power offense that won the presidents title. You ran into a hot goalie in the playoffs and now your changing your system. It’s not working. Come on McPhee, Please FIRE boudreau!!!

By: Sauce Boss

Sauce Boss — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:00:00 +0000

I totally agree with cheeburger

By: cheeburger

cheeburger — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:37:00 +0000

I admit in 2008 boudreau was a great coach and everybody was excited to get that glen guy out and get ourselves a half decent coach. We got so happy that he was here and for once we actually made the divison and won it. The magnificient ovi won’t be young forever. He has done so much for our orginization and not forgetting for what boudreau did but i think its time to get ovi a coach that will have a legit chance of winning the cup and we should get boudreau out the door if he can fit and bring in a guy like kirk muller and maybe just maybe with the adjustments we’ve made then we will have somewhat of a chance of winning.

By: A.K.

A.K. — Sat, 07 May 2011 00:49:16 +0000

I wish Jaques Lemaire had not retired. The only person I could see coach the Caps instead of BB.

By: K Rob

K Rob — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:31:48 +0000

Last year’s playoff disgrace was supposed to be the wake-up call for Washington that things had to dramatically change. I love Bruce but he’s had his chance to change the culture of this team and failed repeatedly. I think its time we thank Bruce for the memories and start to really evaluate the character and chemistry of this team. Right now, the marquee players that make up the young core of this team lack passion, discipline, focus, and big game prowess. Too many of them exude a sense of entitlement… too acutely aware of their natural & often dazzling (yet inconsistent) talent and play as though simply showing up is good enough. The last thing they need is another season under the tutelage of a “player’s coach”. The Caps need to find a coach that demands focus and accountability from every single player on the team. No more excuses.

Will this season’s embarrassing playoff exit cause Ovi to reevaluate how he spends his off-season or is he already partying like a rock star?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:32:33 +0000

Also, Guy Boucher and Bylsma could each be Boudreau’s son…and they are outcoaching him.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:29:22 +0000

If Bylsma could nearly beat Tampa without Crosby and Malkin…what does this say about Boudreau getting swept by Tampa with a nearly 100% healthy team?

Boudreau is overmatched and out of his league.

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 05 May 2011 20:07:21 +0000

a tough one i’ve been dreading. loved bruce when he was w/the bears, loved him when he came up to the big club & they started winning, and still love the guy. . . but a sweep? this was not a typical caps, “grab a 2-0 or 3-1 lead then lose a close series.” 4. in. a. row. . . i won’t feel pleasure if bruce is fired and am not certain that’s the answer, but geez, a sweep is a big, fat, bad deal. somebody needs to figure out where their heads were at (figuratively speaking, i can answer that!) and why!!

By: andrew harman

andrew harman — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:37:10 +0000

seriously.. hearing people talk about semin nd backstrom is annoying.. semin was amazing in the playoffs this year he isnt going to score every game.. he is on the 2nd line for a reason he is not ovi i dont know what you expect from him
he looked like he skated well every game in the playoffs and put up points
backstrom looked like he was hurt when he was playing and has been our 2nd or 3rd best player for years….
if arnott stays so should semin arnott has made semin grow as a player and i think he is skating harder than ever before…
fehr has become just a guy someone who had big expectations is not turning out well
laich is a great player as well and has a good mentality and is def not a diva..
ovi puts up points all the time.. does he need someone to keep him in line sometimes.. yes. but ovi is ovi he wouldnt be good if he didnt take risks.. sometimes goalies make a difference every single one of the games agaisnt the lightning was close and could have gone either way if it wasnt for our defense playing terrible and letting the lightning pass the puck right in front of the net for easy one times..
mike green is a terrible defender in the playoffs because after you play against him for a game or two you can work him out of his play style

carlson and alzner played great nd hannan nd imo wideman will both be good.. bad line changes that happen because a player would rather skate off than keep working is a problem as well
but semin honestly looked great throughout the playoffs and it makes me mad that people hate on him you arent goign to score every game.. he cant play defense well everyone knows that that doesnt mean he doesnt try he is a finesse player just cause he doesnt get in to the dirty areas doesnt make him bad… and backstrom def just looked hurt so i dunno what yall problem is! backstrom shouldnt have played but outside of that we have a great young/prime aged team and i hope backstrom comes back