I am a wild fan and I love my boys and Jacques, I have Sirius radio and I was listening to the hardcore sports hockey show, they were talking about how The Wild have only allowed 11 goals against in 8 games and it is because (obviously the trap game that the wild play) They went on about how boring this hockey is and how Lemaire has ruined the game. It made wonder if this is what most hockey fans think.
2007-10-24 05:45:40 · 13 answers · asked by Mh 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
First of all, Jacques Lemaire uses a system that was first developed and perfected by Scotty Bowman.
Secondly, most NHL owners and GMs feel that the "Left Wing Lock" as the system is properly called has destroyed the game. Hence the reason for removing the red line, tighter jerseys, increased penalty calls, etc.
The main difference between what Scotty Bowman created while coach of Montreal in the 70s and what Jacques Lemaire has utilized as coach of the Devils and Wild is that Montreal had a far better defence to offence transition than the Devils or Wild had.
The other difference is that Montreal rarely used it due to their effectiveness on offence (no need to play defence when you have the puck 45 minutes a game) while the Devils and Wild rely heavily on it.
2007-10-24 06:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fellow Minnesotan here, Lemaire and the Wild are fine. We are the State of Hockey and seens how we pack the XCEL every single game since its opening I'd say hockey fans are ok with the brand of hockey being played. What ruined the game is absolutely horrible marketing decisions like shunning ESPN and signing on with VS. Hockey in no way needs to have combined 10 goals every game to be entertaining and I personally think its awesome if at the end of the game and its a tight 1-0, 1-1, 2-1 type score. Its not that we play trap style they have a problem with, its that we play D at all. They want allstar game scores every game. What a joke.
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2007-10-24 05:59:59 · answer #2 · answered by Go42Online 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To answer your question, No. If he is the worst thing for hockey, then why do the Wild have a 7-1 record?
Right now they are the best in the NHL. They are better than the Penguins with Crosby!!!!!!
So, I would say the Jacques Lemaire is not bad for hockey one bit.
2007-10-24 10:39:18 · answer #3 · answered by Spud™ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Gretzky commerce become not the worst concern to take place to hockey. The commerce got here approximately by way of fact Gretzky become p-whipped. The worst concern become the NHL moving communities and increasing to places like Phoenix, Columbus, Miami, and Nashville. There are too many communities interior the NHL, and specific cities do not in all risk deserve communities, in keeping with fan help, and/or skill to coach a income.
2016-11-09 09:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, Bettman the moron is the worst thing to happen to hockey. If the NHL cared about its fans Bettman would have been fired so long ago its not funny. What kind of moron lets their sport miss a whole year of playing due to stupidity and stubbornness anyway?
2007-10-24 06:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by amysue4772 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The worst thing that happened to (Canadian) hockey originally was - Peter Pocklington - remember THE trade?
Then there was that whole Lindross not playing for Quebec thing.
Now the worst thing for Hockey is that height disadvantaged creep named Gary.
2007-10-24 07:03:58 · answer #6 · answered by jeffwar03 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather see a tight game than 7-4 any day. Just like in football there can be great tension with defensive dominance.
2007-10-24 20:59:08 · answer #7 · answered by Biff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a HUGE Wild fan as well, and from MN. I do not agree with that at all, as a matter of fact I agree with what GO42ONLINE said, to a 'T'!!! GO WILD!! We will have the Stanley Cup soon!!!
2007-10-24 06:11:32 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No The New York Ice-Landers Clearly Are
2007-10-24 06:07:22 · answer #9 · answered by SWAT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Alexi Yashin took that role years ago, followed by Gretzky coaching.
2007-10-24 06:39:14 · answer #10 · answered by brayden.johnson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋