Bylsma To Coach Team USA in Sochi

[topshelf]

I've been a Bylsma critic over the years, but it does kind of put things into perspective. He's garbage to Pens fans, someone even said that his getting an extension was one of the most disappointing days in Pittsburgh sports history, yet he's good enough to coach the US Olympic team. To me, one of the big lessons from these past playoffs and everything is that maybe there's just a little bit of a disconnect between Pens fans perception/expectations and reality.

A little bit?

I'm just glad to know what we have so many candidates ready to take Shero's spot when he leaves.

[taz71]

most pittsburgh fans are bipolar

[columbia]

There's a lot of hate in here.

Go USA!

[Gaucho]

Congrats, DB.

[Beveridge]

Should be a great learning experience for Dan. Gonna be fun to watch the Olympics this year.

[DelPen]

If the roster can play Bylsma's system then this will actually be good. If not then this will be ugly.

Martin and Orpik should be on defense, right?

[CERV96]

Almost a given

[Rocco]

So we can pencil the US in to win their pool scoring a ton of goals and then lose in the knockout round to a lower-seeded Slovakian team as the offense goes cold?

[Rocco]

Congrats to Craig Adams on being an Olympian.

Tyler Kennedy is doing backflips and booking a flight to Russia for next winter.

[MRandall25]

Both TK and Craig Adams are considered Canadians by the IIHF (TK born in Canada, Adams born in Brunei to Canadian parents)

/buzzkill

[meow]

Both TK and Craig Adams are considered Canadians by the IIHF (TK born in Canada, Adams born in Brunei to Canadian parents)

Way to pee on everyone's parade with your facts and truths.

They have no place on this board!

[MRandall25]

Both TK and Craig Adams are considered Canadians by the IIHF (TK born in Canada, Adams born in Brunei to Canadian parents)

Way to pee on everyone's parade with your facts and truths.

They have no place on this board!

That's why I added "/buzz kill"

[IntangibleBeer]

I've been a Bylsma critic over the years, but it does kind of put things into perspective. He's garbage to Pens fans, someone even said that his getting an extension was one of the most disappointing days in Pittsburgh sports history, yet he's good enough to coach the US Olympic team. To me, one of the big lessons from these past playoffs and everything is that maybe there's just a little bit of a disconnect between Pens fans perception/expectations and reality.

Yeah, whatever.

Will some one in Sochi trade us a bag of pucks for him?

[IntangibleBeer]

So we can pencil the US in to win their pool scoring a ton of goals and then lose in the knockout round to a lower-seeded Slovakian team as the offense goes cold?

That's a mortal lock.

[SolidSnake]

Congrats to Craig Adams on being an Olympian.

Tyler Kennedy is doing backflips and booking a flight to Russia for next winter.

[SolidSnake]

So we can pencil the US in to win their pool scoring a ton of goals and then lose in the knockout round to a lower-seeded Slovakian team as the offense goes cold?

Expect a lot of this

"And team USA is starting to lose their cool, as they just blew a 3 goal lead to Belarus"

"And another bad penalty by team USA"


"Just get to your game boys"

[littlemoonboot]

It's not like he's a bad coach. Problem I have is that he doesn't seem to get the Pens to hit a higher gear because they are so used to playing for him. But he could do a great job with a new group of players.

[Lt. Dish]

I came here to trash Bylsma and congratulate Canada on clinching gold with this management decision, but after reading the thread I realized Bylsma's philosophies might actually work in the Olympics since there won't be time to out-coach him into submission.

Babcock could out-coach Bylsma from his couch. I hope Sid and Geno destroy his bloody Americans.

What an open-minded, well-reasoned, and even-keeled response.

[Steve]

I came here to trash Bylsma and congratulate Canada on clinching gold with this management decision, but after reading the thread I realized Bylsma's philosophies might actually work in the Olympics since there won't be time to out-coach him into submission.

Babcock could out-coach Bylsma from his couch. I hope Sid and Geno destroy his bloody Americans.

I think Babcock is the best coach in the NHL. I wonder how Disco would do against him, say in a Stanley cup finals matchup?

[Wjsan]

Just hope Potash is there to help Dan with the pressers!

[IanMoran]

It's not like he's a bad coach.

Meh, he's a pretty bad coach. That being said, I agree his simple system may be a blessing in the short time frame

[DontToewsMeBro]

Not to excuse what happend in the playoffs (that was inexcusable on all fronts)--but Bylsma might have one of the best coaching resume's in the league and he's only 42.

Jack Adams, Stanley Cup, fastest in the history of the NHL to 200 wins (which says a lot about the team and not as much about DB, I think)--pretty amazing. I just think it might be getting to a point where it's just not a good fit any more, I think he will still have a very successful coaching career regardless.

Good luck to him in Sochi, he needs all the experience he can get.

[Kaizer]

I don't care who's coaching, as long as they beat crysby this time.

[Steve]

I don't care who's coaching, as long as they beat crysby this time.

Hopefully I will never again yell *#!@ after a Sidney Crosby goal!

edit: unless of course it's followed by a "yeah".

[IanMoran]

Not to excuse what happend in the playoffs (that was inexcusable on all fronts)--but Bylsma might have one of the best coaching resume's in the league and he's only 42.

Jack Adams, Stanley Cup, fastest in the history of the NHL to 200 wins (which says a lot about the team and not as much about DB, I think)--pretty amazing. I just think it might be getting to a point where it's just not a good fit any more, I think he will still have a very successful coaching career regardless.

Good luck to him in Sochi, he needs all the experience he can get.

Look at what he has to work with though