Post by MontrealGM on Feb 8, 2024 9:18:25 GMT -5
Montreal,PQ - AP
The Montreal Canadiens are now 41 games into the season and today we have GM/President Rick Goetzinger to answer questions from the Media.
Tony Moronaro - 41 games into this season your team is second to last in the league. What are your thoughts ? How are you feeling about your work here ?
GM - You're coming right out of the gate are you Tony ? "chuckles" A couple days ago, I was pissed, angry, disappointed. But after 2 wins in a row, I look at the standings and I still feel that way but have hope we are turning this around. I felt at the beginning of the season that we could compete. Many nights I have seen we don't compete. We go into losing streaks of 3 ,4 , 5 games too often. Mostly 3 game losing streaks and then wake up. Our coaching staff have worked hard to get chemistry going and I like what I have seen in the last few games. In this league and many others you have 3 tiers. The Elite teams. The middle of the pack teams. And lottery pick teams. I felt and still feel we are a middle pack team that yes, need scoring help to be a better middle pack team. I also feel that there have been some reasons some are not scoring. Our PP is finally starting to score. We are at about 16% but were around 12%. We should be about 20 % Some of our players have a monkey on there backs and I know once off will start to score. Most forwards score about 10% of the shots. We have about 3 key forwards who are well below and I know will start to score. I know this season falls on my shoulders. We do have a plan and will stick to it.
Eric Engel - You nominated Moritz Seider to go to the ALL Star game. Why not other on the Team like Evans or Sergachev.
GM - Moritz has played very well for our team in the first half and is deserving the honor. He plays tough minutes along with Serg and is doing very well for a 23 year old. Serg is our rock back on D. We depend on a 25 year old for big minutes and big moments. He would tell you that he is happy Moritz is going.
Moronaro - We have seen other GM's in the League come at you saying you are a bad GM ... you favor certain players...your politics suck... etc. How do you respond to those comments ?
GM - Tony, I live by a rule and tell myself from time to time. What a person thinks of you... is none of your business. They can say what they say, we are free right ?? No dictators
? Well... I know what I can do and am doing. We all make mistakes and have preferences. When I came to this league I had won a Stanley Cup in another league. The league then disappeared a few seasons after. I came to this league with the thought... hmmmm How long is is going to last ?? At that time we were a lottery team. I took it up to a playoff team but couldn't get deep. Making trades I would not today thinking at that time I have to go for it because this league may go away. I was mistaken. We have a great leadership team in the league and great GM's... most of them... some are a**holes... but that's what I think of them and its none of their business.
Jack Todd - As you look like a lottery team and see you have traded away that pick, how do you feel about it ?
GM - We did trade that away for assets thinking we were not a lottery team. It would be painful to see New Jersey pick number 1 with our pick. But, we have 41 games to go. We are not packing it in. Our players are competitors. They want to win. We want to win. Winning solves everything. Look at Trump, He wins most the time... unless cheated.
Moronaro - What is your plan ?
GM - We are rebuilding. We have a young core of players on our team and players coming. We are excited to see Ryan Leonard come up. We are excited to see Brock Faber develop and possibly win rookie of the year in the NHL. We are excited to see Joshua Roy get a few games in the NHL and get 2 points. We have 9 players drafted in the top 60 and Faber Doan Helenius in Laval developing. We have Serg, Seider, KK , Tippett. Guhle, Veleno, Sharangovich, who are our young core. So, we intend to continue to develop this young core together.
Moronaro - Any trades coming up ??
GM - We have had offers.... from the above mentioned.... we don't need D and we don't need volume of players for our better player... nice try boys.... We are not seeking any trades at this time.... we are open to improving our team as is any other team. There are some players with expiring contracts who may want to go to playoff team. I am accepting offers for those players but don't think I am stupid. I am 62. Just like when I beat on a kid who thinks he can dance and dangle like a video game and not play hockey in Xbox Eashl 24... I say to them... you got beat by a senior citizen...signed.. your Grandpa... Mistakes are made but not by me.. are people who make the same mistakes over and over.... I have learned..
There you have it. 41 games done this season. It looks bleak but the Gm made it look better in the future. Guess we have to wait for that.
Hero's - Tucker Carlson , Trump , Polivierre, Freedom of speech
Zero's - Trudeau, Dicators, Any Biden, Kackaling Harris, Newsom
The Montreal Canadiens are now 41 games into the season and today we have GM/President Rick Goetzinger to answer questions from the Media.
Tony Moronaro - 41 games into this season your team is second to last in the league. What are your thoughts ? How are you feeling about your work here ?
GM - You're coming right out of the gate are you Tony ? "chuckles" A couple days ago, I was pissed, angry, disappointed. But after 2 wins in a row, I look at the standings and I still feel that way but have hope we are turning this around. I felt at the beginning of the season that we could compete. Many nights I have seen we don't compete. We go into losing streaks of 3 ,4 , 5 games too often. Mostly 3 game losing streaks and then wake up. Our coaching staff have worked hard to get chemistry going and I like what I have seen in the last few games. In this league and many others you have 3 tiers. The Elite teams. The middle of the pack teams. And lottery pick teams. I felt and still feel we are a middle pack team that yes, need scoring help to be a better middle pack team. I also feel that there have been some reasons some are not scoring. Our PP is finally starting to score. We are at about 16% but were around 12%. We should be about 20 % Some of our players have a monkey on there backs and I know once off will start to score. Most forwards score about 10% of the shots. We have about 3 key forwards who are well below and I know will start to score. I know this season falls on my shoulders. We do have a plan and will stick to it.
Eric Engel - You nominated Moritz Seider to go to the ALL Star game. Why not other on the Team like Evans or Sergachev.
GM - Moritz has played very well for our team in the first half and is deserving the honor. He plays tough minutes along with Serg and is doing very well for a 23 year old. Serg is our rock back on D. We depend on a 25 year old for big minutes and big moments. He would tell you that he is happy Moritz is going.
Moronaro - We have seen other GM's in the League come at you saying you are a bad GM ... you favor certain players...your politics suck... etc. How do you respond to those comments ?
GM - Tony, I live by a rule and tell myself from time to time. What a person thinks of you... is none of your business. They can say what they say, we are free right ?? No dictators
? Well... I know what I can do and am doing. We all make mistakes and have preferences. When I came to this league I had won a Stanley Cup in another league. The league then disappeared a few seasons after. I came to this league with the thought... hmmmm How long is is going to last ?? At that time we were a lottery team. I took it up to a playoff team but couldn't get deep. Making trades I would not today thinking at that time I have to go for it because this league may go away. I was mistaken. We have a great leadership team in the league and great GM's... most of them... some are a**holes... but that's what I think of them and its none of their business. Jack Todd - As you look like a lottery team and see you have traded away that pick, how do you feel about it ?
GM - We did trade that away for assets thinking we were not a lottery team. It would be painful to see New Jersey pick number 1 with our pick. But, we have 41 games to go. We are not packing it in. Our players are competitors. They want to win. We want to win. Winning solves everything. Look at Trump, He wins most the time... unless cheated.
Moronaro - What is your plan ?
GM - We are rebuilding. We have a young core of players on our team and players coming. We are excited to see Ryan Leonard come up. We are excited to see Brock Faber develop and possibly win rookie of the year in the NHL. We are excited to see Joshua Roy get a few games in the NHL and get 2 points. We have 9 players drafted in the top 60 and Faber Doan Helenius in Laval developing. We have Serg, Seider, KK , Tippett. Guhle, Veleno, Sharangovich, who are our young core. So, we intend to continue to develop this young core together.
Moronaro - Any trades coming up ??
GM - We have had offers.... from the above mentioned.... we don't need D and we don't need volume of players for our better player... nice try boys.... We are not seeking any trades at this time.... we are open to improving our team as is any other team. There are some players with expiring contracts who may want to go to playoff team. I am accepting offers for those players but don't think I am stupid. I am 62. Just like when I beat on a kid who thinks he can dance and dangle like a video game and not play hockey in Xbox Eashl 24... I say to them... you got beat by a senior citizen...signed.. your Grandpa... Mistakes are made but not by me.. are people who make the same mistakes over and over.... I have learned..
There you have it. 41 games done this season. It looks bleak but the Gm made it look better in the future. Guess we have to wait for that.
Hero's - Tucker Carlson , Trump , Polivierre, Freedom of speech
Zero's - Trudeau, Dicators, Any Biden, Kackaling Harris, Newsom
