Speculation: 2024-25 Coaching/Management/Ownership

[FiveHoleTickler]

What worries me is the motivation. Why would they care about the ducks? Do they have friends in our locker room feeding them information to make them want to do this?

It's not like there is a ton of meat on the bone for Anaheim ducks controversy, nobody cares about us.

Yandle admitted in the second interview even he didn't know why he brought it up in the first place.

As I said, nothingburger.

 

[Mr Rogers]

I think now that he's denied it, it gets a little more complex. He shouldn't get fired for yelling at someone 20 years ago, no... but he was seemingly brought in more for off-ice development and culture than on-ice results and that is presumably what Verbeek has been pleased with so far (I mean, think we all hope it's not the on-ice results he's satisfied with).

If it were to come out somehow that Cronin is actually lying, rather than this just being a case of faulty memories, now there's a really public example of the accountability coach not following his own example. I could see that getting him fired more so than the original incident.

I agree. I’m curious if Yandle will come out and push back. Because right now the ball is in his court, Cronin essentially called him a liar on this. Cro doesn’t get my benefit of the doubt but Yandles silence would say something so we’ll see.

Cronin shouldn’t be let go over this, although it does say something about his character. And even if it was his recruiter and not him, still doesn’t reflect too well on him.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

I agree. I’m curious if Yandle will come out and push back. Because right now the ball is in his court, Cronin essentially called him a liar on this. Cro doesn’t get my benefit of the doubt but Yandles silence would say something so we’ll see.

Cronin shouldn’t be let go over this, although it does say something about his character. And even if it was his recruiter and not him, still doesn’t reflect too well on him.

This.. We wait now

 

[Rybread86]

What worries me is the motivation. Why would they care about the ducks? Do they have friends in our locker room feeding them information to make them want to do this?

It's not like there is a ton of meat on the bone for Anaheim ducks controversy, nobody cares about us.

If they did, I would expect more up to date info. I still havent heard anything saying "This year", the most recent seems to be last season and then this "yelling incident".

I could care less if a coach yelled at a college kid 20 years ago. Hell, I could care less if a coach yelled at a college kid yesterday. People get yelled at, oh well.

The only things I care about is if in this situation the coach is making a mess of the locker room, if hes not learning from past mistakes, if players are checking out on him because of his personality. He should be fired for his results on ice, not for allegedly yelling at a kid 20 years ago.

 

[ducknuts]

Yandle admitted in the second interview even he didn't know why he brought it up in the first place.

As I said, nothingburger.

I agree that this incident isn’t a big deal for Cronin, but the Ducks really don’t like bad publicity. Henry and Susan definitely noticed.

 

[ducknuts]

What worries me is the motivation. Why would they care about the ducks? Do they have friends in our locker room feeding them information to make them want to do this?

It's not like there is a ton of meat on the bone for Anaheim ducks controversy, nobody cares about us.

I’d be shocked if current and former players haven’t spoken with Whit and Biz. That doesn’t bother me if you hate the coach and think he’s not the right person to lead the team.

 

[70sSanO]

Yandle admitted in the second interview even he didn't know why he brought it up in the first place.

As I said, nothingburger.

Now where have I heard “I don’t know” before?

John

 

[anezthes]

Even this "controversy" is boring.

 

[70sSanO]

Even this "controversy" is boring.

Kind of like dumping a story and chasing it down.

John