Blue Jackets hire Dean Evason as head coach

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[Rcknrollkillnmachine]

Steadies the ship. About all that can be expected.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Poor Jay Woodcroft

 

[GoJackets1]

Evason is who I wanted. Im sure he will be a massive improvement on Vincent/Larsen which is all I can really ask for. He seems like, at minimum, a good 3-ish year coach who can (hopefully) hand the reigns to Vogelhuber afterwards.

 

[Viqsi]

About a week and a half ago this was my sum-up of the search:

I prefer McLellan as the "safe" pick and am kind of disappointed that's not working out, but Evason also looks really really good.

So, yeah, he wasn't my first choice, but he was my I'm-perfectly-happy-with-this-alternative guy, so it's all good.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I think this could be a decent hire. He had some pretty impressive results with a pretty meh Minnesota roster.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Mathieu Olivier and Boone Jenner are going to play 20 minutes a night aren’t they

 

[StreetHawk]

I think this could be a decent hire. He had some pretty impressive results with a pretty meh Minnesota roster.

I would imagine his main job is to develop the kids. Sillinger, Jiricek, Johnson, Fantelli, etc. And get Gaudreau going.
there is a base of talent in CBJ, just need to put it together.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

 

[NjDevsRR]

Good hire IMO

 

[squashmaple]

Mathieu Olivier and Boone Jenner are going to play 20 minutes a night aren’t they

That would actually be a workload relief for Jenner, so we're all for it.

 

[TLEH]

Opposite of a Babcock splash hire. A guy who can come in, instill a nice system and just be a steady guy. Not sure of his ceiling but I'm sure Columbus will take his floor and run at this point.

 

[AKL]

Expecting Columbus to elevate their floor with this hire, they should compete for a playoff spot this year, but I wouldn't expect them to ever be a real threat to make a run [with Evason as the HC]

 

[Viqsi]

Mathieu Olivier and Boone Jenner are going to play 20 minutes a night aren’t they

In Boone's case, that would actually be a welcome relief.

EDIT: @squashmaple beat me to it

 

[Youngguns1380]

Again the CBJ goes the cheaper option and settles for their 2nd choice. Now I expecting to hear they will retain nthe assistant coaches to make sure it is a failure and he is let go after 2years of mediocre results.

 

[Crede777]

Expecting Columbus to elevate their floor with this hire, they should compete for a playoff spot this year, but I wouldn't expect them to ever be a real threat to make a run [with Evason as the HC]

I don't think any CBJ fans are expecting the team to sniff the playoffs this year. Just hopefully not be bottom-5, see development in the young players, and be moderately healthy for a change.

 

[Jacob]

Evason seems like he strikes a balance in being no-nonsense but isn't a completely miserable coach to play for like Babcock or Torts.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Again the CBJ goes the cheaper option and settles for their 2nd choice. Now I expecting to hear they will retain nthe assistant coaches to make sure it is a failure and he is let go after 2years of mediocre results.

Or, because the organization is so inept, they have actually accidentally fallen into the better option.

 

[EpochLink]

Much better Columbus, steady coach.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

This is who I wanted Ottawa to hire, I like his style.

 

[Eegs]

Cool Beans

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Could see CBJ fighting for a playoff spot. Good hire. Their downfall has been coaching more than anything from my POV.

 

[Gjman2019]

Great choice....Always felt he was underrated and was surprised he wasn't hired sooner than he was by someone....

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Who'd you rather?

 

[Bleedred]

Pretty good hire, to be honest.

I thought it was gonna be Loser Todd McLellan, because his name was linked to them a little bit back. And because teams who are run by incompetents (Jarmo, Dorion) sometimes make a stupid hiring (Travis Green) after said incompetents are replaced, and then it makes you wonder just how much better the new people in charge really are.