Blues fire Craig Berube, name Drew Bannister (upd: no longer interim) head coach

[Jozay]

Their cap sheet is f***ing disgusting.

 

[Blanick]

All of the Vet D have some form of NTC. Lots of term left for all of them. Not ideal.

Agreed, Army needs to acknowledge the flawed roster and announce a rebuild. Guys with limited years left will begin to waive to go to a contender. Cap is going to start going up again, it won't be easy but moving them won't be impossible.

 

[wonton15]

The GM should be out next

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Armstrong should have been sent packing alongside him

 

[StickShift]

Game ended like an hour ago. Guess ownership decided it was a win or literally go home for Berube.

Hockey Fights Cancer night where the club is publicly supporting Kelly Chase.

Likely the decision was already made and was going to be announced regardless of tonight’s result. They just didn’t want to make it the headline for this game in particular.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Yeah, I don't think coaching was their biggest issue. But maybe they get a short term coaching bounce

 

[Jumptheshark]

One former oiler replaces another

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Blessing in disguise, dude doesn't have to deal with Bennington anymore.

Man, y'all are obsessed.

Yeah, I don't think coaching was their biggest issue. But maybe they get a short term coaching bounce

We don't even want that. This isn't a playoff caliber team.

 

[SI90]

Just a handful of minutes ago, I wrote this:

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It was the beginning and the end! Good call.

 

[Chainshot]

Usually the coach is the first guy to take the fall. The GM doesn't seem like he'll be long for the world either, looking at their salary and contract structure. How can that team have five defensemen with NTC's and be playing this badly? That's some fumbling from higher up the food chain than Berube.

 

[WSS11]

I’m sure Berube won’t be out of work long. No doubt he’ll have a good headhunter helping him find his next role

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Usually the coach is the first guy to take the fall. The GM doesn't seem like he'll be long for the world either, looking at their salary and contract structure. How can that team have five defensemen with NTC's and be playing this badly? That's some fumbling from higher up the food chain than Berube.

He's a Super Genius because he's won a Cup and won a bunch of trades over the years.

 

[cc]

Sens should fire DJ and hire berube

 

[BlueDream]

Sens should fire DJ and hire berube

I actually would really like to see that fit. Sens would at least be interesting to watch.

Blues are spiraling toward a bottom 5 finish. I think anyone not named Thomas/Kyrou need to be made available. Defense needs to be completely reworked. Full scorched earth of this roster. Already have a solid base of offensive prospects, just need to add to the defensive side.

Kyrou’s $8 million contract and 5 goals this season isn’t untouchable. Let’s stop acting like it is.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Berube’s a great coach. Teams needing a coach should pick him up asap

He’s a players coach. Great motivator. Even though he’s tough, he’s still fair, and he has his players backs. Brings accountability immediately to any locker room and will get his guys to play hard.

The reality is coaches have shelf lives and his ran out. For whatever reason the message wasn’t getting across any more and Doug Armstrong did him no favors with the team he built for him.

Best of luck chief

 

[Blanick]

I actually would really like to see that fit. Sens would at least be interesting to watch.


Kyrou’s $8 million contract and 5 goals this season isn’t untouchable. Let’s stop acting like it is.

Kyrou is 25 years old and we know he is capable of much more. If someone wants to pay a premium for him I consider it but I would not actively shop him.

 

[izzy]

some team is going to get a hell of a coach

 

[Guttersniped]

Interim Coach Drew Bannister

Sadly unrelated to
Floyd & Brian

 

[Super Cake]

Usually the coach is the first guy to take the fall. The GM doesn't seem like he'll be long for the world either, looking at their salary and contract structure. How can that team have five defensemen with NTC's and be playing this badly? That's some fumbling from higher up the food chain than Berube.

Unless your the Ottawa Senators where your coach can literally jump on the ice and start mooning everybody and still somehow have a job the next day.

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Kyrou is 25 years old and we know he is capable of much more. If someone wants to pay a premium for him I consider it but I would not actively shop him.

No one is paying a premium for a 25-year old on an 8-year, $65 million contract who's gone from 27 goals and 37 goals in back-to-back 70-point seasons to 15-goal, 51-point pace, who's developed a reputation (though slightly improved this season) for not being good defensively.

 

[Blanick]

No one is paying a premium for a 25-year old on an 8-year, $65 million contract who's gone from 27 goals and 37 goals in back-to-back 70-point seasons to 15-goal, 51-point pace, who's developed a reputation (though slightly improved this season) for not being good defensively.

Which is why we keep him, he has more to give.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Should have made Ott the interim head coach

 

[hangman005]

Sens fans right now...

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Which is why we keep him, he has more to give.

Or, he could go Chris Stewart or Brad Boyes. And right now, no one is putting big chips on the table until they know which it is.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Sens should fire DJ and hire berube

They should fire DJ and hire anybody.