Speculation: Coaching Search - Part III: Dan Bylsma deal "imminent"

[CaptPantalones]

Is Pittsburgh really even a well built team?

I'm sure DB made some mistakes, but he was also coaching a flawed team.

In addition, people learn from their mistakes.

If he's the choice I'm totally fine with it.

I'm warming to it. It sounds like he's changed a bit. What worries me was Crosby & Malkin seemed to tune him out, and they played a whole different style when the talent was gone.

He's in top 3 at thI sprint with Boucher & kevin dineen

 

[kp2575]

I'm less interested in getting a name coach versus someone that shares GMTM's view on player development, analytics, and has some sort of track record developing youth. With the Ryan hiring and the chasing of Babcock I'm nervous that making a splash could potentially overrule the right fit. Additionally I feel like going with a big splash candidate makes the need to super accelerate the rebuild greater which is the last thing I want to see.

 

[radar493]

I'm warming to it. It sounds like he's changed a bit. What worries me was Crosby & Malkin seemed to tune him out, and they played a whole different style when the talent was gone.

He's in top 3 at thI sprint with Boucher & kevin dineen

Not sure that the "tuning him out" is necessarily the coaches fault.

 

[radar493]

Would you trade a 2nd(51) for Claude Julien?

I wouldn't mind at all having Juiien but not for a second round pick.

 

[CatsforReinhart]

I'm warming to it. It sounds like he's changed a bit. What worries me was Crosby & Malkin seemed to tune him out, and they played a whole different style when the talent was gone.

He's in top 3 at thI sprint with Boucher & kevin dineen

Pittsburgh has not won the cup since he has left. Whoever you want to blame on the team you should start with the coach.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

From the TBN today:

Which one of you is this?

 

[Sabre Dance]

From the TBN today:

Which one of you is this?

What did Murray do to Nolan? And when did the NHL care about Nolan? They shut him out of the league.

 

[tsujimoto74]

From the TBN today:

Which one of you is this?

That was me. What, you don't agree?

 

[GBFP]

What about Oshawa Gennie's Head Coach DJ Smith? Won two Memorial Cups as assistant coach with the Spitfires (seems like he was the brains now, given their struggles since he left) and built a perennial contender in Oshawa and now looking like the favorites in this years Memorial Cup.

 

[Sabretip]

Some interesting insight on the forthcoming chat Sweeney and Julien will have that's worth a read:

http://www.csnne.com/boston-bruins/...-bruins-is-claude-julien?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo

 

[struckbyaparkedcar]

Ppl r dum.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

That was me. What, you don't agree?

I do, but please promise not to tell anyone.

 

[TehDoak]

From the TBN today:

Which one of you is this?

Ha. You mean firing a coach after 2 straight sub 55 pt seasons?

I don't think Julien is going to get fired unless they have a replacement sitting in the wings, especially after it became evidently that the coaching market just got reset.

 

[Cirris]

From the TBN today:

Which one of you is this?

TBH, that could have been my brother. He totally was trashing Murray when I talked to him last month.

But then again, this same brother thought Ryan Miller was a pot smoking good for nothing.

 

[joshjull]

What about Oshawa Gennie's Head Coach DJ Smith? Won two Memorial Cups as assistant coach with the Spitfires (seems like he was the brains now, given their struggles since he left) and built a perennial contender in Oshawa and now looking like the favorites in this years Memorial Cup.

Sounds like a good option for Rochester.

 

[Jacob582]

Jay McKee recommends Bylsma.

Looks like he let Tim Murray know he would like to be an assistant coach for the Sabres.

 

[CatsforReinhart]

I see a lot of people say Blysma's cup win is not the much of an accomplishment because he had Crosby and Malkin. That being said, it is the only time they won.

 

[BananaSquad]

Is Pittsburgh really even a well built team?

I'm sure DB made some mistakes, but he was also coaching a flawed team.

In addition, people learn from their mistakes.

If he's the choice I'm totally fine with it.

Exactly. Also Johnston didnt have much success this year with the exact same team and had a healthy Crosby all year.

 

[BananaSquad]

I'm warming to it. It sounds like he's changed a bit. What worries me was Crosby & Malkin seemed to tune him out, and they played a whole different style when the talent was gone.

He's in top 3 at thI sprint with Boucher & kevin dineen

Funny that Crosby had a worst season under Johnston.

 

[joshjull]

Jay McKee recommends Bylsma.

Looks like he let Tim Murray know he would like to be an assistant coach for the Sabres.

Bylsma would?

Edit: are you saying McKee recommends Bylsma for Rochester? And himself (McKee) as an assistant for the Sabres?

 

[BananaSquad]

I see a lot of people say Blysma's cup win is not the much of an accomplishment because he had Crosby and Malkin. That being said, it is the only time they won.

Pretty much. Also not sure why its his fault that Fleury couldnt stop a beach ball in the playoffs.

 

[flashsabre]

From the TBN today:

Which one of you is this?

I tracked it down and it was sent in from Toronto by a guy named M. Babcock.


Letting the coach recommend his own GM sounds innovative and groundbreaking. I wonder why no organization has thought of it yet.

 

[5 Minute Major]

I am on board with Bylsma. I always thought MAF let those Penguins teams down in the playoffs.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Is Pittsburgh really even a well built team?

I'm sure DB made some mistakes, but he was also coaching a flawed team.

In addition, people learn from their mistakes.

If he's the choice I'm totally fine with it.

Sort of. Top two line centers, #1 defenseman. Great third line center. Should have been good enough.

The problem was the players around the top four. Not enough grit as the game entered a heavy era. Too many moves that didn't return heavy players, nothing in the forward pipeline, and too much money for Fleury.

 

[TehDoak]

Sort of. Top two line centers, #1 defenseman. Great third line center. Should have been good enough.

The problem was the players around the top four. Not enough grit as the game entered a heavy era. Too many moves that didn't return heavy players, nothing in the forward pipeline, and too much money for Fleury.

Their D was never deep enough and they didn't do well when it came to the physical aspects of the playoffs.