Oh there is no "probably" here.
Based on the fact that he fired the assistant coaches m and then said they are partners and are going to work together to figure this out basically. That would make it seem much more likely that he’s not gonna be fired.
This is dumb. It’s not even close to this simple. Here’s the problem. It doesn’t necessarily mean winning games. If the coach is a bad fit for the style of players that we have we probably won’t win games and it might very well neuter Jack. Worst of both worlds.
The same thing can be said about literally every coach. Nobody is guaranteed success anywhere they go.
How many Head Coaches get moved into ASSISTANT COACH rather than fired or let go? Just isn't something that happ....OH!
Until he actually states it, I don't believe Ruff's staying.
Did that really happen? I thought most people laughed at the contracts they were throwing around. P
Oh I know that. He was just talking like hiring Trotz guarentees that we become a winning team.
Ummm he was an interim head coach. That happens. He filled in when the head coach was let go and then went back to being an assistant when they hired a new head coach. Sure that has happened a lot of times before.How many Head Coaches get moved into ASSISTANT COACH rather than fired or let go? Just isn't something that happ....OH!
That was a first.
What's another, right?
Fitz has always been an outside-the-box thinker, ya know? lol
Until he actually states it, I don't believe Ruff's staying.
Are Backstrom, Connolly, Kuznetsov, Burakovsky, Eller and Vrana really north-south players? They're all 6 foot plus, but they're not really grinder, grit types. Typically, these are the kind of players who would be labelled as "soft" (see Tatar on the Devils - though yes I know Tatar is shorter and smaller).
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I think people wanted their culture and structure more than their actual roster construction. Lou is basically latter day Al Davis at this point, forces shitty moves because they’re a caricature of all the stuff he used to do that worked in a different era with different context.
If the results are more wins and better defensively , i would be pleased with that.
Lemaire resigned with the Devils and stayed on as an advisor:
Both Ruff and Fitz were oddly specific to not say Ruff was retained as head coach but that they were partners moving forward.
I agree with all you said. Long story short , I cannot see Trotz being our coach next season. And if he’s not , I am not going to be pissed at Fitz for Trotz not being hired because there are plenty of reasonable reasons why he wouldn’t be .
I've watched enough Caps games against NJ and in the playoffs that those players can play a structured role and be capable in the north south game more so than I see guys like Bratt, Hughes, Johnsson, Tatar, Boquist, and Shara having success at dump and chase. I don't doubt Fitz wants more north south type of players on the roster but they are obviously still a work in progress. As others have noted, Trotz probably has some more established teams interested if he even wants to coach next season. Collecting millions of dollars to play golf for fun sounds pretty appealing so maybe he takes a year off.
I very much doubt he goes to Detroit. Teams like Winnipeg, Vegas, or Florida would be much more likely.
How many Head Coaches get moved into ASSISTANT COACH rather than fired or let go? Just isn't something that happ....OH!
That was a first.
What's another, right?
Fitz has always been an outside-the-box thinker, ya know? lol
Until he actually states it, I don't believe Ruff's staying.
