Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part IV

[KovalchukFistPump]

Really 0 logic behind that move. Felt like a petty, “I’ll show you, NHL” type of move. Really weird.

4D chess thinking by someone who viewed themselves as a genius but was getting older. I'm seeing the same thing with Bill Belichick now.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I think we still don't fully understand how much the financial situation of that period effected hockey operations.

Thank god or else we would've traded our firsts like Lou has with the Islanders for a bunch of a random players.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Trenin or Jeannot from Nashville could be good fits

Trenin would be a huge upgrade on Wood for the 4th line. Trenin-McLeod-Bastian could be a great shutdown line.

 

[devilsblood]

Well that's not good.

 

[Nocashstyle]

His teams are typically not good. I imagine opposing teams welcome seeing his teams on the calendar.

Talk about moving the goalposts

 

[Devils731]

Boo. That’s dangerous to others so I’d like to hear he’s going to pursue help beyond whatever legal troubles he gets in.

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

The 2014 Ruutu deadline trade is one of the stupidest, nonsense moves I can remember. Like, why even bother? Just do nothing, rather than acquiring a clearly already massively declining 30 year old player with an additional 2 years remaining.

This is when I soured on Lou and started thinking we had no idea what they were doing. Just an absolutely pointless trade when the team probably should have been selling.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Gotta be better than that. Not good.

 

[Hisch13r]

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Yikes @ Brunette, awesome for Jack

 

[devilsblood]

Talk about moving the goalposts

You said he's not fun to play against? What's more fun then playing against a bad team?

 

[Nocashstyle]

Brunette also probably just killed any chance of him becoming Ruff’s successor, or a head coach anywhere anytime soon.

You said he's not fun to play against? What's more fun then playing against a bad team?

He vs team?

 

[bossram]

Really bad look for Brunette. You can afford a damn uber man.

I wonder if he has a somewhat known problem with alcohol, which is why FLA gave him no opportunity to keep the top job.

What do you do with him now? Fire him?

 

[Mgd31]

Lol f*** man. Sign Ruff to an extension.

 

[devilsblood]

Brunette also probably just killed any chance of him becoming Ruff’s successor, or a head coach anywhere anytime soon.



He vs team?

He's not a good player.

Agree on Brunette though, and you have to wonder if there is not an issue there that Florida knew about.

Really bad look for Brunette. You can afford a damn uber man.

I wonder if he has a somewhat known problem with alcohol, which is why FLA gave him no opportunity to keep the top job.

What do you do with him now? Fire him?

Just said the same regarding a previous issue.

I think you keep him and put him through a rehab process.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Awful to hear on Brunette. Just no sense in that type of thing these days when it is so easy to get a ride any other way.

Hopefully he takes the route Montgomery did and gets the help that he needs.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Really bad look for Brunette. You can afford a damn uber man.

I wonder if he has a somewhat known problem with alcohol, which is why FLA gave him no opportunity to keep the top job.

What do you do with him now? Fire him?

Probably send the guy to rehab if it's a long term issue like what happened with Montgomery, extend Ruff (ugh), look for a new assistant until Brunette gets sober. Some sort of disciplinary action if it's a one off but I don't think that's the case here.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

God damnit man. Can't have nice things huh.

 

[Nubmer6]

Someone post this in the Rags forum in the Kakko thread!

No don't. Really. Don't. It was a joke.

 

[Saugus]

Well, that sucks. DUIs are no joke, but I'm interested to hear the details of how bad we're talking before I judge him. Was he just over the limit, or blackout and swerving or something?

I doubt they'll cut him loose entirely for this, but I have a feeling he will be away from the team for "personal reasons" for a little while now.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Brunette needs to go away for a while, and if this is a situation where he was clearly blasted and not just a "he was fine but blew a .09" situation, he should go away permanently.

yikes all around

 

[bossram]

Probably send the guy to rehab if it's a long term issue like what happened with Montgomery, extend Ruff (ugh), look for a new assistant until Brunette gets sober. Some sort of disciplinary action if it's a one off but I don't think that's the case here.

Well yeah. I think you have to remove him from the team now and send him to rehab.

 

[Devils090]

Yeah Bruno should take an extended break, “administrative leave” if you will.

 

[devilsblood]

Brunette needs to go away for a while, and if this is a situation where he was clearly blasted and not just a "he was fine but blew a .09" situation, he should go away permanently.

yikes all around

I dunno, if helping people with such issues is who you want to be, then I think you help the guy no matter how drunk he was.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Jeez. Early drinker or still drunk from last night