Proposal: Fire DJ Smith
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Bjornar Moxnes
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Better than what we have, I suppose, but I don't know if he would be a good fit or the right choice.
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Claude Griroux might still like him, could use a hand in Lavilotte coming here. Giroux played his best days under Laviolette
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I just want an experienced coach TBH. I don't really care who.
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There is nothing wrong with the coaching in Ottawa, they just had the best season in six yrs & were only eliminated with 3 games to go in the season. IMO unless new ownership want to clean house they will go into next season & should make the playoffs if all the players that are under contract for next yr live up to their potential & contract. I expect that a few UFAs should be done here & that they will be replaced internally & externally this summer & hopefully the new players will be an upgrade on the guys leaving. There could also be a trade over the summer or leading up to the TDL & a new player or two be added to upgrade the team further. These are likely most of the guys who will be returning although I'm hoping they improve on some of these guys before next yr or during the yr & before the playoffs. They should have a little more & better depth to start next yr than they had this season.
Tkachuk - Stutzle - Giroux
DBC - Norris - Batherson
Greig - Pinto - Joseph
Kelly - Kastelic - Gauthier
Crookshank - Gambrell - Sokolov/Ostapchuk
Chabot - Zub
Sanderson - Chychrun
Brannstrom - Hamonic
Kleven - JBD/Thomson
??? - Forsberg
Sogaard - Merilainen
Tkachuk - Stutzle - Giroux
DBC - Norris - Batherson
Greig - Pinto - Joseph
Kelly - Kastelic - Gauthier
Crookshank - Gambrell - Sokolov/Ostapchuk
Chabot - Zub
Sanderson - Chychrun
Brannstrom - Hamonic
Kleven - JBD/Thomson
??? - Forsberg
Sogaard - Merilainen
To be fair I’d feel the same way considering the way he was treated by Ottawa. Not that he was all that professional or talented but DJ ended his career.
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Laviolette seems to move between teams a lot.
Nice that Claude is just 3 goals shy of his best season.
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Bjornar Moxnes
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I'd like us to sign Jesper Fast for cheap on the 3rd line.
Ian just wrote a piece where he shared parts of two interviews with Jon Cooper and Timmy where they talk about DJ.
Cooper had high praise for the development work DJ has done, Stu had a lot more to say about how DJ coaches the young players, what it means to him, and how he is a coach that the players all want to work hard for.
It won’t mean much to many in here for obvious reasons, but to those who put stock into what players and coaches have to say about DJ, it’s a pretty good read. Reaffirms the sentiment that Brady shared, and talks a little bit about how the guys were pissed when DJ was getting twatter hate.
A final bit that was cool was DJ coming into the room and calming the situation by basically telling the guys that he wants to take the heat so that they can go out and play without internet twits focusing on them. It worked too
Cooper had high praise for the development work DJ has done, Stu had a lot more to say about how DJ coaches the young players, what it means to him, and how he is a coach that the players all want to work hard for.
It won’t mean much to many in here for obvious reasons, but to those who put stock into what players and coaches have to say about DJ, it’s a pretty good read. Reaffirms the sentiment that Brady shared, and talks a little bit about how the guys were pissed when DJ was getting twatter hate.
A final bit that was cool was DJ coming into the room and calming the situation by basically telling the guys that he wants to take the heat so that they can go out and play without internet twits focusing on them. It worked too
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when the NHL started to shut down their season, to lend some of their star players to the Olympics, and getting nothing In return….. the players that Did not participate kinda liked the break from the regular season…. so now the schedule is drawn up to give each team a “off week” where the player take a small vacation in the middle of the season….. you know, like all the major sports leagues do………. NOT!
so the schedule is condensed because of this, and there the lack of practice time for all teams.
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DJS is, by most counts, a players coach, and it seems he tries to have each player like him, and that may be his downfall in the long run, as we know there were times this season, that players obviously needed to be sat, for a period or a game…. But he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
there does not seem to be a consistent message sent to the team, and he relies on communication directly to each player individually….. and some times his message does not seem to get through.
For next season i don't want a player coach, i want a good coach who know how to win games with structure, strategy and not just heart. Heart is inconsistent.
And Timmy can love DJ, he needs someone to help him erase his TO and his decision-making.
And Timmy can love DJ, he needs someone to help him erase his TO and his decision-making.
That will be close to the lineup roster for next season. Hopefully the budget and salary cap will allow it to happen. Getting Formenton back would help a lot too, but . . . .
I think the coaching strategy/tactics do require adjustment (not necessarily new coaching staff) to improve defensive zone play by the Fs. I think most pundits recognize that need. After 80 Games currently we are sitting at position #21 in GF and #21 in GA and #21 in DIFF.
Ottawa GF. GA. DIFF
255. 265. -10
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I think we have enough good possesion players on the bottom six already especially if Formenton returns & Pinto drops a line when Norris returns. IMO they will need a goal scoring & playmaker at RW on the 3rd line to increase point production from the bottom six. We'll see what they decide over the summer.
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Plus he'd be good insurance in the event that Formenton doesn't come back. His current cap hit is $2 million and he's 30. He might be looking to get paid on his next deal, but I don't imagine it'll be that much
Trying to win, succeeding, and taking us out of the Bedard sweepstakes is a fireable offence
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I don’t doubt Timmy likes DJ. Players can’t always get what they want and maybe they all need to step outside of their comfort zone and play for a different coachIan just wrote a piece where he shared parts of two interviews with Jon Cooper and Timmy where they talk about DJ.
Cooper had high praise for the development work DJ has done, Stu had a lot more to say about how DJ coaches the young players, what it means to him, and how he is a coach that the players all want to work hard for.
It won’t mean much to many in here for obvious reasons, but to those who put stock into what players and coaches have to say about DJ, it’s a pretty good read. Reaffirms the sentiment that Brady shared, and talks a little bit about how the guys were pissed when DJ was getting twatter hate.
A final bit that was cool was DJ coming into the room and calming the situation by basically telling the guys that he wants to take the heat so that they can go out and play without internet twits focusing on them. It worked too
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So they like their coach. The players are happy. There is unity in the room. But you want to bring some hard ass that's going to scream and bench them(Sutter in Calgary). And you'll wonder why our players start slumping and eventually ask for a trade. Great plan.
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Doesn't necessarily have to be one or the other. There's plenty of coaches in between being a players chum or full out tyrant
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