I like fitz but if he doesn’t make a coaching change now, I will like him less.
Fire Lindy and Green, Now
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Sharangovich? We talking about the same guy?
ZachaFlockaFlame
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Zetterlund I would take back, the other 2 are being massively overrated.
Not sure I agree that Shara finished his checks but the other two yes. I especially miss Wood running into the other team’s goalie
Even Wood towards the end was a shell of the hitter he used to be.
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It doesn't really fit with Ruffs system. Hitting only acts to slow you down, and he just wants to go go go.
Wood also had injury issues that hampered him. Recall he was not quite the same last year after he got back.
Where the f*** is Fitzgerald?
Can the OP edit the title of this thread to include rogalski too?
Where the f*** is Fitzgerald?
Can the OP edit the title of this thread to include rogalski too?
Emperoreddy
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If Thursday wasn't the breaking point, then it's not coming.
You have to pray Fitz doesn't bring Ruff back next year, but i see no reason to believe with 100% that Ruff is cooked.
Old f*** should have been tossed in 2022 and wasn't. Entirely possible Fitz brings him back and just blames the players, injuries, and the goaltending.
You have to pray Fitz doesn't bring Ruff back next year, but i see no reason to believe with 100% that Ruff is cooked.
Old f*** should have been tossed in 2022 and wasn't. Entirely possible Fitz brings him back and just blames the players, injuries, and the goaltending.
I've explained why I don't think Ruff will be fired (at least during the season) but it's getting harder and harder to see a way that they turn it around with him even in another season. I'm still not sure he will be fired but I definitely believe it's what needs to happen at this point.
NEWARK (AP) - New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald has been missing for several weeks, sources close to the NHL team have shared on the condition of anonymity. “He showed up disheveled for his extension presser, drank half a strawberry Mad Dog, ate a pack of ho hos, and left. We haven’t seen him since.”
Neighbors of NHL star Matt Tkachuk have complained about noise coming from his basement. “This is Florida so how he all have a basement up in there?” Said Jason Leroy, 34, who happened to be walking by. “Got an extra cig I ain’t got none”. He added. Tkachuk is related to Fitzgerald and some say he may be hiding out there. “It would be a good place to hide.”
Meanwhile team ownership is considering building a canal to and a yacht slip next to the Prudential center. “This is the next big upgrade for the arena!” Said a spokesperson for HBSE. “The helipad was so well received! So they can’t be reached about Fitzy. He’s probably just getting take out!” The spokesperson added.
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Meanwhile in other AHL news, the New York Rangers hired a Sasquatch to play fourth line minutes. “We are an equal opportunity employer - all species are welcome here and always have been. Look at all the bacteria we have at the garden!” Said head coach Peter Laviolette.
Neighbors of NHL star Matt Tkachuk have complained about noise coming from his basement. “This is Florida so how he all have a basement up in there?” Said Jason Leroy, 34, who happened to be walking by. “Got an extra cig I ain’t got none”. He added. Tkachuk is related to Fitzgerald and some say he may be hiding out there. “It would be a good place to hide.”
Meanwhile team ownership is considering building a canal to and a yacht slip next to the Prudential center. “This is the next big upgrade for the arena!” Said a spokesperson for HBSE. “The helipad was so well received! So they can’t be reached about Fitzy. He’s probably just getting take out!” The spokesperson added.
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Meanwhile in other AHL news, the New York Rangers hired a Sasquatch to play fourth line minutes. “We are an equal opportunity employer - all species are welcome here and always have been. Look at all the bacteria we have at the garden!” Said head coach Peter Laviolette.
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Emperoreddy
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Funny but doesn't need to be a separate thread so just gonna merge it into the fire Ruff thread.
Billdo
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I get why they didn't fire him after last years success but this shouldn't have gotten past November. It's beyond repairable this season, I don't think a goalie or a coaching change changes anything at this point.
Zippy316
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Not supporting Ruff by any means, but I really don’t see what firing him accomplishes right now. Unless someone comes in as a favor to Fitz to get a read on the room, it’s either an internal interim or you have to commit to one of the better coaches beyond this year. I’d rather wait and see the full list of options in the summer before committing to a coach.
Team isn’t making the playoffs. On the miraculous chance they do with a coaching change, this team is not doing any significant damage. Too many holes to address that can’t (and shouldn’t) be fixed mid-season. The youth on defense shows more and more each game, chalk this up as a learning season for them and come back better next year.
In the meantime, Toffoli, Nosek, Smith, and Miller should all go for whatever you could get for them. Take a flyer on some struggling young players like Kaliyev around the league to see if you could find a spark with Hughes, Hischier, or Bratt. Find a goalie to end the year with to preserve some waiver eligibility for Daws/Schmid, maybe that can just be Kinkaid.
In the off-season, fire Ruff, add some depth with speed and edge up front, acquire a goalie, and maybe look into a lateral move like a Siegenthaler or Bahl trade to shuffle up the room.
Team isn’t making the playoffs. On the miraculous chance they do with a coaching change, this team is not doing any significant damage. Too many holes to address that can’t (and shouldn’t) be fixed mid-season. The youth on defense shows more and more each game, chalk this up as a learning season for them and come back better next year.
In the meantime, Toffoli, Nosek, Smith, and Miller should all go for whatever you could get for them. Take a flyer on some struggling young players like Kaliyev around the league to see if you could find a spark with Hughes, Hischier, or Bratt. Find a goalie to end the year with to preserve some waiver eligibility for Daws/Schmid, maybe that can just be Kinkaid.
In the off-season, fire Ruff, add some depth with speed and edge up front, acquire a goalie, and maybe look into a lateral move like a Siegenthaler or Bahl trade to shuffle up the room.
The benefit of firing the coach now is looking at guys under a different coach to make better informed decisions moving forward.
Until Green is named the interim coach, they win a few games to end the year, and Green gets the benefit of the doubt and given the job to start next year.
Be careful what you wish for…
I absolutely hope Ruff is gone, but at this point, just ride out the rest of the pointless season and have a fresh search in the summer.
One of the biggest benefits to firing Ruff now is that presumably it would #freeholtz and we would get to see what he can do (hopefully) with top 6 minutes. It may or may not coincide with trading Toffoli.
This reason alone has me wanting Ruff out of here. I was pro Lindy for a long time but his egregious handling of Holtz changed my opinion. It has become an absolute joke.
This reason alone has me wanting Ruff out of here. I was pro Lindy for a long time but his egregious handling of Holtz changed my opinion. It has become an absolute joke.
Fair enough, but when a disappointing team fires the coach the assistant isn’t usually named the interim. It is often the AHL coach because teams want fresh eyes. There is usually no point of firing the coach if the guy helping with decision making is taking over.
The assistant takes over in a Ftorek / Robinson situation where the team itself needs to breathe and the coach is wound tight.
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Fitz’s questionable decisions
1. Sharangovich trade
2. Panic signing Palat
3. Timo trade and extension (hindsight 20/20)
4. Not getting a goalie this season
5. Sticking with Lindy
6. McLeod/Foote
What am I missing?
1. Sharangovich trade
2. Panic signing Palat
3. Timo trade and extension (hindsight 20/20)
4. Not getting a goalie this season
5. Sticking with Lindy
6. McLeod/Foote
What am I missing?
Zippy316
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The only viable option for interim right now in the organization is Green.
With how god awful the PP is, I don’t think I want him anywhere near HC.
Wonder if there’s an ex-HC somewhere on the books as a scout or something that’ll step down for the rest of the year, like Horacek did a couple years back.
These all look bad in hindsight but they were absolutely justifiable this off-season. Not to start an essay highlighting each one, but they were all shrewd asset management moves. Its just everything went wrong this year.
The only one I agree on is goaltending, but we were rumored all summer to be in on Hellebuyck. Same goes for Markstrom this year. Just didn’t find a deal that made sense.
They have a former NHL head coach, Stanley Cup winning assistant coach (and technically olympic gold medal winning head coach) in Utica right now.
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