How much rope does DJ Smith have? [UPDATE: None]

[Agent Zuuuub]

Jacques Martin thinks we're going in the right direction

Martin: The Sens are going in the right direction

Jacques Martin joins the show for his weekly visit to talk about the pressure on DJ Smith, Thomas Chabot's return, and how much a coach can impact the team's start to the game

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that's the only way you can go from the bottom

 

[Micklebot]

that's the only way you can go from the bottom

 

[Alf Silfversson]

Wow, that is one heck of a panel.

Someone is gonna have to pay me a good wage before I'll hit the play button.

It's nightmare fuel!

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

It's nightmare fuel!

I always show up for Dean Brown's hard hitting analysis.

 

[Cosmix]

You are bang on IMO. Andlauer and Staios have said the players wanted stability as it had been chaotic. Well they are getting their wish, if things don’t turn around under DJ I also expect player movement before or along with a coaching change.

You said that Andlauer and Staios said the players wanted stability as it has been chaotic.

Chaos means a situation where there is "great disorder and confusion".

How much chaos has there been?

Did Melnyk's ownership cause great disorder and confusion?
Did the sale of the team causing chaos?
Did the firing of Dorion cause chaos?

I don't think the problem is chaos.

I think part of the problem was ownership cutting the budget to the lowest level, strange behaviours and meddling. Another major part of the problem was the GM making poor trades. A third level was a coaching staff that could not get good results. That is "incompetence!

I am hopeful that the new ownership, the new POHO, and the forthcoming new GM, new coaching staff, new scouting staff, and increased "best in class" support staff, will improve team performance. The sooner the better. Waiting gets you nowhere. Boston has no tolerance for poor performance; that is part of the reason they have a very good team.

 

[Cosmix]

Wow, that is one heck of a panel.

Someone is gonna have to pay me a good wage before I'll hit the play button.

They all want to keep their jobs and it shows. Not any detailed analysis.

I always show up for Dean Brown's hard hitting analysis.

Well, to be fair, Dean is looking to be in very good shape, lost some weight and nice hair do!

 

[Super Cake]

Like a good neighbor, statefarm is there...................with a new coach!.

Dammit, didn't work.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

An absolute GOD of stability

 

[Icelevel]

Does Patrick Roy have covid or something?
Get the guy over here.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Mendes was spitting facts in his article today:

If ever there was a natural time for a change behind the bench, this week provided the perfect backdrop. For starters, Monday’s 5-0 shutout loss to the Panthers was uninspired, sloppy and undisciplined. The home crowd booed the team off the ice and Smith was serenaded with multiple chants calling for his job. The Monday night debacle on its own may very well have been the tipping point for other NHL organizations.

Now factor in that Ottawa has a three-day break before playing their next game, which would have been the perfect time for a new voice to enter the room. That next contest is against the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets, an opponent that could provide a soft landing for a new head coach. And that game against the Blue Jackets kicks off a frenetic stretch in which Ottawa plays 15 games in 31 days, meaning a December coaching change would have to be shoehorned into a ridiculously busy schedule.

The 46-year-old is tied as the sixth-longest tenured head coach in the NHL, having inherited the job in May of 2019. However, his lack of success separates him from his colleagues with similar tenure. Of the five head coaches with longer tenures than Smith, four of them — Jon Cooper, Jared Bednar, Craig Berube and Mike Sullivan — have delivered Stanley Cup championships for their respective teams. The fifth head coach, Rod Brind’Amour, has guided Carolina to three consecutive division titles and boasts a .658 points percentage behind the bench for the Hurricanes.

Not firing DJ after Monday's debacle was a big missed opportunity.

 

[slamigo]

FIRE THIS CLOWN

 

[dpw]

If he's not gone now this new owner is dumb af.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I think if they lose tomorrow there's a chance he's gone. 8-11 is a heck of a lot worse than ~.500

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Good coach

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Good coach

Best coach

 

[GoSenatorsGo]

I think if they lose tomorrow there's a chance he's gone. 8-11 is a heck of a lot worse than ~.500

But that’s stable, c’mon.

 

[Karl Prime]

Mendes was spitting facts in his article today:





Not firing DJ after Monday's debacle was a big missed opportunity.

That says it all, doesn't it? Coaches don't last as long as DJ has without having success.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

E X I T

I N T E R V I E W

 

[Sens Vader]

Poop

 

[otown]

"Sometimes that's just the way it goes" according to DJ
You can only use that excuse so many times!
Would love to hear what Andlauer and Steve S are saying behind closed doors.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

Last season after they beat Detroit it went to their heads. They thought all the work was done and they were a great team.

Clowns.

 

[arian487]

He seems to have infinite rope. Now sure how he's become untouchable but every single season there is always a reason we can't get rid of him.