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

[Sens of Anarchy]

Yeah, I brought this up a while ago, our all situation gets a boost based on us drawing more penalties than we take (though this illustrates it far better than I did), but in terms of the end results, it probably should have helped us win more games than we have.

don't think there is any doubt about that

 

[HSF]

someone end this clown shows tenure

 

[jg729]

Please please please, just fire him.

I know a city at Ottawa with all government workers, slow/no firing is the culture.
But we're talking about professional sports here.

 

[Super Cake]

And Dj survives another coach. Berube got fired.

 

[LevelingSolo]

DJ outlasts Craig Berube who has a cup ring FFS

 

[Alf Silfversson]

And Dj survives another coach. Berube got fired.

Unbelievable. Wins a Stanley Cup and gets 3 feet of rope, despite his GM signing an unhinged, inconsistent goalie to a long contract.

DJ SMith wins absolutely nothing and gets infinite rope.

 

[Flamingo]

Now hold on, hold on. I’d like to see what this team can do if we hire Scotty Bowman as senior senior coaching advisor before we try to fix what’s not broken.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Stabley Cup wining coach Berube was only the Blues coach for like 3 months longer than DJ’s been here lol

 

[Super Cake]

It is honestly becoming a joke at this point.

But whatever. Maybe after missing the playoffs for 10 straight years, then Dj will be fired.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

We should hire Berube ngl. For the longest time Blues were always top of the league in defensive metrics. Sure having prime Pietrangelo and Parayko was massive, but Sanderson and Chychrun can easily be that.

 

[Tuna99]

Deserved a better fate, Hot goalie, tough schedule, sometimes you don’t win games you deserve but that’s hockey, refereeing, hit a post.

Have to go harder next game

 

[Alex1234]

It is honestly becoming a joke at this point.

But whatever. Maybe after missing the playoffs for 10 straight years, then Dj will be fired.

Exactly
Extend him for 5 years at this point

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Cup winning coaches getting fired.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Feel bad for DJ. I just don't think he has enough tools to fully coach to his capabilities. He needs more support before the team decides to fire him.

Get him a new goalie coach, new assistants, new players, new gum, new iPads, another senior advisor to watch over Jacques Martin.

 

[Micklebot]

We should hire Berube ngl. For the longest time Blues were always top of the league in defensive metrics. Sure having prime Pietrangelo and Parayko was massive, but Sanderson and Chychrun can easily be that.

Chychrun has been a disaster defensively, not sure how he's going to easily provide what either of those guys did. We do have Zub though...

Tbh, I think the bigger factor is commitment from the forwards.

 

[Alex1234]

Feel bad for DJ. I just don't think he has enough tools to fully coach to his capabilities. He needs more support before the team decides to fire him.

Get him a new goalie coach, new assistants, new players, new gum, new iPads, another senior advisor to watch over Jacques Martin.

Coaching courses
New roster
Stem cells
Bigger goalie gear
35 games schedule



DJ is NOT the problem they love him

 

[RickyLafleur]

Unlimited, clearly.

 

[Beech]

Will everyone stop. I cannot believe you guys!!!

Buffalo: 12 years and counting. This will be year 13.

We are at 6 and counting. odds are very good, we will be at 7.

We trail them..... We need 6 more years just to tie them.. 7 to go past.

Don't you want to be #1 at something??? If you cannot reach for the top, reach for the bottom...(Don't do so literally, otherwise you will join Gagne)

Leave DJ alone.. You think it is easy to be this bad, for this long? Where the hell else are we going to find a coach this bad? You think Buffalo is going to give us Granato? HUH. What do want to happen? Have some guy come in and win...Really and blow all of this.

MODS, PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD.

 

[Qward]

Stability.
Cant get much more stable than rock bottom.

 

[Norris4Norris]

Stability.
Cant get much more stable than rock bottom.

Wait for the earthquakes.

 

[branch]

Berube would have to be on the shortlist...seems like an Andlauer/Staios kind of guy

 

[Norris4Norris]

Chychrun has been a disaster defensively, not sure how he's going to easily provide what either of those guys did. We do have Zub though...

Tbh, I think the bigger factor is commitment from the forwards.

TBH the biggest factor might be the coach.

 

[Norris4Norris]

Berube would have to be on the shortlist...seems like an Andlauer/Staios kind of guy

Andlauer and Staios kind of guy?

They seem to really like DJ, going against the entire fanbase by keeping him on this long.

I am not sure they have a kind of guy. Appropriately for the Senators they have no NHL experience at all, let alone experience in identifying talent.

 

[Micklebot]

TBH the biggest factor might be the coach.

In the end, I think a new voice is what will drive a change, I just think it's too easy to blame the coach, the players are responsible for their decision making, Chychrun changing when Carolina has two guys behind the next guy and we don't have possession isn't something that any coach is telling guys to do, that's on him and him alone

 

[HSF]

Chychrun has been a disaster defensively, not sure how he's going to easily provide what either of those guys did. We do have Zub though...

Tbh, I think the bigger factor is commitment from the forwards.

This biggest factor is coaching and holding those forwards accountable.

Who lost ice last night? No wonder Brady and Timmy like this guy