LaLonde Fired. McLellan Hired in DET

[Bleedred]

He sucks.

Teams usually get better after he leaves. I know that’s the case for most teams unless they’re just really bad, but my point still stands.

I wonder if they were afraid the Rangers were gonna grab him first? The Rangers always have to hire the biggest name available, which is why Knoblauch is in Edmonton. Except for the brief “Re-tooling” period where they had David Quinn.

McLellan is probably the biggest name available that doesn’t have a job, other than Gallant (who they just had and last coached there) and a few other guys I can’t even think of because they haven’t been a head coach in the league in forever. Claude Julien is an assistant in St. Louis now.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Based Yzerman. That wimp Drury should have fired Laviolette on Christmas Morning. Via Santagram.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Nope but i watched enough of Todd in EDM.

Cool. I can assure you that no matter how bad you thought he was, Lalonde is worse.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Based Yzerman. That wimp Drury should have fired Laviolette on Christmas Morning. Via Santagram.

Yea i will give him credit for doing this over the Christmas break. Ruthless

 

[Bleedred]

Todd McLellan once said the reason for an afternoon loss on the east coast on “we’re basically playing a 10:00 AM game” when he was with the Sharks.

Despite the fact the team had been in the time zone for days and had already played multiple games in it on that trip before that one.

 

[Go Wings]

before the holidays..when the decision was made.

He had to get approval from ownership which is what caused the delay.
Christmas was yesterday, get over it.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Personally I would have loved Q and think is involvement in the Hawks scandal was overstated - not going to argue this just stating where I am coming from.

But, Chris Ilitch unceremoniously fired a legendary employe and 40 year Zamboni driver Al Sabotka for pissing in a drain in the zamboni room. There is no way he is taking on the Q baggage.

Sabotka's firing screamed that he had either done something worse and they no longer wanted association, or he was a pain in their ass and they wanted to get rid of him.

Seriously doubt they care about him pissing in a drain. If they gave two shits about public opinion, they wouldn't have signed Reimer or Watson.

 

[BHD]

The same thing Maurice did prior to being hired by Florida.

He coached a team to the SCF? When did that happen?

 

[Cloned]

I don't think it's Yzerman making excuses so much as fans.

This is a guy who has repeatedly said "build through the draft" signing a bunch of shit plugs during the offseason to 1 and 2 year deals. Everybody can keep saying he's trying to compete but the reality is he's buying time for the kids he drafted.

People can argue against that approach, but to pretend that's not what he's doing is ignorant.

At some point you have to start seeing results. You can’t just give him a blank slate for 10 years waiting for stuff to happen.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Q

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Any available coaches that don't have me fearing our draft prospects are vulnerable to sexual assault?

 

[JackSlater]

Detroit will be better at least.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

At some point you have to start seeing results. You can’t just give him a blank slate for 10 years waiting for stuff to happen.

When you were a legendary player in the organization you get a long leash... The leash gets even longer when you realize he started with Anthony Mantha as his 2nd best player and Zadina and Veleno as his top prospects.

The roster will be going through a massive overhaul and youth movement in the next two years. Yzerman knows that, which is why he signed plugs to nothing deals.

Now, if they still suck after that, he'll have run out of excuses to ownership.

 

[Blitzkrug]

He coached a team to the SCF? When did that happen?

2002

Dude's been around for what feels like millennia.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Any available coaches that don't have me fearing our draft prospects are vulnerable to sexual assault?

Man, the blinders you gotta have to believe that Q is the only person in the hockey world that would've done that lmao.

 

[Bleedred]

Lalonde is pretty bad though. This might actually be an upgrade.

And I’m sure Lalonde pissed everybody off in Tampa after going on Canadian national TV and talking about how they had to compensate for Vasilevskiy’s weaknesses by running a certain defensive scheme to guard him from point shots lol.

So he won’t be going back there next year if I had to guess.

 

[TKB]

Sabotka's firing screamed that he had either done something worse and they no longer wanted association, or he was a pain in their ass and they wanted to get rid of him.

Seriously doubt they care about him pissing in a drain. If they gave two shits about public opinion, they wouldn't have signed Reimer or Watson.

You are probably right, but either way no way Chris I would take on Q.

 

[sabremike]

He coached a team to the SCF? When did that happen?

2002 with Carolina.

 

[Dr Quincy]

The definition of good news/bad news.

 

[DaveG]

Just like Stevey Y, I, too, love Koalas

 

[These Are The Days]

Wanna come back to Tampa Gru?

 

[BHD]

2002

Dude's been around for what feels like millennia.

And, what, 15 seasons isn’t? The main difference is that he had loaded teams in San Jose.

 

[Mobiandi]

Shuffling deck chairs

 

[BHD]

2002 with Carolina.

I’m talking about TMac

 

[Dr Quincy]

Most NHL coaches are recycled bums. McLellan is at least a competent coach, which is already more than Lalonde.

Give it time. Lalonde had to go. I expect a short term boost, but I really wouldn't want McLellan coaching any of your young developing guys.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

You are probably right, but either way no way Chris I would take on Q.

It would appear maybe he wont, otherwise I don't know why you wouldn't hire him. He's the best free coach out there.

But he definitely doesn't have a problem employing players with negative public perception.

And let's be honest, Q is a much better coach than Bowman is a GM, but somehow Stan is already back and Q is still unemployed.