LaLonde Fired. McLellan Hired in DET

[thadd]

I have faith that Todd will be an upgrade.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

The only good thing Whyzerman has done is draft his Future Defense in all the 5-7 Swedes he has lined up...missed on Wallstedt because shit for brains wanted Cossa who may never ever be a starter and then Stevie WHy drafts Augustine cause he knew he made a mistake and Trey may never be a 1st stinger either

Chris Ilitch is a shitty cheap ass owner. I bet he probably did need approval to fire him.

Did Mike Ilitch pass away sorry I haven't been following this Franchise since Whyzerman took over other than their draft choices

 

[Lampedampe]

The only good thing Whyzerman has done is draft his Future Defense in all the 5-7 Swedes he has lined up...missed on Wallstedt because shit for brains wanted Cossa who may never ever be a starter and then Stevie WHy drafts Augustine cause he knew he made a mistake and Trey may never be a 1st stinger either

Atleast do a good troll

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Why is he called Koala?

 

[Shark Finn]

Has he been called McClellan in this thread yet?

 

[Go Wings]

The only good thing Whyzerman has done is draft his Future Defense in all the 5-7 Swedes he has lined up...missed on Wallstedt because shit for brains wanted Cossa who may never ever be a starter and then Stevie WHy drafts Augustine cause he knew he made a mistake and Trey may never be a 1st stinger either


Did Mike Ilitch pass away sorry I haven't been following this Franchise since Whyzerman took over other than their draft choices

Yea unfortunately Mike did pass away in 2017.

 

[Kravtsov420]

Now Lalonde can focus on the next Despicable Me plot

 

[PullHard]

The only good thing Whyzerman has done is draft his Future Defense in all the 5-7 Swedes he has lined up...missed on Wallstedt because shit for brains wanted Cossa who may never ever be a starter and then Stevie WHy drafts Augustine cause he knew he made a mistake and Trey may never be a 1st stinger either


Did Mike Ilitch pass away sorry I haven't been following this Franchise since Whyzerman took over other than their draft choices

Might need to update your 3.5 year old take on Cossa

 

[FMichael]

Might need to update your 3.5 year old take on Cossa

It looks to me he prefers his point of view from where he's at...

 

[Kimota]

McClelland again?

The emperor has no clothes, Stevie Y.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Why is he called Koala?

Because he resembles a koala.

 

[snag]

Because he resembles a koala.

Checks out!

 

[Ciao]

. . . I haven't been following this Franchise since Whyzerman took over other than their draft choices

It shows, yeah.

 

[Pavels Dog]

I blame that absolute sieve DeBrincat. Not suprised this 'culture' has followed him to his 3rd franchise. Perennial loser.

Debrincat has been very good this season. One of like ~5 players that don't deserve much criticism.

 

[13to40]

People criticizing this move definitely haven’t watched the wings much this season.

The team needed a new voice. A local coach from a pewee tournament would have been an upgrade at this point. Lalonde was making some big head scratching roster moves, line deployments and forget about anyone being motivated come puck drop.

Todd has ties to Detroit which makes the hire an easier one. He’s taken some pretty bad teams into the playoffs before and finds a way to maximize whatever he has to deal with on his past rosters.

That’s exactly what this team needs. Roster definitely isn’t as bad as their current record shows. Hopefully he can turn this show around and get them to competing as they were last year.

And cudos to Steve for waiting until after Christmas to fire Lalonde. I kind of figured after the loss in Montreal that this would be the case.

 

[datsyukfan]

The only good thing Whyzerman has done is draft his Future Defense in all the 5-7 Swedes he has lined up...missed on Wallstedt because shit for brains wanted Cossa who may never ever be a starter and then Stevie WHy drafts Augustine cause he knew he made a mistake and Trey may never be a 1st stinger either


Did Mike Ilitch pass away sorry I haven't been following this Franchise since Whyzerman took over other than their draft choices

Huh?? Cossa is better than wallstedt, there’s a chance neither could be a starter that’s why they are prospects. Augustine is one of the best goalie prospects in hockey, having 2 of the top 5 in hockey is a great thing to have. Not sure what point you are trying to make here

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

The only good thing Whyzerman has done is draft his Future Defense in all the 5-7 Swedes he has lined up...missed on Wallstedt because shit for brains wanted Cossa who may never ever be a starter and then Stevie WHy drafts Augustine cause he knew he made a mistake and Trey may never be a 1st stinger either


Did Mike Ilitch pass away sorry I haven't been following this Franchise since Whyzerman took over other than their draft choices

I think it's great that you're new to the game of hockey...

 

[SoupNazi]

I think it's great that you're new to the game of hockey...

It's proof positive that Bettman is succeeding in growing the NHL!

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Huh?? Cossa is better than wallstedt, there’s a chance neither could be a starter that’s why they are prospects. Augustine is one of the best goalie prospects in hockey, having 2 of the top 5 in hockey is a great thing to have. Not sure what point you are trying to make here

Have you seen Augustine play he's a shrimp...no way he becomes an NHL goaltender in the near Future perhaps in 5-6 years

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Get ready to see the red wings play the most boring hockey ever. Todd and his dinosaur trap will be on full display.

What else could you do with that roster?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I'm surprised they didn't go with Gallant

 

[datsyukfan]

Have you seen Augustine play he's a shrimp...no way he becomes an NHL goaltender in the near Future perhaps in 5-6 years

Are you high? He’s one of the best goalie prospects in hockey. Has dominated the NCAA and international hockey. My guess is he is in GR next year and spends 2/at most 3 years in GR. 5-6 years you are off your rocker man

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

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.

It's why I fully expect Coach Q to be the next Rangers HC

 

[Nogatco Rd]

why's the carpet all wet TODD

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Why did Yzerman hire Lalonde in the first place?