LaLonde Fired. McLellan Hired in DET

[featherhawk]

how Lalonde kept his job for so long is hard to bnelieve. Todd will produce better reesults.

 

[featherhawk]

how did Lyon look? is he poised to take over the net this year like he did last under Coach Todd?
or will Todd give Talbot a looooonnnnnggggg leash given this is the 3rd time Cam will play for an NHL team coached by Todd?

 

[Jaska]

So, they hired a dinosaur.

 

[Cup or Bust]

I think this is a good hire. Not only is Todd McLellan a good coach but he has also had success in both Edmonton and LA with teams in more of a rebuild/retool stage trying to become more competitive. He is probably a good choice for Detroit in their current situation.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Y'all can hate all you want, and it's not like McLellan would have been my first choice, but it is almost comical how bad Lalonde was. Even the post-game pressers alone are night and day.

Lalonde should likely never be an NHL coach again. He isn't cut out for the job.

 

[newfy]

Pretty wild that the press in Detroit are saying that Todds first practice with the team was an hour long and its the longest practice of the season.

With some of the efforts the wings have shown this season, Lalonde didnt have them out there getting bag skated even once? No wonder the vets are saying they like that Todd actually holds people accountable

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

This team is supposed to be in their latter stage of their rebuild, and yet they carry 3 Habs rejects (Petry, Chiarot, Gustafsson) and one Leafs reject (Holl) in their top 6 D. No new coach can salvage that.

Last I checked Petry rejected the Habs, not the other way around.

... But yeah he f***ing sucks, too.

 

[SirKillalot]

Lalonde should likely never be an NHL coach again. He isn't cut out for the job.

He most definitively will be NHL coach again, a lot more people said the same about Scott Arniel.
This season and the end of last season it the only periods where it hasn't gone above expectations for Lalonde.