LaLonde Fired. McLellan Hired in DET

[Bandit]

Hater

 

[FinlandPanther]

Yeah, about that....

7 straight wins. That actually impressive. I thought the Wings were dead last but they’re *checks notes* 10th. Incredible!

 

[FMichael]

I don't know if this recent stretch just shows McLellan is a good coach or if LaLonde was just genuinely that bad of a coach.

Both…McLellan is good/experienced while Lalonde was a massive swing and a miss on Yzerman’s behalf.

 

[Pavels Dog]

7 straight wins. That actually impressive. I thought the Wings were dead last but they’re *checks notes* 10th. Incredible!

It takes time to undo the damage of the first 35 games.

You think that now. After 5 years of first round exits you’ll be singing a different tune.

That's a later problem.

I'd add that coaches can also learn, get better, or find the right fit just like players. Some haters said McLellan would run extremely boring defensive systems and the Wings have probably not looked this good offensively in close to a decade.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

A lot of people in this thread proving they're not at all bitter.

 

[dekelikekocur]

It takes time to undo the damage of the first 35 games.


That's a later problem.

I'd add that coaches can also learn, get better, or find the right fit just like players. Some haters said McLellan would run extremely boring defensive systems and the Wings have probably not looked this good offensively in close to a decade.

This part, I don't get it, wings D has been pretty dynamic and Seider seems to have had the leash removed.

I do think TM had a convo with Chiarot though about what exactly his lane is, Chiarot seems to be much more in a supporting role mindset now and not trying to lead the play every damn time he touches the puck.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

A team won after a coaching change? That's never happened before...

McLellan is probably the coach the Wings need at this point in time to take them up a level, but eventually they'll have to find somebody else to take them up another level. Just ask the Kings.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

This part, I don't get it, wings D has been pretty dynamic and Seider seems to have had the leash removed.

I do think TM had a convo with Chiarot though about what exactly his lane is, Chiarot seems to be much more in a supporting role mindset now and not trying to lead the play every damn time he touches the puck.

This is the best I’ve seen him as a wing. My big complaint about Chiarot/Seider as a pair is that Chiarot would try and play as the offensive puck rusher and not defer to Mo enough.

 

[The Flying Octopus]

McLellan is probably the coach the Wings need at this point in time to take them up a level, but eventually they'll have to find somebody else to take them up another level. Just ask the Kings.

Or he learned from his mistakes and is comfortable behind a bench of a team he’s coached before and won a cup with. Gee, I dunno. Ask the kings tho. Such a terrible argument seeing how each roster was and is constructed massively different.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Or he learned from his mistakes and is comfortable behind a bench of a team he’s coached before and won a cup with. Gee, I dunno. Ask the kings tho. Such a terrible argument seeing how each roster was and is constructed massively different.

Yeah, no. We saw McLellan plenty in the Pacific and it is a wonder that he lasted as long as he did. Just give it a year or two and Wings fans will be sending in cardboard boxes so that he can pack his personal effects.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

All part of the Yzerplan.

 

[Dotter]

Marco Kasper 4 points his last 2 games.
(2g, 2a=4)

 

[The Flying Octopus]

Yeah, no. We saw McLellan plenty in the Pacific and it is a wonder that he lasted as long as he did. Just give it a year or two and Wings fans will be sending in cardboard boxes so that he can pack his personal effects.

Sour grapes is a great treat every morning. I’ll take my opinion over a LA hockey fans opinion all day. Remember where ya came from and whose fanbase knows a tad bit more about puck

 

[FMichael]

Sour grapes is a great treat every morning. I’ll take my opinion over a LA hockey fans opinion all day. Remember where ya came from and whose fanbase knows a tad bit more about puck

It's amusing...It's as though the Kings as a whole failed due to McLellan being behind the bench...The players had nothing to do with it

 

[sepster]

Yeah, no. We saw McLellan plenty in the Pacific and it is a wonder that he lasted as long as he did. Just give it a year or two and Wings fans will be sending in cardboard boxes so that he can pack his personal effects.

Not to say or predict this will happen with McLellan, but Barry Trotz and Joel Quenneville are two coaches who were head coaches for over a decade each, with very pedestrian playoff records, that were viewed as "not being able to figure it out".... until they figured it out. It happens.