Speculation: Lalonde

[Pavels Dog]

Why shouldn't he? He's consistently made bad deployment/pairings decisions.

That's what coaches of mediocre rosters are always accused of. As if there would be a magical way to deploy Justin Holl to make him a Norris candidate, or some special chemistry to be unlocked in the forward group that makes Copp a 50 goal scorer.

By all metrics the Wings actually surpassed expectations and roster talent last season. So not sure what his bad decisions have actually been.

 

[Henkka]

That's what coaches of mediocre rosters are always accused of. As if there would be a magical way to deploy Justin Holl to make him a Norris candidate, or some special chemistry to be unlocked in the forward group that makes Copp a 50 goal scorer.

By all metrics the Wings actually surpassed expectations and roster talent last season. So not sure what his bad decisions have actually been.

These are just typical conspiracy theory -thinking. Something is always better at somewhere else or with some different way.

Must be. Earth is flat.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

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In all seriousness Lalonde will likely finish the season behind the bench, but with this being his last season under contract he may not get re-signed.

That's kind of what I expect unless Detroit ends up in a major skid. Our schedule to start the year is much tougher than last year. If the wings finish another year just outside of the playoffs with a weak finish then Lalonde can take a hike.