We really need an Owner-POHO meeting to decide on who will be the next head coach of the team.
In the preseason he looked slow on one shift I saw but that was not a true indication of his top end speed.
There was no talk of "stability" being the goal in Edmonton!
I thought he was doing that: a lot of hot air but little substance!
I think that bolded part is what’s getting to many of us. Like we’re just stuck spinning our wheels until a GM gets hired which may not happen till offseason…do something!
I think that would be more substantial than anything he’s been parroting out the past two months
Yes the POHO can replace the coaching staff, temporary or permanent.
Isn't Staios acting GM right now... If he pushed to make a move .. he 'd have the green light imo
I suspect it is a legitimate excuse based on fancy stats; however, we lose a lot of games.
100% agree! I just don't understand the delay, as if waiting improves anything. This crazy premise that Staios can't hire a coach until we have a new GM in place is so frustrating. What rule book is that from? We have a coaching staff (not just DJ) that has delivered zero improvement over 5+ years. Sens have missed the playoffs (counting this year) for 7 straight. Worse, IMO so many players who started out strong have regressed. I don't care what label we slap on this required fix process, but it is obvious that much change is required to improve the play if not the culture and attitude of this team. Why not invest the balance of what is very likely to be a wasted year to deliver change? Waiting out the year before making substantial changes just seems like a horrible waste of time. Does anybody really believe DJ and company are in the future cards of this team, seriously? I would rather know the team is closer to firing on all cylinder out of the gate next year than just starting to change over the summer only to find they have not found any form early next season. Truly mystifying.
There are a lot of options for replacing DJ; however, many of them are not desirable and there will be more better options in the off-season. An interim HC would be fine, with a directive to work on improving the play of the team without the puck.
Been saying this for weeks now. They're actually gonna throw away an entire season because God forbid you appoint an interim HC while you wait until the offseason to hire your GM and front office staff. Absolutely f***ing bizarre. The guy from Minnesota is out there and would probably be thrilled to coach for the rest of the year. The guy from Edmonton is out there and would probably be thrilled to coach for the rest of the year. Many guys are out there and ready for any opportunity to be a HC.
Most interim coaches for the year are promoted from within, not many agree to come in for 3-4 months.
Give 2 years 3.5 to Berube to come here and if the new GM absolutely cannot work with him
Agree with @BankStreetParade here... There are likely many (much more capable) potential interim coaches who would be willing treat the balance of the year as a PTO to prove their value. The new GM can decide to make it permanent or look elsewhere. The futile, pointless, wasteful if not insane option is to continue to expect different results from DJ and company.
If Staios hired Berube/X as HC for 2 or 3 years, and then hired a GM, I would think Staios would be smart enough to ask all GM candidates if they would be happy and able to work with Berube/X as the HC, and only hire one that agreed whole-heartedly to do so. Otherwise it would be stupidity to hire a person as the new GM who was not happy/able to work with Berube.
Sens have tried to do coaching on the cheap for many years, especially in the Melnyk era. I'm amazed when I see professional teams willing to throw bazillions at the player roster decide to go the cheap route on coaching. Weird too considering coaching does not impact salary cap. I'm not suggesting teams should not be judicious, piss away money hiring the most expensive coach available. That said, surely some of a coach's competive (perceived) market value is derived from reality, a proven track record. A solid coach produces greater value than the sum of the individual players parts. IMO Sens coaching has been bass-ackwards there for years, delivered much less than expectations. Rather fruitless to expect improvement when you are willing to endlessly accept mediocrity, or worse.
Some teams play man on man in D zone, some play a zone defense, that was generally man on man. Even though I thought we changed from man to zone coverage .
In the last hour?
Does it? Don’t know that we can score 4 straight to come back and win.
Something like special teams needs changes. Other teams are watching tape on what you did that worked and adapting.
