sipowicz
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Class guy, nice guy and all that but he was just a few losses away from the pink slip!
News Article: Paul Maurice resigns
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Class guy, nice guy and all that but he was just a few losses away from the pink slip!
Yeah but they had to try everything to save this season given the moves we made in offseason.
Do or Die
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Bottom line: Nice guys are allowed to retire.
None
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Hopefully the way Paul's leaving softens the blow to the guys who were clearly still completely bought in.
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Derfel
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While many here will welcome this as excellent news - you never know what you have until it's gone, or replaced by something worse.
At least he waited until Boudreau signed somewhere else.
Tortorella is still available though, right?
At least he waited until Boudreau signed somewhere else.
Tortorella is still available though, right?
cbcwpg
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That's what I was wondering... Other than for immediate family reasons or individual health reasons... has a coach ever just walked away?
Guerzy
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I've been wondering where you've been. Come back stranger, this board needs your posts (and I enjoy reading them lol).
Jetfaninflorida
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No one can spin a resignation as a 'great thing' better than Maurice.
Can players have a clause in their contract like a No Trade to some teams...
Have a No Torts' clause... ?
JetsWillFly4Ever
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Jesus you find a way to turn everything negative lately.
Gabe Kupari
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Did Maurice pull a Buff.
Still seems pretty wrestling promo to me. Not necessarily scripted but the talking points are all there.
I just have a hard time believing that all of a sudden Paul just realized... I'm not the man for the job.
Still seems pretty wrestling promo to me. Not necessarily scripted but the talking points are all there.
I just have a hard time believing that all of a sudden Paul just realized... I'm not the man for the job.
Mud Turtle
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Very classy press conference by Maurice.
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Guerzy
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He's like the person you break up with, and then they're so dam nice about it that when you say, "I hope we can still be friends", you actually do.
lmao nailed it.
Yesterday I wanted him gone. Like gone. Now I'm like, god dammit I wish this all worked with him and he and the team were successful.
hockeyarena
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One thing he said really stood out:
'I texted Pete Deboer this morning and I said, "I win."'
When you manage a team of people you get to know them fairly intimately. I take his statement to mean that he knew the players were done with him and that he was going to be fired at some point here(he'd be talking to Chipman and Chevy every day). People who haven't managed others may not understand. But when you know you're done as a leader, you know.
'I texted Pete Deboer this morning and I said, "I win."'
When you manage a team of people you get to know them fairly intimately. I take his statement to mean that he knew the players were done with him and that he was going to be fired at some point here(he'd be talking to Chipman and Chevy every day). People who haven't managed others may not understand. But when you know you're done as a leader, you know.
Derfel
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It likely had been something he's been contemplating since the end of last season, and perhaps with Wheeler's injury he realized that his leadership is no longer as strong in the room as it used to be.
It would be fantastic if he took the rest of the season off, and then returned to the Jets organization in the back office somehow. I doubt that would happen... but it'd be nice.
cbcwpg
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He can sure talk the great talk, but that's part of the problem. Sports are a result industry, and he was no longer getting the results, no matter how positive he sounds.
DannyGallivan
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He went out showing the same class and dignity that he consistently demonstrated during his tenure. I really wish we could have won it all with him as coach. He loved this city.
Many loyal Jet fans rightfully asked for this change, not because of any disdain or dislike for the coach, but we also knew it was time to go another direction. I wish him all the best... I just wish there was some way he could continue working in hockey while still being a citizen of Winnipeg. That's up to him now.
Many loyal Jet fans rightfully asked for this change, not because of any disdain or dislike for the coach, but we also knew it was time to go another direction. I wish him all the best... I just wish there was some way he could continue working in hockey while still being a citizen of Winnipeg. That's up to him now.
Ludwig Fell Down
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I'm guessing this was arranged with the team, and it is a classy way for him to exit after a 9-year tenure. I agree with most that PoMo was no longer the right person for the job, but at least he walks away in a dignified fashion.
i wonder how much this has been weighing on him. i know he gets his $$$$ so have to work through the good and bad times but still. i've noticed the bags under the guys eyes and his general "defeated" look as of late. but shit must have been really bad.
CorgisPer60
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Had to be bullied to pay support staff and part-timers at the start of the pandemic after they said "They work when we work.", but will surely pay Paul Maurice the remainder of his contract.
Anyways, let's hope the Islanders continue their stride and Barry Trotz suddenly becomes available at the end of the season. Also, please f***ing get rid of Charlie Huddy.
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