Temp Check Rod Brindamour

[Finlandia WOAT]

I bet the Flyers are waiting on their coaching search to see if the Canes flame out in the 2nd round and Tom Dundon does something stupid.

 

[Stanky and Janky]

There are plenty of valid frustrations and criticims of Rod. He's a great coach but he's not perfect. But he's clearly top tier at what he does, has a tie to the franchise that may never be recreated, and has brought us a level of sustained success that we never could have imagined over the first like 20 years of the franchise. Anybody that actually would want to move on from him (I don't think there are many, but there are some) or those that don't fully appreciate how many positive aspects he's brought to this franchise and our fandom, is flat out dumb and ungrateful. You're far more likely to end up better than worse moving on from Rod, especially given Dundon would probably immediately go back to the any yokel could cheaply fill this job philosophy.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I tend to now believe we should just pick a coach and then stick with him. I think the way some teams cycle through coaches is toxic to the franchise as a whole. We're also unique in that the way we play hockey is derived so much from how Rod played. He also has such a massive symbolic presence for this franchise.

He's not perfect, but I don't care. I don't ever want to replace him until Rod wants to leave. Even if his matchups or decisions directly cause us to lose a playoff series, I don't think we'll have it better with another coach, and I don't want to "the grass is greener" the situation.

Plus, I can guarantee that if Rod was fired today, 15 NHL teams would immediately pick up the phone. Many of which would can their coach today if it meant them getting Brind'Amour. Heck, he could even lead the historic Boston Bruins!

He’s our Toe Blake.

Canes have an organizational approach that really favors coaching stability. I’m a big advocate of finding the right guy and sticking with him long term regardless of the ups and downs. That’s much easier to accomplish in an organization that’s seriously committed to a systematic approach, where the players are evaluated for “fit” and buy-in, rather than chasing tomorrow’s news cycle and next month’s ticket sales.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

It's probably also easier for the players to know that they're only going to have one coach for the foreseeable future. Those that like the coach/system will be more likely to stick around, those that have issues with either make the easy call to move on.

 

[chaz4hockey]

It's probably also easier for the players to know that they're only going to have one coach for the foreseeable future. Those that like the coach/system will be more likely to stick around, those that have issues with either make the easy call to move on.

I wonder how Pretzel is feeling about the Tampa rumors (Plus, the early exit too)?

 

[tarheelhockey]

It's probably also easier for the players to know that they're only going to have one coach for the foreseeable future. Those that like the coach/system will be more likely to stick around, those that have issues with either make the easy call to move on.

Notable example: as mad as we are about how Rantanen left, imagine if he had signed that contract.

It helps to have a clear identity that people are either aligned with or not.