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If course it was. "Best in class" indeed. More of the same...
Does it really make a difference if he wants to give Bowness a bit more time/experience? And maybe not throw him into this, considering the tension around the team and fanbase?
There’s no issue with him taking this on to start before he gives it to Bowness.
Oh yes he's clearly showed that's the type of guy he is.Oh don't you worry, soon enough you'll have Andlauer in the media talking about how fans need to open up their wallets. It's not his team. It's our team!
Oh yes he's clearly showed that's the type of guy he is.
We need a good retool good portion of our roster isn’t NHL caliber Berube or not team needs basically whole new bottom 6 and at least 3 new D man that play rough and tough on top of a new goalie that can save a beach ball.If they weren't willing to pay big money for Berube that kind of tells me they don't think too highly of this group of players...
I think it's looking more and more likely that the team is going to retool.
Friedman said money may have been an issue, as well as Berube not seeing the team as a playoff team.
He never said money was the issue, unless there was another recent interview where he said something different than the one I listened to on the Marek show, or I misheard
That quote misrepresents what he actually said as though it was a direct quote
If he was lookinh for 5/6 million nobody should be surprised we never paid 20+ million for the coach
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Until proven otherwise you’re correct and now reports coming out that Pinto and team have a gap to figure out … Are they deciding to cut back on spending next year ?Friedman said on Marek's show that money was the issue with Berube. And as far as I can tell, we still have a skeleton front office.
So same philosophy from a better speaker in a nicer suit.
No pressure on Green.This is really a make or break moment for this group.
I don’t know if a coaching hire has been as important as it is right now in the history of this franchise.
We need a good retool good portion of our roster isn’t NHL caliber Berube or not team needs basically whole new bottom 6 and at least 3 new D man that play rough and tough on top of a new goalie that can save a beach ball.
And you wonder why they haven’t made the playoffs for 7 straight years ..Elite coaches can hide roster holes better than any other hire. If the team has holes it's almost more imperative to bring in the right coach.
Boucher (however short lives his impact was) led a team with massive holes to the ECF. No single player or hire (short of prime Dominik Hasek) would make more of an impact on this team than the right coach. If the Senators narrowed in on Berube as "their guy" and let it fall apart over money it's just more of the same from a franchise that has (almost) always nickled and dimed their way through things.
I'm talking about how long they were here for though, whether the initial contract is 2,3, or 4, coaches tend to have lasted 3+ years, so why is an initial 4 year deal an issue?DJ initially signed for 3 years. Extended for another 2 with an option for an additional year after.
Paulrus signed an initial 2 year contract, won the Jack Adams, and was extended another 3.
Boucher did sign a 3 year contract, yes.
No one you've listed was given a 4 year contract out of the gate.
You think people are looking for reasons to complain: I think this franchise keeps gifting us reasons to complain, and it's getting real tiring.
I agree there’s definite concern. But to say it’s the worst hire ever or whatever…Everything I've seen about the type of person he is. You're forgetting we've been fans for decades. We knew who green was when he was a prospect. We knew who he was when he was breaking into the league. We know who he was when he retired.
Did he magically change? If so, I'd like to see proof.
Also, his record looks awful. The complaints about him sound awful.
What are the positives with statistical evidence of those positive attributes?
See, the thing is, his record indicates much more negative than positive.. so if a piece is mostly positive, you know it's a fluff piece.
With his track record, you would expect 75% of the article to be negative if it was very accurate...if it's 75% positive, it's clearly not accurately displaying the results.
Not a good look.
Is this going to be Melynk all over again ? Why are we shying away spending few extra million on a coach with an actual track record ? So disappointing that Green wasn’t our first choice and basically only hired because we could afford him.
Elite coaches can hide roster holes better than any other hire. If the team has holes it's almost more imperative to bring in the right coach.
Boucher (however short lives his impact was) led a team with massive holes to the ECF. No single player or hire (short of prime Dominik Hasek) would make more of an impact on this team than the right coach. If the Senators narrowed in on Berube as "their guy" and let it fall apart over money it's just more of the same from a franchise that has (almost) always nickled and dimed their way through things.
It's unfortunate that Tanev's play steadily declined under Green, starting in 17/18 when he first took over and really bottoming out in 19/20.
Nice, quick rebound once he got to Calgary though!
Look, I don't think we're going to see eye to eye here Mickle, but here's my take:I'm talking about how long they were here for though, whether the initial contract is 2,3, or 4, coaches tend to have lasted 3+ years, so why is an initial 4 year deal an issue?
I think the evidence is 20+ pages long right now that people are looking to complain
I agree there’s definite concern. But to say it’s the worst hire ever or whatever…
We need to give him a chance and give management the benefit of the doubt.
At least one season
If that was the deciding factor then it’s a complete joke.