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Rest in Peace Johnny
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Didn’t even read it, did ya?How much did McClellan have to pay to have this article written for him?
Didn’t even read it, did ya?How much did McClellan have to pay to have this article written for him?
Probably about the same Quenneville's paying you to keep pushing his name.How much did McClellan have to pay to have this article written for him?
he will have to play kids that all we have hahahKings fan chiming in here with Cold notes on TMac a.k.a. “Koala” Great X’s and O’s coach. Structured. In game coaching adjustments are non existent and he’s not fond of playing the younger guys in the lineup.
Hope he works out for you.
How was the PP under McLellan? Did he get to hire his own staff while he was there, including the guy responsible for PP?Kings fan chiming in here with Cold notes on TMac a.k.a. “Koala” Great X’s and O’s coach. Structured. In game coaching adjustments are non existent and he’s not fond of playing the younger guys in the lineup.
Hope he works out for you.
Its 8:30 and I just woke up on my vacation day off...can anyone show me a team that has an under 22 year old (chicago is the exception) that is in the top 3 of TOI? I think the Ducks might be the only one but even then they were load managing Carlsson.I kinda don't want to pre-have this discussion, but if the concern is he'll rely heavily on veterans, who does that mean? Do we really think he's going to start giving Sean Kuraly 19-20 minutes a game?
Like Viqsi said, this is pretty much a thing for almost every coach.
Some idiot tried to hire him! Can you imagine! And then things went all haywire. Shocking.He wasn’t an option this time
Not comparing the 2 coaches, but look at Barry Trotz. He never made it out of the 2nd round until he won a cup. So much goes into winning a cup (a lot of it luck), the fact that he punches a ticket to the playoffs more often than not is a good sign.I'm generally in the camp of "please stop running these Larsen/Vincent type of hires." We need competence and stability (and to fire Steve McCarthy into the sun).
That said, McClellan's track record is...kind of spotty.
-He couldn't win a Cup with, on paper, one of the most talented teams of the era. The Sharks won the Pacific Division in each of his first three seasons there, including a President's Trophy his first year. They lost in back-to-back Conference Finals in 2010 & 2011. By 2015, they missed the playoffs and he was let go. The very next season they made it to the Stanley Cup Final and made the playoffs each year after that until the Karlsson deal blew up in their faces (and they got old) and missed the 2020 Bubble
-Not exactly a stellar track record in Edmonton, where he had McDavid and Draisaitl. Missed the playoffs in '15-'16 (understandable), made the playoffs the following year, then followed that up with a 78 point campaign the next season, then he was fired 10 games into the next season. The Oilers haven't missed the playoffs since firing him.
-Took the Kings to the playoffs twice but couldn't get out of the first round. They fired him mid season last year and went 21-12-1 after he was gone.
Since 2013, the Blue Jackets have been to the playoffs more than McClellan (5-4) and have been to the 2nd round the same number of times (1).
Not comparing the 2 coaches, but look at Barry Trotz. He never made it out of the 2nd round until he won a cup. So much goes into winning a cup (a lot of it luck), the fact that he punches a ticket to the playoffs more often than not is a good sign.
But since obtaining talent isn't his duty Waddell needs to be on his game.He punched a ticket one time with McDavid & Draisaitl.
Having Thornton/Marleau/Pavelski (and later, Burns & Couture) makes it easier to get to the playoffs, I think.
A new wrench into the plans?
A new wrench into the plans?
A new wrench into the plans?
A new wrench into the plans?