AndBoomGoesTheCannon
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They didn’t include high life?As a former sports reporter, I concur and will add that watching the game from the press box is definitely not worth the free hot dogs and cookies.
They didn’t include high life?As a former sports reporter, I concur and will add that watching the game from the press box is definitely not worth the free hot dogs and cookies.
He really can’t help himself with this Jeff Blashill stuff lmao
Whoops. Meant to say Hartley.There's nothing in the article about Blashill?
I'm surprised he's stepped off his Quennville soapbox.
They're going real deep now, I guess.Whoops. Meant to say Hartley.
Fantilli would give it back to Torts - and Torts would love it that Fantilli was giving it back to him.I have a feeling Fantilli is what he wanted PLD to be. I feel like they would be an instant match...
Your points are valid.I'm not sure its a smart decision for anyone to take a short term contract and expect short term results with this team. You are setting yourself up to fail. The metro is insanely tough right now and he's probably right the think its going to need more than 2 years to make the playoffs in this division.
If he takes a 3 year deal and this team needs 3 or more year to truly contend, He's on the hot seat by year 3 for "not showing results" and then he gets fired. Its makes him look bad and the team is impatient and starting over again.
Also, if he thinks it is going to take a few years to make the playoffs and DW thinks we can make it next year, it is probably a relationship set up for disaster.
Except that CBJ is bidding against other teams signing McLellan in the future, whether that be during this coming season or next summer.I agree that Hedger has been all over the place, so I'm not taking stock in his reports.
If term is an issue, I'm fine with Waddell playing hardball and not going over 3 years. There's no other teams that they are bidding against and if I was McConnell, who has had to pay a bunch of coaches to not coach the last couple of years, I'd be telling DW that 3 year term is the max. That's plenty of time for a coach to put this team on the right track - if that happens, that coach can get his 2 year extension then.
Maybe I'm off base or undervalue McLellan a lot, but are there a lot of examples of coaches hired mid-season to replace somebody else getting these 4-5 year deals? I feel like those hires are either just for the current year or at most 2 years. I have no data to back this up but from what I remember of mid-season hires they're often not long-term replacements.Just wanted to add that McLellan probably feels (knows?) that he can get a 4- or 5-year deal with another team either at the first firing this season (requiring some negotiation with LA) or he can get a similar deal next summer with no LA involvement. Maybe it isn't so much as not setting himself up to fail as it is just pure economics.
McLellan gets paid $5.5M this season, regardless of whether he coaches this season or sits out.
Sure, he's a competitor and would prefer to coach, but what economic incentive is there for McLellan to sign a shorter term deal (3 years) with CBJ if he can assuredly get 4 or 5 years elsewhere later and that 4 or 5 years doesn't start until NEXT season?
Yes, good luck Pascal - not an ideal situation here he was thrown into.
Jackets are now no longer paying for Vincent.
Also, good luck pascal
True. Forgot that we still technically have to pay something as he’s still under contract and it’s an AHL job. But at least they’re taking a chunk away from it.Yes, good luck Pascal - not an ideal situation here he was thrown into.
CBJ likely paying something, as I doubt his salary is equal to what he was getting in NHL, but at least this would lessen what CBJ are paying.
Pascal Vincent will be back in Ohio this season. Laval visits Cleveland Jan 10 & 11.
Jackets are now no longer paying for Vincent.
Also, good luck pascal
PVs AHL deal is probably about $200,000 The CBJ are on the hook for the difference.True. Forgot that we still technically have to pay something as he’s still under contract and it’s an AHL job. But at least they’re taking a chunk away from it.
No beer was ever served in the press box. Sigh.They didn’t include high life?
Given our propensity for making declarative statements, often with nothing on which to base them, I find questions refreshing.Am I asking too many questions?![]()
Because almost every thread has been beaten to death with repetitive and often stupid, irrelevant commentary wait for the question...Given our propensity for making declarative statements, often with nothing on which to base them, I find questions refreshing.
Yeah we’ve only started making unfounded statements as though they’re gospel just because we’re bored.Because almost every thread has been beaten to death with repetitive and often stupid, irrelevant commentary wait for the question...
When will we start the prospect ranking poll?
P.S. I note the irrelevance to the topic of this thread
As to the off topic matter, we’re starting to get them ready. They usually start around July 25 or later.
While I generally agree with the sentiment, this is perhaps a good thing IMO. We have the only opening, so we know we aren't going to lose one of our top candidates to someone else. We know we want one of McLellan, Evason, or Woodcroft. If the latter two interviewed this week and weren't immediately good enough to not want to circle back to McLellan, then I'm guessing that's what's happening. It's still 2 months until training camp, there's still plenty of time for a coach to prepare.This thread has now entered its second month of activity. I know there was a draft and free agency but this is kinda getting ridiculous. I was one of those people preaching patience and that there was no hurry to hire someone but this thread should have become obsolete by now.