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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
I’d like to know the fan bases of each underperforming team are calling for a head coaching change as much as we are.
Pittsburgh - currently out of a playoff spot. Highly unlikely given back to back cups.
Ottawa - after making the conference finals are now 2nd last in the east. Like Gulutzan, Boucher is in his 2nd year.
Edmonton - huge expectation after last year. Fans have been calling for McLellan’s head all year. In his 3rd year.
Montreal - god awful start, playing better recently. Julien hasn’t even been there a full year yet.
Anaheim - conference finals last year, currently below Calgary. In his 2nd year back as well.
We’re hardly the only team that’s been disappointing so far. Are any of these teams also looking for a head coaching switch? As far as I can’t tell, only Edmonton’s fan base is asking for a change. We’re still in striking distance of the playoffs and the team has historically performed better in the 2nd half, but I don’t envy Treliving right now. Hope and pray they have a much better 2nd half or cut your losses and look for the boost a coaching change can sometimes give a team? Huge decision looming.
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It would be hard to believe there hasn't been calls for coaching changes in Anaheim and Ottawa. Ottawa is a unique case as ownership has clearly stepped in and made things worse (trading Turris because he'd want a huge raise this off season and instantly plummeting down the standings) and the fans are angrily pointed that direction.
Are you saying that you've been looking for cases of these teams fans asking for change and haven't found it or that you haven't been looking and haven't heard anything?