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Originally Posted by jlh2640
Once again. I read this and think Dave Tippett.
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I would be fine with Tippett - his Dallas teams were fun to watch. Compare his time from Dallas and Phoenix, and you see a coach that can create a system that fits a team. 100% ok with him coming in.
It just won't happen with Maloney (and perhaps Treliving) being here. I would even say he would be hard-pressed for anyone in the NHL to offer him a coaching job with what he pulled in Phoenix. What GM is going to offer a coach a job, when in the previous job he supposedly approached the owner and got the GM canned?
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...gle-in-arizona
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To really get to the bottom of why Maloney was fired, you actually have to look at the top, as in ownership. When Andrew Barroway bought into the team, originally 54 percent worth, that was a good thing for Maloney because Barroway shared his vision of building a team with proper drafting and developing. But trouble started brewing when Barroway got a case of the shorts and had to download some of his shares in the team to Gary Drummond. While Barroway still owns more shares than anyone else, Drummond’s voice got louder and Barroway’s got softer after that transaction. Word is that Tippett allied himself with Drummond and convinced ownership that the plan needed to be fast-tracked.
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Feaster supposedly undermined Rick Dudley too before replacing him (and then replaced Sutter... go figure). I guess anything can happen, but it probably wouldn't happen on THIS team with Maloney and Treliving. Maloney is also one of the most respected 'hockey guys' in the business too. Will be interesting to see if Tippett gets hired anywhere. It took years for Ted Nolan to find another chance in the NHL.