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Originally Posted by Toonage
John Shannon on 960 predicting that April 9th will be Black Monday in the NHL. Thinks as many as 10 (!) coaches could be fired. Pretty sure thats the number he said.
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See, I dont like this.
Look, I get that there is disappointment and that goals werent met and that the NHL is a Results-Based Business.
But I'm not anti-Gulutzan because I dont like the guy, I'm anti-Gulutzan because he does things that I think were poor and naive coaching decisions and cost us a shot at the playoffs.
Firing 10 coaches like that seems ridiculous. Some teams didnt have the same expectations as our management did.
I think thats the key. I'm convinced that our management expected this group to make the playoffs and the lack of that achievement should result in trying again with a new group next season.
So if a team like the Coyotes or something are firing their coaches because 'they didnt make the playoffs' then thats insane because they were never making the playoffs and using that as a condition is wildly unreasonable.