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Originally Posted by Igottago
Agreed on all points, but his ability to get the right head coach in place since firing Hartley has been his biggest failing IMO. He needs to fix that, I don't think he can afford another slip up in that regard. If he insists on hiring another no track record coach I don't think it will bode well for him.
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I don't disagree that the team needs a name coach (I don't lump having Ward in the spot as a Treliving HC hire though). Though it's funny - when Hartley was let go, there was a lot of "don't hire a retread" talk when names like Boudreau came up. Also, all coaches are "no track record" until they aren't (see Cooper, Gallant, Vigneault, Berube...)
But in this case, I think you need a name who is bigger than the players as far as credibility goes. The Isles lost Tavares and gained Trotz and look at them now. I'd go hard after Laviolette.