[Igottago]

Originally Posted by transplant99

The man has been head coach in the NHL for a grand total of 52 regular season hockey games.

52.

Im not sold he is the guy that should be here, but i do know that there is simply far to little data to know, for sure, one way or the other. Particularly when we know that the majority of the core of this roster has been constant throughout 3 head coaches now. 4 to a lesser extent.

Niether one of his seasons have been any where near to "normal" of his tenure either. He took over under difficult circumstances and with COVID they have continued.

I think he should at least be given a chance, even if the early returns aren't as promising as one would hope. Every good, and bad, coach has had poor streaks in their careers.

Patience is a virtue sometimes, and since nothing will change as far as coaching and management until at least the "summer"....may as well see if it gets better or not before going off the deep end.

That is the problem. Why is a team that is supposed to be in contending years hiring a coach with no experience? This isn't the time to be a training ground for new faces, its a time for experience and expectations.