Confirmed with Link: Blashill to coach Wings next season

[Hatter of the Beach]

Per official twitter and facebook page. Didn’t see a thread for it and figured it deserved its own.

Kind of surreal to see them not even wait out to see if any talent available. I also strongly assume Athanasiou is getting traded now.

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[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Nothing this team doesn’t do surprises me.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

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What's the over-under that we start next year with the exact same roster, probably minus one of our more sparky young guys?

 

[NickH8]

Well, here's to more dump and chase!

 

[Henkka]

Another high 1st overall coming.

I'll take it.

That what almost everybody in here years ago was rooting for. Blashill will complete those wishes.

 

[Frk It]

Blashill + Coreau = Jack Hughes

 

[ricky0034]

Blashill + Coreau = Jack Hughes

really doubt Coreau's back

Holland did mention exploring the market for Goalies in his press conference so I imagine we'll see some cheap veteran free agent as the backup next year

 

[Redder Winger]

Red Wings commit to mediocrity.

 

[Orthodox Caveman]

Blash will help us #Lose4Hughes

 

[Redder Winger]

Blash will help us #Lose4Hughes

By playing Zetterberg 20 minutes/night?

 

[Winger98]

By playing Zetterberg 20 minutes/night?

by using Nielsen as a third line shutdown center with Glendening on his wing.

 

[KJoe88]

I mean, I expected the same season in terms of standings and suckage, so idc.

The only thing I worry about is the progression of the young players.

 

[jkutswings]

By playing Zetterberg 20 minutes/night?

I sure hope not. For all the talk of, 'OK, we give up. It's finally time to rebuild', Hank should get a noticeable drop in ATOI this year.

The problem is that Larkin is the only other center that deserves a top six assignment.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

By playing Zetterberg 20 minutes/night?

One of these years that's going to be an awful strategy. Maybe this coming year.

 

[TheMule93]

im pretty indifferent to this decision

 

[aar000n]

mediocre GM mediocre head coach.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Meh

 

[Shaman464]

Blash will only be as good as the team hes' given and he played Larkin, Mantha, and Bert for big top 6 minutes, so its not like he's not giving kids big roles.

 

[Martinez]

I’m fine with this. We need more top 5 picks. Kakko would look great in a red wings sweater

 

[Orthodox Caveman]

By playing Zetterberg 20 minutes/night?

Well since Datsyuk left we've been a lottery team twice so why not. Better Blash instead of a coach that will work miracles to move this team into a worse draft position.

 

[PelagicJoe]

Here is the slogan for next year, boys and girls.

#Lose4Hughes

 

[Pavels Dog]

Not a fan but 1 more year is fine. Another top 10 pick (unless something unthinkable happens) and then we can hopefully start turning the corner and try to win again.

 

[dragonballgtz]

Another year of the dumbest coach challenges coming up.

Blash will only be as good as the team hes' given and he played Larkin, Mantha, and Bert for big top 6 minutes, so its not like he's not giving kids big roles.

Yes and no IMO. I still believe he doesn't know how to tweak his system to maximize the output of his players.

 

[Redder Winger]

Well since Datsyuk left we've been a lottery team twice so why not. Better Blash instead of a coach that will work miracles to move this team into a worse draft position.

Because even finishing last is no guarantee of anything.
I'd still like to maximize this time for the development of younger players.

 

[Bench]

Nothing this team doesn’t do surprises me.

It feels like watching that kid in middle school clinging to the wall at the school dance.