Confirmed with Link: Caps clean house: McPhee gone, Oates gone

[Langway]

@VogsCaps: #Caps announce that they will not renew the contract of GM George McPhee and that head coach Adam Oates will be relieved of his duties.

http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetw...ce-changes-to-front-office-and-coaching-staff

The Washington Capitals will not renew the contract of vice president and general manager George McPhee and have relieved head coach Adam Oates of his duties, majority owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick announced today....

Leonsis and Patrick will be available to the media today, April 26 at 4 p.m. in the Verizon Center media room.

Patrick stays, though.

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[Capsman]

Oh this is beautiful!

 

[stanleycaps18]

Snoopy dance!!!!!

 

[g00n]

 

[stanleycaps18]

LOL, I literally just texted another poster here "Ding Dong the witch is dead"...too funny.

 

[KevinM]

And now more anxious waiting to hear who the new replacements are!

 

[Blades of Steel]

SOMEONE PINCH ME. tears of joy.

 

[amjay13]

Good for you Ted.

 

[g00n]

As expected, a soft landing with no ill words for GMGM. Not a highly publicized "firing". But taking Oates out with the trash this early is a pleasant surprise. I think 99% of us expected the new GM to do that, but it does appear the "Ted is pissed" option was the correct one when considering his top-down review all the way to the training staff.

Kudos to Ted for doing the right thing and not taking half-measures. Now, to hire the right GM...

 

[Langway]

A bit surprised that the fate of Oates wasn't left to the next GM, although that Carrera article was really damaging.

 

[GruntLife]

 

[stanleycaps18]

I will reiterate, I hope they keep Fishman on, though maybe with different instructions re: agent contact and holding areas.

 

[John Price]

Huzzah!

 

[itsjustsurvival]

It is going to be a good day.

 

[strungout]

It's been real Mafki.

 

[The Flying Finn]

 

[NoMoreChoking]

I'd sleep with whoever Ted wanted me to so we can get Lavi

 

[Koized]

GMGM should be able to help out a re-building team but I'll feel sorry for any team that hires Oates as a head coach, he's awful.

 

[g00n]

So...the Monday announcement... the new GM?

 

[Blades of Steel]

 

[KevinM]

GMGM should be able to help out a re-building team but I'll feel sorry for any team that hires Oates as a head coach, he's awful.

He'll probably land in Edmonton then given the circumstances.

Edit: Oates that is

 

[g00n]

GMGM should be able to help out a re-building team but I'll feel sorry for any team that hires Oates as a head coach, he's awful.

Yeah, a rebuilding team with a few years of high picks. After that, pffft.

Oates belongs at the developmental level. That's what he values over winning. That's where he'll end up.

 

[KevinM]

 

[SkinsFan09]

YES!!!!!!!

It's a celebration *****es.

-Rick James

 

[Langway]

Oates should be an assistant coach so that his authoritarian ways are kept in check. The man can devise a PP but that's about it. Any more authority than that and he runs amok and loses the plot.