Coaches fired in off-season

[Pierre from Orleans]

I would drive him to the front door with a boy wrapped around him.

 

[SEALBound]

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I said what I said.

Could be Jansen Harkins or Chad Rudwedel.

 

[mondo3]

Assuming that Colorado wins game 5 eliminating the Jets, let's compare Bowness's year as Jets coach to the Paul Maurice/ Dave Lowry season in 2002/23. Bowness will have improved the team by 15 points in the regualr season (110 points vs. 95). The playoff result is the same with a first round loss in 5 games. In fact Rick Bowness gave the Jets their most point season in franchise history (even if you consider Atlanta Thrasher seasons as Winnipeg Jets cannon - or if you consider the original Winnipeg Jets including their WHA years as cannon).

Is it normal to fire a coach who just achieved the best regular season point total in franchise history and did not do any worse in the playoffs than the previosu year?

I will predict Rick Bowness will not be fired this summer.

Valid points! Perhaps I’m a bit jaded over the playoff games so far

 

[namttebih]

Then Jon Cooper steps down and signs with the Leafs for 7M+ per year

Torts...

 

[thaman8765678]

Why would the Jets coach be fired? They are such a mid team.

It is a miracle they finished where they did in the standings. Because they certainly aren't good.

 

[StreetHawk]

8 HC and 2 GMs fired so far.

But figures to be 9 HC once Columbus hires their GM and gets the Greenlight to make their own hire.

How safe are the 7 other GMs who fired their HC? What’s their expectations for next season and if not met are they then gone?

 

[Djp]

Prediction as to who will be let go?
I’ll guess Bowness in Winnipeg

I think Granato is done

 

[WhoAreYou99]

I could see him stepping down. He's now 69.

Nice

 

[Satoru Gojo]

Keefe is about as boiled as Oden was

I do wonder if a Keefe firing the creates a domino effect where Sullivan then "steps down" and Keefe becomes the HC of Pitts

 

[gojetsgo]

Assuming that Colorado wins game 5 eliminating the Jets, let's compare Bowness's year as Jets coach to the Paul Maurice/ Dave Lowry season in 2002/23. Bowness will have improved the team by 15 points in the regualr season (110 points vs. 95). The playoff result is the same with a first round loss in 5 games. In fact Rick Bowness gave the Jets their most point season in franchise history (even if you consider Atlanta Thrasher seasons as Winnipeg Jets cannon - or if you consider the original Winnipeg Jets including their WHA years as cannon).

Is it normal to fire a coach who just achieved the best regular season point total in franchise history and did not do any worse in the playoffs than the previosu year?

I will predict Rick Bowness will not be fired this summer.

we had 114 points in 17/18. bowness won't be fired but he may not get his club option picked up and the only thing worse then what we did last year would have been a sweep, so big f***ing whoop that he didn't do any worse in the playoffs this year

 

[BWJM]

Bowness won't be fired. Poor guy drew Colorado in rd 1 and his goalie took the series off.

Correct answer is Keefe. One less punchable face behind a bench he's up there with Woodcroft.

 

[Oddbob]

8 HC and 2 GMs fired so far.

But figures to be 9 HC once Columbus hires their GM and gets the Greenlight to make their own hire.

How safe are the 7 other GMs who fired their HC? What’s their expectations for next season and if not met are they then gone?

Where do you get 8 HC? I get 3, Granato, Hakstol and Quinn.

 

[StreetHawk]

Where do you get 8 HC? I get 3, Granato, Hakstol and Quinn.

Factored in season changes as well.
Edm, Stl, Ott, Buf, NJ, NY, Sea, SJ will have a different HC for game 1 in 24/25 than the person who was the HC for game 1 of 23/24 season.

 

[CH]

Prediction as to who will be let go?
I’ll guess Bowness in Winnipeg

What does it say about your prediction when the coach you pick to be fired is a Jack Adams finalist?

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Bowness’ contract for next year is club option, but performance isn’t likely to be the criteria that decides it. They certainly wouldn’t fire him outright or say that he wasn’t doing a good enough job. With Bowness’ absences this year due to his wife’s health, I think he is probably going to want to retire and spend time with his family. The organization will oblige and make it clear that it was his call.

 

[mattef]

Michel Therrien would chew them lol

He's an old school hard ass who should never get the job for more than two years because he's toxic af

But maybe that's what is needed? At least, they would learn to grind There are other old school

Therrien is a borderline criminal who will ruin any locker room he steps a foot in. That goes way back to his days in the Q with the Morrissette brothers. Just horrible people.

There are other old school coaches to hire that are not walking cancer

 

[Bouboumaster]

Therrien is a borderline criminal who will ruin any locker room he steps a foot in. That goes way back to his days in the Q with the Morrissette brothers. Just horrible people.

There are other old school coaches to hire that are not walking cancer

But I wish none of them to the Leafs, I wish them Therrien

 

[McGarnagle]

Monty

 

[Victor Z]

Mike Sullivan please and thank you. But after ridding ourselves of that smug, stubborn, ineffective albatross you just know that Kyle Dubious is going to bring in his BFF Keefe (yuck) after Toronto punts him. In fact, that's probably the ONLY chance (and it's still not much of one) that Sully gets the well-deserved axe.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Both Montgomery & Keefe are 100% coaching for their jobs tomorrow night. Keefe may even be gone if they lose to Florida in 5 or less.

 

[Mattilaus]

I think Granato is done

Ridiculous! His extension hasn't even kicked in yet!

 

[ThisIsMyAlibi]

Can CBJ fire their entire organization? Including the building?

 

[KrisLeturnover]

Todd Reirden fired as Pens assistant. Thank god, dunno how he made it this long.

 

[Duke749]

Bowness’ contract for next year is club option, but performance isn’t likely to be the criteria that decides it. They certainly wouldn’t fire him outright or say that he wasn’t doing a good enough job. With Bowness’ absences this year due to his wife’s health, I think he is probably going to want to retire and spend time with his family. The organization will oblige and make it clear that it was his call.

Agreed. If he leaves they’ll let it be on his terms. If he wants to come back for another year he will. But yeh, he’s knocking on the door of retirement.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Both Montgomery & Keefe are 100% coaching for their jobs tomorrow night. Keefe may even be gone if they lose to Florida in 5 or less.

I think Keefe needs round 3 at minimum to survive.

Then again, he did get extended so maybe that's foolish.