When does McLellan get fired?

[BigFuzzyDice]

Whose more likely to find success with a fragile team? some no namer sipping his first cup of coffee in the NHL or someone like Trots or Quenville? Wasn't a good coach? Pretty sure he coached the Marlies to back to back 40 + win seasons. The last thing this team needs is to bring in a no namer who if fails magnifies the idiocy of our management even more and makes the entire organization look like a farce. Go on keep arguing why we should hire no namers because the game has changed while Quenville basically was coaching his team that way since 2010.

Who did Sather coach before he took the reins in oil country? A big name that got fired is no better than what is here now. Retreads are retreads for a reason. they're already worn out.

Todd Nelson FTW (or at least a punchers chance at one).

 

[rboomercat90]

As far as the always changing coaches argument. That was the first rebuild. Mcdavid has played under only 1 coach.

This excuse is only trotted out as a way to cover each other’s asses.

It makes less sense keeping someone who is doing a poor job. Lots to point to that Mclellan is doing a poor job. He’s also had three seasons. That’s been plenty of time to see what his failures are and it’s been a lot easier seeing them than it has been determining what his strengths are as a coach.

 

[Frank the Tank]

I'm just hoping they're waiting for Chi Town to can Coach Q so we can hire him

I'd be worried that Quenneville has lost his fire after a successful decade and three Cups. Or maybe he's just grown complacent in Chicago, and a new team would reignite the spark?

 

[rboomercat90]

I'd be worried that Quenneville has lost his fire after a successful decade and three Cups. Or maybe he's just grown complacent in Chicago, and a new team would reignite the spark?

Better find that out before he’s hired.
Last time we gave the job to someone who looks like he’s grown complacent.

 

[McAsuno]

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

I don't know why Quenneville is so obviously the answer. I mean, great coach? Sure. But it really helps having guys like Kane, Hossa, Keith, prime Toews, prime Seabrook and prime Sharp on your roster.

 

[McDaddy]

I don't know why Quenneville is so obviously the answer. I mean, great coach? Sure. But it really helps having guys like Kane, Hossa, Keith, prime Toews, prime Seabrook and prime Sharp on your roster.

McDavid - Kane
Draisaitl - Toews
RNH - Hossa
JP - Sharp
Klefbom - Keith
Nurse/Larsson - Seabrook

Numerous tangibles there with a lot of them still waiting to hit their prime, coach Q would have a hay day with the core that we have at the moment. If anyone can bring the best out of these guys, it would be him or Trotz no doubt.

EDIT: Thats not even including Yamamoto, Bear, and Maksimov (who all look like they could be NHL regulars earlier than expected).

 

[shoop]

I don't know why Quenneville is so obviously the answer. I mean, great coach? Sure. But it really helps having guys like Kane, Hossa, Keith, prime Toews, prime Seabrook and prime Sharp on your roster.

Exactly. Quenneville did a great job with the Blackhawks. How much of that was on the talent?

Although the 800 career wins as a head coach is a pretty big deal.

 

[Soul8]

Exactly. Quenneville did a great job with the Blackhawks. How much of that was on the talent?

Although the 800 career wins as a head coach is a pretty big deal.

At least coach Q can coach talent...this Oiler team also has quite a bit of talent bit tbit thecoaches dont understand what to do to make is successful

 

[Yablo21]

Six years later and same story - only difference are the players and gm...

San Jose Sharks Loss Highlights 10 Reasons Why Todd McLellan Is on Hot Seat

I just got some major Deja Vu reading that.

 

[redgrant]

Exactly. Quenneville did a great job with the Blackhawks. How much of that was on the talent?

Although the 800 career wins as a head coach is a pretty big deal.

One thing is this team is stacked with talent. Nuge McDavid drai pulu Yamamoto klefbom nurse.

McLellan sucks at deploying players. Guy couldn't stop deploying letestu on the pk. Stubborn as a mule.

 

[shoop]

McLellan sucks at deploying players. Guy couldn't stop deploying letestu on the pk. Stubborn as a mule.

If McLellan gets canned he can thank his horrific handling of the special teams.

 

[HenrikW]

The fact that Drake Caggiula got 2.5 minutes on the PP and JP got none makes me hope he gets canned sooner rather then later. Completely mismanaging "dead" games. The possibility of Puljujärvi being long-term affected by his horrible coaching just makes me sick to my stomach.

 

[Bangers]

Exactly. Quenneville did a great job with the Blackhawks. How much of that was on the talent?

Although the 800 career wins as a head coach is a pretty big deal.

While a lot of his wins are down to talent, the flipside is that the team might have 0 cup wins with someone else.

Quenneville is a fantastic coach.

 

[Soul8]

The fact that Drake Caggiula got 2.5 minutes on the PP and JP got none makes me hope he gets canned sooner rather then later. Completely mismanaging "dead" games. The possibility of Puljujärvi being long-term affected by his horrible coaching just makes me sick to my stomach.

I agree, Tmac is making it difficult to assess things.. I wish they would have brought in an interim coach

 

[PaPaDee]

It's too bad you can't trade a coach's contract - both Chicago and Edmonton need a coaching change...

 

[redgrant]

McLellan didn't want nuge to play on McDavid's wing.
He didn't want leon to run his own line.
Wanted letestu to pk when we were worst in history.
Wanted Lucic top line.

Probably misses living in San Jose where he knows more than the fans.

 

[BlackDogg]

There should really be a "combined" thread where they both get canned. These threads keep leapfrogging each other.

 

[Soul8]

I am curious if the oilers will circle back to Perry pearn as an assistant if Tmac and his group are removed.

 

[McAsuno]

Headlines: Blackhawks' Quenneville future up in the air - Sportsnet.ca

Quenneville and Bowman don't have the healthiest relationship and it bottomed out at the draft last season when Panarin was traded for Saad.

Bill Peters has an out clause in his contract shortly after this season. He can investigate the market as well.

 

[McShogun99]

McLellan didn't want nuge to play on McDavid's wing.
He didn't want leon to run his own line.
Wanted letestu to pk when we were worst in history.
Wanted Lucic top line.

Probably misses living in San Jose where he knows more than the fans.

The sad thing is these were things that posters on here were constantly talking about yet he was to stubborn to try new things. A good coach adepts to the situation presented to him which TM doesn't do. He just sticks with what he's comfortable with.

 

[VainGretzky]

Just fire this outcoached always thinks his weird choices near the end of a game are brilliant when they're just sad. Puts out his 3 top forwards up by one with 2:30 left while ducks best players are on the bench , Than with a nice juicy open net his best players are on the bench ,and the Ducks have all their fire power with the extra skater out. This is how he is outcoahed constant . Enough is enough with this fool he always opens up that window for the opposition.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Just fire Quennville already Chicago.

 

[PatrikOverAuston]

TMacT is the worst in-game coach I've ever seen at the pro level. He just doesn't understand the relationship between things that happen and the players that are on the ice for them. It's roll lines, roll lines, never adjust, never call timeouts, roll lines again. His job is seemingly done once the scratches are posted.

Woodcroft is somehow even more incompetent, though. It's like watching a Make-A-Wish kid who asked to be a coach for a day- pacing, nattering in ears, drawing on his iPad... but with no real concept of what his job is or what he is actually supposed to.

Chiarelli's biggest failure this off-season is already in the books if he fails to fire both of them. Neither belongs anywhere near an NHL team ever again.

 

[oobga]

No in-game adjustments (aside from playing scared bottle it up hockey with a lead). Can't line match. Takes half a year plus to make any obvious adjustments. garbage special teams.

Seriously McLellan,