2020-2021 Jack Adams Award Finalists: Dean Evason, Rod Brind'Amour, Joel Quenneville

[Treb]

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[smokes lets go]

Had to google who Dean Evason was.

 

[Shrimper]

Sullivan snubbed again

 

[dalewood12]

I thought Sullivan would have been a finalist, but after the playoffs it’s probably for the best.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Trotz is the best coach in the league. If the playoffs were taken into consideration he'd sweep this award easily.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Brindamour should have been nominated before this year and he should win it this year.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Had to google who Dean Evason was.

Alright, so who is he ? Minnesota's coach ?

 

[tarheelhockey]

Happy for Rod that he didn't get snubbed. The job he's done over the past 3 years has been phenomenal, especially for someone with no prior HC experience.

 

[CanesUltimate11]

Two horse race between Rod and Evason, Quennville likely third.

 

[FinlandPanther]

Two horse race between Rod and Evason, Quennville likely third.

How do you figure?

 

[SI90]

Brind’Amor sticks out to me. Thought he did a great job with the canes.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

What were the expectations for Florida and Carolina before the season? Carolina a playoff team and Florida maybe on the edge?

 

[HisIceness]

What were the expectations for Florida and Carolina before the season? Carolina a playoff team and Florida maybe on the edge?

I don't think Carolina was thought of as division winners prior to the first game. Not sure about Florida.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Is it Pat Quinn?

 

[CanesUltimate11]

How do you figure?

From what I've seen Rod seems the favorite and with the Canes winning the division over Tampa and the record vs Florida likely puts him up in voters minds. Minnesota going as far as they did with no one expecting it (I don't think) I could see that bumping Evason above Quennville.

 

[pb1300]

From what I've seen Rod seems the favorite and with the Canes winning the division over Tampa and the record vs Florida likely puts him up in voters minds. Minnesota going as far as they did with no one expecting it (I don't think) I could see that bumping Evason above Quennville.

And NOBODY was expecting anything from the Panthers, especially one of the best records in the league. And he also had to deal with losing his best Dman for a good portion of the season. Q deserves it as much as the other two.

 

[CanesUltimate11]

And NOBODY was expecting anything from the Panthers, especially one of the best records in the league. And he also had to deal with losing his best Dman for a good portion of the season. Q deserves it as much as the other two.

Very true, I certainly wouldn't be surprised if any of the three win.

 

[Joe McGrath]

All 3 spent a significant part of their playing career with the Whalers/Hurricanes franchise.

 

[Lapa]

Good choices. Any one of those 3 deserves it.

 

[BHD]

Sullivan snubbed again

 

[Hockeyholic]

Sullivan snubbed again

Please list the reasons Sullivan deserves to be ahead of these three. I'm curious.

 

[kaiser matias]

All 3 spent a significant part of their playing career with the Whalers/Hurricanes franchise.

The late 1980s Whalers produced an unusually large amount of coaches and executives, including two of the names here. I think it was the 1989-90 Whalers that had more than half the regular roster end up coaching or managing in the NHL at one point, and they are by far the highest proportion in league history. Which is unusual, because it's not like they were an exceptional team by any means.

 

[Darren McCord]

Please list the reasons Sullivan deserves to be ahead of these three. I'm curious.

canes and Florida led a horrible division with an injury riddled lighting team.

Sullivan had the pens win a division that was a blood bath with Crosby malkin and half the defense missing a lot of games

Evasion deserves the nod

 

[Hockeyholic]

canes and Florida led a horrible division with an injury riddled lighting team.

Sullivan had the pens win a division that was a blood bath with Crosby malkin and half the defense missing a lot of games

Evasion deserves the nod

Pittsburgh has the pedigree. Malkin and Crosby. Letang.

Florida improved the most.

Voters look at teams reaching unexpected heights.

 

[generalshepherd141]

I vote Q because of the whole goalie situation, losing Ekblad, and taking a team from a borderline playoff contender to division title contender.

He's still in the conversation for best coach in hockey, period. I know the Hawks miss him dearly.