Striiker
Earthquake Survivor
Ha ha my bad.
Holy ****, if the choice is between:
A) Squeek into the playoffs only to get corn-holed by TB and keep Gordo.
B) Play well but finish a few points out and replace Gordo.
Yeah, that's easy to pick
Like I said, I'm not actively rooting for losses and I love seeing them win, but it's just something in the back of my mind that kinda dampens the enjoyment.
For months my main hope for the rest of this year has been seeing my favorite players rack up points and see the young guys continue to progress. Both of those things have been going great so I count this year as a positive so far. Obviously we also got rid of Hakstol, which is massive.
I honestly don't get the logic.
He's here for the rest of the year, regardless of the team's success down the stretch. Fletcher has all he needs to evaluate Gordon and of the playoffs are contingent for Gordon to be re-hired, then Fletcher should be fired immediately.
Dave Scott and the brass are sick of this team's mediocrity. Scott Gordon doesn't get them out of that. He's not coming back unless the organization is truly incompetent.
I just don't want any small excuse to sway them away from going after a better coach.
You're assuming they'll be logical and make the rational choice, which everything we've seen from "hockey people" would suggest is far from a guarantee. Yeah, there's more than enough proof to show that Gordon is a bad coach and if Fletcher is dumb enough to keep Gordon it would be a massive mistake... kind of like the exact same thing we were saying for years about Hextall keeping/firing Hakstol. Dave Scott is also an idiot who might think that the fact that Gordon was coach while the team made an insane comeback means he's a good coach. He might not realize that Gordon is exactly the type of problem he wants solved.