Confirmed with Link: Bob Boughner has been fired as Head Coach, Paul McFarland as well

[Gentle Man]

Man.. I loved when GG got hella animated.

I'm ready for this

 

[Dr Beinfest]

This falls on the coach. It's not just bad luck when the whole D core is underperforming. The high risk system ultimately wasn't a fit for these guys.

But you’re drawing conclusions if you think they’re just underperforming. It could be that they just flat out suck.

Ekblad underperformed and Matheson underperformed. The rest kind of just suck.

 

[Gentle Man]

What if the d core sucks and after yandle and Ekblad there’s a huge drop off in talent and reliable play

While true, we did see Matheson look his best (small sample size) when the system was more conservative.

Not just in the playoffs, but his call up at the time too.

 

[MPGA]

And the Capuano era begins

 

[darknife2311]

And the Capuano era begins

Hope for you you're wrong!!!!

 

[RainingRats]

While true, we did see Matheson look his best (small sample size) when the system was more conservative.

Not just in the playoffs, but his call up at the time too.

Or that’s an anomaly

A lot of his issues are unforced errors, agnostic of system

 

[floridada]

So, does this help or hurt us on landing Bob and Breadman?

Panarin seemed to do ok playing under Q

 

[GrumpyKelly]

What if the d core sucks and after yandle and Ekblad there’s a huge drop off in talent and reliable play

But you’re drawing conclusions if you think they’re just underperforming. It could be that they just flat out suck.

Ekblad underperformed and Matheson underperformed. The rest kind of just suck.

Again GG had a worse D core (supposedly) and they were far less mistake prone. I'm willing to bet that they'll be significantly better under coach Q.

And it's not even necessarily that Boughner's system is bad but it just wasn't a fit here. His biggest mistakes were not realizing it or making changes. That and not holding someone like Matheson responsible at all for his play.

 

[Gentle Man]

Or that’s an anomaly

A lot of his issues are unforced errors, agnostic of system

I guess we shall see.

I mean, if a defenseman isnt good at making that first stretch pass he will fail here. But if the style was conservative (glass out, 5 man breakout etc), it is 'easier' to play.

Defensive positioning too. If you are asked to be me conservative, it is 'easier' to get in position.

And no, Not the Rowe zone either lol.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Another coach bites the dust

 

[IceManCat]

Where is Vendetta? How will he spin this around.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

How the hell is McFarland fired and not Cappy?

 

[RealHumanBean]

 

[Ghoste]

-ghoste

 

[Gentle Man]

How the hell is McFarland fired and not Cappy?

Capuano's contract expired today.

No need to fire him. McF is a sad loss though

 

[GrumpyKelly]

And the Capuano era begins

I like your pessimism, can't go anywhere but up so everything is always a pleasant surprise

 

[RainingRats]

Again GG had a worse D core (supposedly) and they were far less mistake prone. I willing to bet that they'll be significantly better under coach Q.

And it's not even necessarily that Boughner's system is bad but it just wasn't a fit here. What really made him a bad coach was not realizing it or making changes. That had not holding someone like Matheson responsible at all for his play.

That d core had a higher floor, lower ceiling. It was a lower risk d core without much upside. Whereas this group has high upside and a low low floor, imo

And I agree he should have scratched Matheson about 10x than he did. Removing him from the lineup is an improvement

Unfortunately there is no top 4 guys or potential top 4 guys. Plus math has a huge contract. I’d blame tallon for that

 

[Gentle Man]

-ghoste

Wait they havent spoken to him?!

 

[Gentle Man]

That d core had a higher floor, lower ceiling. It was a lower risk d core without much upside. Whereas this group has high upside and a low low floor, imo

And I agree he should have scratched Matheson about 10x than he did. Removing him from the lineup is an improvement

Unfortunately there is no top 4 guys or potential top 4 guys. Plus math has a huge contract. I’d blame tallon for that

Duncan Keith

 

[CHGoalie27]

To say a thing like that, Tallon must has his man already and it's a done deal.

Who else with "Stanley Cup Pedigree" is available??

...what's Larry Robinson doing if Q for some god awful reason doesn't come on down?

 

[IceManCat]

But you’re drawing conclusions if you think they’re just underperforming. It could be that they just flat out suck.

Ekblad underperformed and Matheson underperformed. The rest kind of just suck.

Ekblad played a heck of a season got to give the man his credit.

 

[GrumpyKelly]

That d core had a higher floor, lower ceiling. It was a lower risk d core without much upside. Whereas this group has high upside and a low low floor, imo

And I agree he should have scratched Matheson about 10x than he did. Removing him from the lineup is an improvement

Unfortunately there is no top 4 guys or potential top 4 guys. Plus math has a huge contract. I’d blame tallon for that

They have to make Math work I agree but it was just pure dumb this season with him. He would've arguably benefited from sitting rather than playing like a zombie out there.

This core does have a lot more upside but maybe the system was too complex for it. It's not a great defense that's true and maybe Boughner's system would fit well with a d core like the one Carolina has.

 

[StrangeVision]

Wait they havent spoken to him?!

Was there ever any smoke to these "rumors"? It always seemed to me that it was some talking heads' speculation, nothing based on any sourcing.

 

[CHGoalie27]

Man.. I loved when GG got hella animated.

I'm ready for this

Went to hit like but it hit report because of fat thumbs...and then i considered reporting this anyway for shooting my hopes up yay high

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I like Bob Boughner and wish him well, as long as he doesn't get another head coaching gig in the Eastern Conference. I don't think this season's disappointment was all his fault. McFarland seems like a promising young coach. Best of luck to him, too.

With that said, I think this move was necessary at this time. When it's not working and fans are getting extremely frustrated, and the coach is at least part of the problem, you just have to pull the trigger out of sheer necessity. And while goaltending was certainly a huge issue this season, Boughner and Capuano really did a poor job of trying to put the defense in good spots.

Remember when they put Petrovic and Matheson out there together and those two gave up like three goals in the span of five minutes for a total third period choke job? Everyone here on the board, as soon as the pairings were announced, said "Oh man, that's gonna be a disaster." And it was a disaster. Guys who are being paid seven figures on a contract should be able to figure that out, too.

What a disappointing season.

 

[IceManCat]

George Richards seems to think its a done deal at least that's how I've read it between the lines.