Confirmed with Link: Claude Canned, All Clode Discussion here

[member 96824]

This organization has really lost my respect.

Yup.

Real brave of the men to fire Chia the moment the Hernandez ruling came out and Claude the morning of Parade day.

Lot's of character in the front office.

 

[Bad Hat Harry]

So what team does he go to?

MTL at the end of the year if they underperform and dump Therrien?

 

[rudos1]

Thanks for the years Claude and let's hope this lights a fire under the team to get going..

 

[FribbleLine]

of course they picked today...hide behind the Pats parade

 

[Whitesnake]

You know my take on this.....huge mistake. Julien was born to coach your team. I understand the whole "time for a change" thing....but not in this case. Roster is the problem. Not the coaching.

 

[Orr4More]

Not a fan of firing Claude. He's always done a good job. Being the all time wins leader as coach for us. Definitely some players. It performing up to par but that will continue no matter who the HC is. Wonder whe he ends up coaching next.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

not winning more than one cup from 09-14 is pretty bad.
Then he misses the playoffs 3 years in a row.

Was definitely time for a change. He can probably thank Timmy or he would have 0 Cups

 

[smithformeragent]

You know my take on this.....huge mistake. Julien was born to coach your team. I understand the whole "time for a change" thing....but not in this case. Roster is the problem. Not the coaching.

Those thirsty for blood will soon have their answer.

I'm relieved in a way that it's finally over.

 

[Spanky185]

Of course they do it on Patriots parade day.

cowards!

I predicted yesterday, but didn't take the parade into account.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

It was time for a change but this changes nothing on the ice. The talent is still average.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

You know my take on this.....huge mistake. Julien was born to coach your team. I understand the whole "time for a change" thing....but not in this case. Roster is the problem. Not the coaching.

he'll be going to you guys after your first round exit

 

[Blowfish]

Any call ups

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Should have been done at the end of last season. It's too late to help them make the playoffs this year, not enough games left.

 

[northeastern]

CJ deserved a presser by Sweeney to them him first wave foremost and then announce a plan. Not try to throw him out in the parade day trash and hope no one notices



Wonder how long Cassidy will be behind the bench. I'm still a fan of the Providence college coach as a dark horse

 

[finchster]

Cassidy now being had coach of the Boston Bruins is one of the funniest things to ever happen to this board.

Do you remember when he was going to be fired from Providence because he was ruining the prospects? haha

Sweeney got hired, he will fire Cassidy for sure!

 

[Oates2Neely]

Julien to Montreal for sure.

 

[EverettMike]

It's so obvious why they chose to do it today. It's cowardly, it's pathetic, and I don't want to ever again hear about how they value character in their players.

 

[BruinDust]

Cassidy now being had coach of the Boston Bruins is one of the funniest things to ever happen to this board.

I thought Sweeney's first move as GM was going to be showing Cassidy the door.

Next move is probably to trade away this year's 1st rounder for rental help.

Delusion, cowardly, and desperate. That's where we are now.

 

[member 96824]

It was time for a change but this changes nothing on the ice. The talent is still average.

I have a big feeling that we're about to find out just how many holes Claude was actually covering for.

 

[Gee Wally]

For me I'm truly grateful for what he brought to this team.

Coaches are hired to be fired as the saying goes.

Doing it on Patriots parade day is the act of a no class cowardly organization . That's my take.

And for the grass is always greener folks ...... be careful of what you wished for.


'Cause to me this isn't the change that's needed. Or the biggest change anyway.

 

[smithformeragent]

Should have been done at the end of last season. It's too late to help them make the playoffs this year, not enough games left.

Speculation on my end:

They probably felt that Clode gave them the best chance at limping into the playoffs with the current roster.

They may finally be admitting that they're not making it. Perhaps they are unsure on Cassidy and felt it was necessary to see what they have in him as they play out the string.

 

[finchster]

Yup.

Real brave of the men to fire Chia the moment the Hernandez ruling came out and Claude the morning of Parade day.

Lot's of character in the front office.

Bruins want character guys to make up for the lack of character in the front office.

 

[Oates2Neely]

On parade day though? Classless move by front offic, bush league

 

[Gator Mike]

Regardless of the decision, the timing is a freakin' joke.

More disappointed in how the organization handled it than the decision itself.

 

[Concessionaire]

I think it's the opposite.

They still think they have a chance.

If I had to guess (and I don't pretend to understand Sweeney's thinking at this point) I imagine they simply want to be into the coach hunt ASAP, as there are going to be a few teams competing for head coaches in the coming months.

Doing this on the day of the Patriots victory parade is nearly as bad as what the Panthers did to Gallant. Not the Bruins' finest hour.