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- Apr 27, 2016
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Which is why change has to start at the top. Fresh eyes are needed to review our coaches and players. And politely tell Chipman to stay in his office. At this point, I would expect a coaching change to be nothing more than promoting Vincent.
Is Jalonen even interested in such a move? If so, he should probably be looking at AHL or assistant positions first to gain some coaching experience in NA. I think it would be very difficult for a Euro coach to make the jump directly to NHL head coach. If for no other reason than I think there could be resistance from some players to an "outsider" as you put it.
Jalonen has stated he would be interested in the NHL and feels like he could make an impact (the quality of NHL coaching feels like it's not great to begin with). I don't know if he will accept an assistant position. I think it would feel a bit beneath him. But it's hard to say.