Confirmed with Link: DJ Smith fired, Jacques Martin in as interim, Alfie as assistant

[TheNewEra]

Sucks we lost this season but at least the move was made

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Thank f***.

I'm sure DJ is a great guy and it kinda sucks right before Christmas. But keeping him in almost seemed unfair at this point.

I guess fun practice was the last straw.

 

[starling]

I would've been optimistic a month ago. But looking at it now, nothing will save us. Dorion screwed this team over for years to come. Zero depth, empty cupboard, shit goaltending, lost picks.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Still waiting for the Sens to win the cup with DJ so we can all apologize to him.

The numbnuts on the board still think DJ is going to get another NHL head coaching gig soon? lol

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Payne fired too

 

[TheNewEra]

Still waiting for the Sens to win the cup with DJ so we can all apologize to him.

The numbnuts on the board still think there's DJ is going to get another NHL head coaching gig soon? lol

They are going to defend capuano now hahaha

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Good guy by all accounts but not the right fit for where the needs to go.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Lol wtf. Thank heavens.

Love that it's Jacques.

Honestly, best wishes to DJ. He'll never get another head coach gig, and it's a put up or shut up position, but he always struck me as a genuinely nice guy. The type I wish would succeed, but couldn't for whatever reason.

There are only 32 HC jobs.

I think he will quickly get a spot somewhere else as part of a coaching staff, just not as a HC.

Maybe if another team ends up in a similar spot you the Sens at the start of the rebuild, where they need a likeable players coach to bridge them to when they are ready to compete.

It seems like he was good in what the role originally was meant to be, which was coach and manage the situation caused by this being a budget team/full scale rebuild. He just wasn't good enough or didn't know how to turn the corner with this group when the rebuild was supposedly over 2 years ago.

 

[Senscore]

Only 8 games until we can honour Jacques' 700th game as Sens head coach

 

[OUTHOUSE]

About time. Start holding these players accountable. Great news.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Payne fired too

I would of fired him too based on the scribbling he did on the white board.

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Michael Andlauer - 0

30 guys in section 332 - 1

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Hallelujah!!!

 

[bert]

Still waiting for the Sens to win the cup with DJ so we can all apologize to him.

The numbnuts on the board still think there's DJ is going to get another NHL head coaching gig soon? lol

I honestly think he could get another job some day. Dont think he has done as bad a job as people say, Dorion and Melnyk set him up for failure. By the time he had a decent roster that could actually compete the message had gone stale. Happens, I just hate that Capuano is still around. The D core has been the most mismanged part of this team for a long time. Want a fresh voice from top to bottom here.

 

[Satoru Gojo]

MERRY f***ING XMAS!!!!!

 

[HSF]

I honestly think he could get another job some day. Dont think he has done as bad a job as people say, Dorion and Melnyk set him up for failure. By the time he had a decent roster that could actually compete the message had gone stale. Happens, I just hate that Capuano is still around. The D core has been the most mismanged part of this team for a long time. Want a fresh voice from top to bottom here.

only a matter of time

Doubt Martin is the long term fix here

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

Still waiting for the Sens to win the cup with DJ so we can all apologize to him.

The numbnuts on the board still think DJ is going to get another NHL head coaching gig soon? lol

He WILL get one.... he'll be Pierre Dorion's first hire as soon as PD lands his next NHL GM job.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

 

[2CHAINZ]

 

[HSF]

There are only 32 HC jobs.

I think he will quickly get a spot somewhere else as part of a coaching staff, just not as a HC.

Maybe if another team ends up in a similar spot you the Sens at the start of the rebuild, where they need a likeable players coach to bridge them to when they are ready to compete.

It seems like he was good in what the role originally was meant to be, which was coach and manage the situation caused by this being a budget team/full scale rebuild. He just wasn't good enough or didn't know how to turn the corner with this group when the rebuild was supposedly over 2 years ago.

doubt he gets an assistant position anytime soon

 

[Korpse]

LETS GOOOO


Odd that Payne is out but Capuano stays for now

Pretty common that one stays on during the rest of the season. Oilers fired Woodcroft and Manson but Gulutzan stayed. Wild fired Evason and Woods but Hendrikson stayed on.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Sucks we lost this season but at least the move was made

Yup, all they did with this talk about stability and patience is waste another season when they could have potentially saved it by doing this merely 2/3 weeks ago.

Glad they finally did it but what a dumb move to let things go to hell first.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Alfie as assistant is chef's kiss.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

There are only 32 HC jobs.

I think he will quickly get a spot somewhere else as part of a coaching staff, just not as a HC.

Maybe if another team ends up in a similar spot you the Sens at the start of the rebuild, where they need a likeable players coach to bridge them to when they are ready to compete.

It seems like he was good in what the role originally was meant to be, which was coach and manage the situation caused by this being a budget team/full scale rebuild. He just wasn't good enough or didn't know how to turn the corner with this group when the rebuild was supposedly over 2 years ago.

Ya, it's not completely out of the question, I'm certainly not the authority on it, but I'll be surprised if he gets another go after this and the record on paper.

I said all along this guy wouldn't be here when the team eventually is succeeding. Just had that aura to him that he wasn't the guy.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Sucks we lost this season but at least the move was made

What do you mean? We're winning out the season!!!