Florida Panthers Officially Name Joel Quenneville Their Next Head Coach

[Voight]

6 million per year to coach an up and coming team and live in South Florida. Cant go wrong with that.

Good thing is he and Tallon already have a great relationship.

 

[pbgoalie]

Ability to live in Florida in best part of the weather, and not have to be there in summer when it turns to swampass central.

I lived in a Florida off and on throughout my life. Ft Lauderdale and Orlando areas.
Being able to afford where you want, nothing could be further from the truth when saying it’s ugly.
I love mountains, but sandy beaches, lakes and great weather can be pretty compelling g too

 

[tony d]

Very good hire for Florida. He could be the type of coach to get the most out of what is a pretty good young roster.

 

[Laus723]

Friggin amazing hire, can’t believe this actually happened, our nice things don’t usually get nicer, lol. Hopefully the summer will get better and the team will turn into a perennial contender.

Fans will come back, maybe not right away, but once they see the wins piling up, realize how amazing Barkov is, and how fun the core is to watch, they’ll return.

 

[bert]

I understand that but we get eaten alive in our own zone.

So he is perfect he is a human breakout.

 

[Absolut]

Miami Beach is Beautiful. I go there often.

Miami is not. It's pretty gross there.
Sunrise isn't a great place.

Completely different places. Celebs don't live in Miami, or Sunrise. They live in Miami Beach.

Miami is nuts, and frankly dirty & culture free (IMHO). But South Beach, especially the South Pointe area, is beautiful. Russians live in Sunny Isles. Gorgeous area on the beach, and a slice of home for them. I personally much prefer Tampa to Miami, but if you have a lot of $$$, Miami could be very, very nice.

 

[Hunter368]

Damn, would loved to see Q replace PMO on the Jets.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Miami is nuts, and frankly dirty & culture free (IMHO). But South Beach, especially the South Pointe area, is beautiful. Russians live in Sunny Isles. Gorgeous area on the beach, and a slice of home for them. I personally much prefer Tampa to Miami, but if you have a lot of $$$, Miami could be very, very nice.

I live in Miami and it's a shithole. The farther north you go, the nicer it gets.

 

[jetsforever]

Great pickup for them

 

[Papa044]

I live in Miami and it's a ****hole. The farther north you go, the nicer it gets.

Depends what part of Miami... I live in coconut grove and it’s great here.

 

[Pragmatic Panther]

I live in Brickell, and I couldn't be happier. Miami is either very nice or a little sketch.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Great hire on its own. If it attracts Panarin to the Panthers, even better

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Google Vinnie Viola, next!

Sure but paying coach more then most of their players? I dunno

 

[bukwas]

Good score Florida.

 

[rajuabju]

Basically best available coach ... and I think its a good situation for both sides. Congrats to Panthers fans

 

[Mogo]

Oilers have sucked for the last 15 years. They have been able to fill their seats.

However, this year, the expectation is that 20% of STH will not renew

There's nothing else to do in Edmonton than go to games?

 

[justafan22]

There's nothing else to do in Edmonton than go to games?

ouch

 

[Mickey Marner]

There's nothing else to do in Edmonton than go to games?

No, even their mall has hockey games going on.

 

[Nihiliste]

Amazing signing for the Panthers. I would love to see this franchise succeed, if they can sign Panarin, Bobrovsky, and trade for a Dman then they're in for a strong season next year. It's a little disheartening going to games and watching guys like Huberdeau and Barkov play in front of an empty stadium night after night but winning will put fans back in the seats.

 

[CH25]

Aren't the Panthers losing money ? How can they afford him ?

 

[drktmplr12]

Aren't the Panthers losing money ? How can they afford him ?

The owner is a billionaire? That might have something to do with it. Also they operate the BBT center which puts on more than just hockey games

 

[Gentle Man]

Sure but paying coach more then most of their players? I dunno

5.25 plus Playoff Bonuses right? So let's ignore that part for now.

Ekblad
Yandle
Barkov
Huberdeau
Quenneville
Matheson
Trocheck

Yeah...that isn't all that bad at all. And if he gets the full amoount to 7 million then that means the team had a hell of a playoff run and not a singular player, coach, trainer, fan or ghost will complain about it.

 

[Gentle Man]

Aren't the Panthers losing money ? How can they afford him ?

Their primary source of income is Virtu Financial.

In all honesty, the Panthers probably help them in paying a lesser amount of income taxes as they can claim operating losses on it. Plus all the charities they do in the name of the Franchise....it honestly helps them.

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Remember when the media announced that Philly hired Q as their coach and fired Hakstol, mid-season, but it didn't really happen? Then they fired Hastol anyway because of the media "leak"... Can almost feel bad for Philly.. ALMOST.. but I'm sure they were happy to get rid of Hakstol either way.

 

[pb1300]

Great hire on its own. If it attracts Panarin to the Panthers, even better

LeBrun said in an interview that Panarin loved playing for Q. With the team linked to him prior to Q, I can only imagine this hiring helping the cause.