Florida Panthers Officially Name Joel Quenneville Their Next Head Coach

[pb1300]

No, even their mall has hockey games going on.

Man, the winters there must suck. Not taking a shot at Edmonton by any means.

 

[lawrence]

Great hire. One of the best in the business. Great place to live too.

 

[Space umpire]

Maybe you should try filling the arena first

Maybe you should try not filling the arena and making ownership put a better TEAM on the ice before throwing your money at them.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I didn't think this would happen... but now I expect Florida to be the team that reloads the most and improves.

 

[SabresSharks]

Happy for Panthers' fans. Hope it works out for you guys.

 

[Space umpire]

*Warm
South Florida is not beautiful

What? Boca? Ft.Lauderdale? Anywhere along the coast line?
... Not all of south Florida is inner city Miami.

 

[Space umpire]

Can they land Bob, Bread AND Stralman? People underestimate the beauty of Florida living. Sunshine, great weather, beautiful nature, always green and lush, water, boating, fishing, etc. And the view of certain places if very antiquated. I've been working in South Tampa, and the area is gorgeous. Great restaurants, very young and lively, everyone walking around smiling. Got to be one of the best places to live and raise a family. Not at all what I expected with my NYC superiority complex.

Why Stralman? he is weak in his own zone. ... Campbell was the only Hawk D-man who was weak defensively and got any playing time under Q and he got very little in the 3rd period. Leddy's ass wore a grove in the bench.

 

[SabresSharks]

Man, the winters there must suck. Not taking a shot at Edmonton by any means.

It's not as bad as you might think.

I've lived in Calgary and Saudi Arabia. If you're cold, you can always put on another layer of clothing. If you're hot and already in minimal attire, you better find a space with an A/C or be willing to suffer through it.

I have fond memories of a fresh layer of snow, dry as flour, the intrusive sounds of the city muffled under a white blanket. I miss winter weather like that. You can't get that in FLA.

I love Florida, btw. Vive la difference!

 

[XXIV97]

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

Lots of things to do if you are social lol.

You can go to the mountain in a couple of hours. Lots of nice restaurants in the city with a good atmosphere.

Winter there's a bit less but summer is great

 

[pb1300]

It's not as bad as you might think.

I've lived in Calgary and Saudi Arabia. If you're cold, you can always put on another layer of clothing. If you're hot and already in minimal attire, you better find a space with an A/C or be willing to suffer through it.

I have fond memories of a fresh layer of snow, dry as flour, the intrusive sounds of the city muffled under a white blanket. I miss winter weather like that. You can't get that in FLA.

I love Florida, btw. Vive la difference!

I live in Greece ATM, Florida for 22 years prior to that. I need the heat and ocean more than I need the winters. It does get cold here in Greece l, but nothing like Edmonton. I just don’t know what I would do there in the winter there.

 

[Chaos2k7]

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

Few coaches are worth more than some players. Q is one of them.

 

[SabresSharks]

I live in Greece ATM, Florida for 22 years prior to that. I need the heat and ocean more than I need the winters. It does get cold here in Greece l, but nothing like Edmonton. I just don’t know what I would do there in the winter there.

You'd be fine. You're a Panthers' fan. You're used to enduring hardship!

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

I live in Greece ATM, Florida for 22 years prior to that. I need the heat and ocean more than I need the winters. It does get cold here in Greece l, but nothing like Edmonton. I just don’t know what I would do there in the winter there.

I split time between Edmonton and Kuala Lumpur. Going from Edmonton winter to 35+ with 100% humidity is an experience.

I don’t mind the winters tho. Just stay inside lol.

 

[pb1300]

I split time between Edmonton and Kuala Lumpur. Going from Edmonton winter to 35+ with 100% humidity is an experience.

I don’t mind the winters tho. Just stay inside lol.

35+ with 100% humidity huh, reminds me of South Florida. Greece gets that hot, but nowhere near that humidity. It gets around the mid to high 60s, and people here complain. They have NO IDEA!

 

[IceManCat]

Lots of things to do if you are social lol.

You can go to the mountain in a couple of hours. Lots of nice restaurants in the city with a good atmosphere.

Winter there's a bit less but summer is great

Lol restaurants game changer right there

 

[MPGA]

Why Stralman? he is weak in his own zone. ... Campbell was the only Hawk D-man who was weak defensively and got any playing time under Q and he got very little in the 3rd period. Leddy's ass wore a grove in the bench.

Oh boy, Q is gonna love Mike Matheson

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Happy for Florida fans. Heck of a hire.

that introductory press conference got me excited and I’m not even a Florida fan.


However, I do think this offseason might start the clock in Florida.

I think Vinnie Viola is finally willing to open up the check book to try and put a winner on the ice in part to see if southern Florida is truly a viable hockey market or not.

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Great news for Panthers fans!

 

[HisIceness]

Awesome hire for the Panthers. For Q this should be a great job, there will be expectations sure but the pressure won't be as high as it would have been elsewhere. If he can get them to be a playoff team year in and year out, and maybe even win a round or two in that time it will be a success.

We'll see what happens, I'm rooting for them (Not at the expense of my own team though). Good luck Cats!

 

[XXIV97]

Lol restaurants game changer right there

Edmonton is pretty good if you like outdoors, which I do.

Lots of fun in the winter of you like snowboarding.

 

[Gentle Man]

To almost the supportive posters, a huge toast to you. Even the ones in Edmonton where they hate us for some reason

For the rest of you that go back to filling the arena, this was step one to do that.


Oh and..this is for you

Cool off bud lol

 

[Doug Gilmour]

This is a great fit. Congratulations to Joel and Panthers fan!

 

[FinnLightning26]

Happy for Panthers fans. Maybe things are finally looking up for you.

 

[aviators99]

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.

Sunrise is where the arena is. Celebs don't live where the arena is in any city. Celebs do live in Broward County, within 15-20 minutes of the arena. Weston (Marino, Manny Ramirez, Canseco, and about 30 other professional sports players), Southwest Ranches (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), and most of the Panthers live in Ft. Lauderdale.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Happy for the Panthers.. and my Sabres. Q's a great coach, but some hawks fans were saying he's a bit old-school and hasn't adjusted to the modern game. Obviously I'm going off of hearsay, but if their takes are accurate..

Oh come on. Are you really telling yourself that you’re happy because your team won’t be getting Quenneville?

“The modern game” was still being played in 2015 and 2017, and Quenneville won a Stanley Cup and RS Conference Championship, respectively.