Hurricanes sign Rod Brind'Amour to 3 year extension
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Good for him and the Canes. He’s a great coach and he’s very loyal to them.
bleedblue94
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So tocchet to seattle should come within the next week now that rod is signed
SoupNazi
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Well deserved. Good for Rod.
He was never going anywhere. Good to see the confirmation.
Svechhammer
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He was specifically asked about the money in the presser
"I wouldn't have signed it if I wasn't happy with it".... And then proceeds to explain that "its about more than the financials. I feel like I am the richest coach in the league because I have a unique opportunity to have a special relationship with the owner and GM to allow me to put my stamp on this team".
The Macho King
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Seemed like a slam dunk but Carolina's ownership has been a little odd on this. Right move though - seems like a solid coach.
Svechhammer
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I mean I wouldn't overthink it. Both sides during the presser basically said this was an easy decision and we know part of this was getting his assistants a raise. Also, its worth noting that this extension was signed on the 17th, which happens to have been the number he wore as a player, which also happens to hang in the rafters at PNC Arena. Doubt that is coincidental.
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The hold up was Rod waiting until his coaching staff had new contracts before he signed a new one. That was what was important to him
Canes
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Really only in the last 2 games, and by a much more talented and battle tested team. The Canes also weren't anywhere close to healthy. Since you seem to be an expert, let's hear who they should have hired instead?
PizzaAndPucks
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I must get the vibe that Brindamour is a top coach in this league. This guy knows the game and seems like a great motivator. There was never a doubt in my mind he was leaving Carolina. He seems like a real players coach.
TheDoorDoctor
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Paid 1.8m per year. Im really surprised how little coaches are paid... like Jesper Fast is making more....
GIN ANTONIC
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Cannot like this enough. Favourite player and now favourite coach. The guy is pure class and a champion in every sense.
mattihp
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I am old. I thought.. Well.. he should still be good for faceoffs..
Boom Boom Apathy
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Agree. We should go back to one of the string of coaches over 10 years that never got the Canes to the playoffs. That was much more enjoyable.
BHD
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Depends on what the goal is for next season (and beyond), and whether the coach - the coach now being Rod - can help the team reach it. He's a really good coach, but this contract means the bar is raised for him.
Justshootmore
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1. I disagree
2. Rod is still learning himself. We must not forget that this was only his third year as a head coach. He is already much better than in his first year, and he will continue to grow as a coach.
Boom Boom Apathy
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I really don't think this contract does anything to the bar. The bar this past season was to win a cup. The team wasn't good enough to do it and lost to the defending cup champs who also happen to have used a legal maneuver to be almost $20M over the cap. They lost to a better team.
The bar the next 3 years, the bar will be the same, as we all knew he'd still be the coach.
My point though, was that for 10 years, the team was terrible with no chance of making the playoffs. Now, they have a coach that has gotten the team to the playoffs (and 1 ECF) in his first 3 seasons and someone thinks giving him a 3 year extension is a mistake because they lost in this year's playoffs to a superior team?
It's nonsense. If the Canes had let Brind'Amour go for another coach HF would have unloaded on the Canes management team, and rightfully so. There's a reason why the Rangers and Kraken and probably a few other teams wanted Brind'Amour.
hotcabbagesoup
why u guys want Celebrini, he played like a weenie
There are reports that he took less money so that they could pay his assistant coaches a little more. If true, that wouldn't be a surprise to me considering this is quintessential teammate Rod Brindamour.
Plus Rod unlike most other HC who were former players made great money vs say a Travis Green, Brad Larsen, Lindy Ruff, etc. when he was playing.
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Negan4Coach
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Everybody overthinks everything with Carolina. What was the tail number of the jet Rod left in AAAAAAAA
