Is it time for Paul Maurice to go?

[Mickey Marner]

They absolutely should not.

 

[bauer]

no he's terrible. i never understood why he never split up Wheeler and Scheifele. Kane and Toews have been separated. Ovechkin and Backstom, etc. why must these two always play together? put them on different lines and create more balanced scoring. he just doesn't get it. it would be worth a try at least but he's too stubborn.

 

[Daximus]

Still believe it was just a hot take? He got outcoached and rather easily.

So did Cooper. So did Sullivan.

 

[Turin]

Wheeler and Scheifele sucked together this year 5v5 yet no adjustment was ever made. Really don’t understand that. Do they have more say in who they play with than he does?

Other than that, most of the issues could probably be traced to injuries.

 

[Newsworthy]

I wanted to get some takes from non-Jets fans. If you are not a Jets fan, please feel free to state your opinion on Paul Maurice and his coaching style. Do you think he is a good fit for the Jets, or do you think the Jets could have accomplished more with a different coach?

Personally I have always liked Paul Maurice but I know nothing about coaching.

 

[jetsforever]

Wheeler and Scheifele sucked together this year 5v5 yet no adjustment was ever made. Really don’t understand that. Do they have more say in who they play with than he does?

Other than that, most of the issues could probably be traced to injuries.

They didn't really suck but definitely had cold stretches and it was baffling that Maurice never broke them up. I think it was about 2 seasons ago when we had a long stretch of an Ehlers-Scheifele-Laine line, which was an awesome line (possibly my favourite of Jets 2.0) but we haven't even gotten a look at it since. At some point (like now) we might as well try out a different coach - the roster is still a good roster.

 

[Future GOAT]

I think at this point it might be time to entertain a change.

 

[Finnflash]

At this point I’m not sure there is a better option out there.

 

[generalshepherd141]

I think people don't understand just how unsuccessful Maurice has been as an NHL coach. He's likely the worst currently-employed NHL coach.

 

[Pantokrator]

I think he remains, but if they get off to a bad start or are just mediocre, he'll be gone by Christmas. And if they fold in the playoffs again, he'll be gone for sure.

 

[Pia8988]

Wheeler and Scheifele sucked together this year 5v5 yet no adjustment was ever made. Really don’t understand that. Do they have more say in who they play with than he does?

Other than that, most of the issues could probably be traced to injuries.

Wheeler assisted on half of Laine’s goals this year. Yeah, 12 were on the PP, but when Laine was struggling hard he seemed determined to keep Laine with Little. The Jets will not when a cup with Maurice.

 

[Turin]

Wheeler assisted on half of Laine’s goals this year. Yeah, 12 were on the PP, but when Laine was struggling hard he seemed determined to keep Laine with Little. The Jets will not when a cup with Maurice.

I have no idea why

Ehlers-Scheifele-Laine
Connor-Hayes-Wheeler

Was not the top six.

 

[Atoyot]

Wheeler and Scheifele sucked together this year 5v5 yet no adjustment was ever made. Really don’t understand that. Do they have more say in who they play with than he does?

Other than that, most of the issues could probably be traced to injuries.

They sucked together and Ehlers was the only player that made them a serviceable line, almost never happened.

Little-Laine have sucked together for 2 years now. Never taken apart.

Connor-Hayes-Laine looked great together, only gets 2 games.

Copp-Lowry-Tanev always amazing together. Separated for the majority of the year.

Little looked good with exactly 3 players this season. Perreault, Roslovic, and Copp. Continued to be stuck with Laine.

A few seasons ago, to finish off the season, Armia-Copp-Petan was our best line during our longest winning streak in franchise history. Never, ever, revisited.

Connor and Roslovic tore up the AHL together and whenever they happen to be on the ice together briefly during line changes they always make something happen. Never tried together except occasionally in overtime where shocker, they were amazing together.

Scheifele and Wheeler are bad penalty killers, #2 unit with Copp and Little as the #3 unit causing Scheif and Wheeler to play way too many minutes, possibly bringing down other areas of their games.

Roslovic benched for Hendricks.

Niku benched for Beaulieu.

Rarely made in-game adjustments. Had to watch a full game against Dallas of the Jets trying to dump and chase (already a bad way to go) and Bishop grabbing the puck behind the net and breaking it out. Never changed. Dump, Bishop grabs it, clears the zone. For 60 minutes.

Players seem to get punished for creativity. Ehlers saw way too few minutes in a lot of games despite having great defensive numbers seemingly because he's not North-South enough. Related note he's one of the best zone entry players in the league, I get the impression Maurice doesn't like that he doesn't stick to the dump and chase plan. But that's just my own speculation.

Young players get punished way too harshly for making mistakes while established players can make the same ones 10 times over and it's fine. Again, seems to want to work the creativity out of young players' games regardless of how effective they are.

My issue with Maurice is that he seems to take apart what is working, and stick with what isn't and I can't understand why. Like this isn't just my own eye test saying these things, the numbers back it up too. It's like he's trying to prove that he's smarter than everyone by going against the grain. I'm one person who will be happy when he's gone.

 

[Garbage Goal]

I think he is completely mediocre. I think the Jets got as far as they did last year in spite of him. Not a bad coach, but he isn't going to win you a series on his coaching alone. Not a difference maker. There was a reason why he has only made the playoffs 4 times in 19 years up until last season.

In fairness, I think that describes most coaches and is generally the best you can hope for.

I think the bigger problem is he’s just been there a long time. Coaches aren’t meant to have long shelf lives and he’s been there quite a while.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

In fairness, I think that describes most coaches and is generally the best you can hope for.

I think the bigger problem is he’s just been there a long time. Coaches aren’t meant to have long shelf lives and he’s been there quite a while.

Yes, shelf life. Not many coaches have that. My problem is Maurice rarely inspires a team. He just doesn't give a team an edge. If there is one bad move by Chevy, it was keeping him. I thought the Jets had the talent to win a cup in the last 2 year's window. Now that might have passed with so many contracts up.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It's funny to watch the life cycle of coach popularity.

17 years ago, Paul Maurice was a genius.
15 years ago, Paul Maurice was a bum.
10 years ago, Paul Maurice was a genius.
7 years ago, Paul Maurice was a bum.
4 years ago, Paul Maurice was a genius.
3 years ago, Paul Maurice was a bum.
This time last year, Paul Maurice was a genius.
Today, Paul Maurice is a bum.

 

[SeanConn]

He shouldn't be the coach anymore... for the sake of the team, for the sake of Laine... please fire him and hire a new coach!

 

[SML2]

The grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.

This is Hfboards. Nobody cares about green grass. It's the seed that everyone values the most.

 

[oXo Cube]

This is Hfboards. Nobody cares about green grass. It's the seed that everyone values the most.

Yep, I made the post you quoted months ago but my opinion really hasn't changed.

Honestly, I think Paul Maurice is soundly average as an NHL head coach. Problem of course is that if you replace him it's real easy for the replacement to be worse than average.

 

[Dr Pepper]

TSN's saying there's a presser this afternoon featuring Maurice and Chevy.

So....yeah. He might be done already.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Honestly, I think Paul Maurice is soundly average as an NHL head coach. Problem of course is that if you replace him it's real easy for the replacement to be worse than average.

That's a good way to look at it.

By definition, there are 15 people in the world who actually deserve the title "better-than-average NHL coach". At any given moment, the majority of them are currently employed.

In the past calendar year, 13 teams have fired and replaced their coaches.

Those odds aren't great for making an actual upgrade.

 

[Illini Flyer]

If Nashville let's go of Lavi, would you guys have interest in him over Maurice? Seems like you might have the guns to run Lavi's system real well

 

[Turin]

If Nashville let's go of Lavi, would you guys have interest in him over Maurice? Seems like you might have the guns to run Lavi's system real well

They’d be crazy if they weren’t.

 

[Illini Flyer]

They’d be crazy if they weren’t.

Yeah, I'm with you. With speed of their forwards and the talent on the back end, it would seem like a match made in heaven. Is Chevy attached to Maurice? I seem to recall reading that but could be way off base.

 

[Jets4Life]

Yeah, I'm with you. With speed of their forwards and the talent on the back end, it would seem like a match made in heaven. Is Chevy attached to Maurice? I seem to recall reading that but could be way off base.

Not nearly as much as Chipman or Wheeler: