I loved the 2006ish era Sabres teams that Regier put together. Plenty of scoring, plenty of depth, and not too far off our current style of play. Overall a very exciting brand of hockey. I do however remember Sabres fans accusing him of being slow to act (he’d get the right deal, it was just a process). Kinda puts him in the same box as Ron Hextall. I’m also kinda hesitant to hire anyone who has been outside of the league for multiple seasons, so that would count guys like Regier, Gillis, Lombardi (not sure how big his role is in Philly).
Confirmed with Link: John Chayka Terminates Contract with Coyotes; Steve Sullivan named interim GM
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I loved the 2006ish era Sabres teams that Regier put together. Plenty of scoring, plenty of depth, and not too far off our current style of play. Overall a very exciting brand of hockey. I do however remember Sabres fans accusing him of being slow to act (he’d get the right deal, it was just a process). Kinda puts him in the same box as Ron Hextall. I’m also kinda hesitant to hire anyone who has been outside of the league for multiple seasons, so that would count guys like Regier, Gillis, Lombardi (not sure how big his role is in Philly).
The odds of NJ being penalized for this are exceedingly low. The odds of Chayka suffering some sort of timeout penalty are much higher.
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RABBIT
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If there is a clear sign of tampering, then I wouldn’t go that far. Any team that tampers with an asset under contract when the language of the contract forbids it is typically and traditionally punished to some degree, that being said, I’m not holding my breath. Still so much to figure out.
TheLegend
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The threshold for tampering is massive, and likely not going to be met if any sort of permission was granted even once, or if the job does not directly involve the Devils. You would have to believe Chayka and his future employers, plus all their lawyers, were incompetent morons.
Way, way more likely Chayka is simply asked to sit out for a period of time so the Coyotes save some face.
If they said yes and he has witnesses/in writing, it's over.
DOTS13
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Of course he does haha just like he covered his trail on his role in testing prospects. He's sharp.
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This has become boring. I’m glad Chayka is gone, I hope they don’t f*** up when hiring his replacement. That’s all.
If the Coyotes gave him permission to chat, then it might not be tampering. I would be stunned if the coyotes did not have a non compete clause in his contract which is enforceable even if and after Chayka quits. So Chayka can't get another NHL job without Muerello's blessing(draft picks/cash???)
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It will probably involve doing analytics and various management chores within an organization which owns several teams in different leagues and possibly different sports. One possibility that keeps cropping up is the company which owns the Philadelphia 76s, the New Jersey Devils, and four soccer teams based in Europe.
At this stage, quite frankly, I think everyone is guessing and when we get real hockey to argue about, this story will be relegated to the back burner.
RABBIT
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We can talk in circles regarding this whole situation, and we probably could all day, in all reality both sides are at fault to some degree.
The narrative that Chayka did everything that he was supposed to do and that this is all ownership’s fault is tired, and extremely hard to believe. Especially seeing as there are multiple sources that say both parties had a play in this.
I will say chances of us receiving any significant compensation by the group that hires Chayka is slim to none. Always a possibility but like @XX said, Chayka isn’t dumb. However, there is a theme on this forum that I don’t understand, and it consists of heavily criticizing someone while they’re with the team, and victimizing them when they leave. At this rate, when Tocchet leaves people will be saying he was never given the proper players to build a contender.
Chayka made a lot of mistakes here and in the end, didn’t want to be here any longer. I’m sure he did/said whatever he could to get to where he wanted and that’s fine. Ownership didn’t take it well and should have taken more steps to prevent the divorce from happening the way it did with the prior knowledge of Chayka wanting out. I just can’t fathom anyone thinking that Chayka is 100% innocent in this.
The most likely scenario is that this was a big misunderstanding between the two parties, both should’ve handled things differently, but neither side is doomed. Chayka will be happy in his new role, and the Coyotes will move on under the most stable ownership we’ve had in years. We can be upset with Meruelo’s actions from time to time, and chances are there will be more, but if anyone is painting a villainous picture of him in your head, you’re just torturing yourself. There is so much we’ll never know, but the fact is he bought the team and is willing to spend to the cap and keep the team here long term. I’m happy with a little bit of fire, just as I was happy with Chayka’s boldness.
The narrative that Chayka did everything that he was supposed to do and that this is all ownership’s fault is tired, and extremely hard to believe. Especially seeing as there are multiple sources that say both parties had a play in this.
I will say chances of us receiving any significant compensation by the group that hires Chayka is slim to none. Always a possibility but like @XX said, Chayka isn’t dumb. However, there is a theme on this forum that I don’t understand, and it consists of heavily criticizing someone while they’re with the team, and victimizing them when they leave. At this rate, when Tocchet leaves people will be saying he was never given the proper players to build a contender.
Chayka made a lot of mistakes here and in the end, didn’t want to be here any longer. I’m sure he did/said whatever he could to get to where he wanted and that’s fine. Ownership didn’t take it well and should have taken more steps to prevent the divorce from happening the way it did with the prior knowledge of Chayka wanting out. I just can’t fathom anyone thinking that Chayka is 100% innocent in this.
The most likely scenario is that this was a big misunderstanding between the two parties, both should’ve handled things differently, but neither side is doomed. Chayka will be happy in his new role, and the Coyotes will move on under the most stable ownership we’ve had in years. We can be upset with Meruelo’s actions from time to time, and chances are there will be more, but if anyone is painting a villainous picture of him in your head, you’re just torturing yourself. There is so much we’ll never know, but the fact is he bought the team and is willing to spend to the cap and keep the team here long term. I’m happy with a little bit of fire, just as I was happy with Chayka’s boldness.
RABBIT
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TheLegend
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This has become boring. I’m glad Chayka is gone, I hope they don’t f*** up when hiring his replacement. That’s all.
Agree. Let Bettman and the lawyers slug it out.
The Nordiques traded Their coach for a first rounder. This is a GM and with inflation I think that cost has increased substantially. 5 first rounders please!!!!!
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I don’t begrudge Chayka for leaving. But the timing sucks. And realistically he could have waited until the end of the playoffs. Most personnel transitions take place between then and the draft.
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