Confirmed with Link: John Hynes fired; Andrew Brunette hired as new HC

[AtlantaWhaler]

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[nine_inch_fang]

The Preds gave the scoop to the Tennessean. Maybe they'll have better coverage this season.

 

[LCPreds]

Is this something I should be excited about or not?

 

[cool beans]

Finally. Cya Hynes

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Is this something I should be excited about or not?

He led the Panthers to the President's Trophy (and a first round win before then getting swept by the Lightning) taking over after Quenneville got fired. Also an assistant for New Jersey this season (and it's perhaps doubtful that Lindy Ruff all of a sudden became a great coach, so....).

He's also about 4 months removed from a DUI while driving a golf cart.

 

[bdub24]

Bye! Dont let the door hit you in the Hynes!

 

[wmupreds]

Difficult to say how this will go considering Brunette's short track record as a head coach.

Kinda cool that the first ever Predator goal scorer is now gonna be the head coach (Crazy to me that the Tennessean article doesn't mention this).

Also, get ready for the golf cart DUI jokes.

 

[LCPreds]

He led the Panthers to the President's Trophy (and a first round win before then getting swept by the Lightning) taking over after Quenneville got fired. Also an assistant for New Jersey this season (and it's perhaps doubtful that Lindy Ruff all of a sudden became a great coach, so....).

He's also about 4 months removed from a DUI while driving a golf cart.

I get it but that roster is (and was) stacked. Hopefully he does well with a less opportune situation.

The golf cart thing is probably what every weekend looks like in my neighborhood. I'm sure some will decide to make a big deal out of it.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

I get it but that roster is (and was) stacked. Hopefully he does well with a less opportune situation.

The golf cart thing is probably what every weekend looks like in my neighborhood. I'm sure some will decide to make a big deal out of it.

Well, at the very least it seems clear he can do well with talented teams, which isn't as much of a slam dunk as one would think.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

Also, get ready for the golf cart DUI jokes.

Gonna fit right in on south Broadway

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Can I please ask the board to, after a sufficient period of mourning kicking him while he's down, to let Hynes fade into our collective obscurity. Devils fans have this very weird worse-than-Ryan Boooooooter obsession with him.

 

[wmupreds]

Can I please ask the board to, after a sufficient period of mourning kicking him while he's down, to let Hynes fade into our collective obscurity. Devils fans have this very weird worse-than-Ryan Boooooooter obsession with him.

I personally don't really care one way or another about him. Sure I have a few issues with his decisions but overall I think he had a forgettable tenure with, frankly, mostly forgettable rosters.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

this is a wait and see before I comment on it being a good or bad hire. kind of bummed it isn’t Taylor. hopefully we can get him on as an assistant after the Ads are done.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Well definitely did not see Brunette being the choice, but he's had a good track record thus far so not mad with the decision. I was under the impression he was sort of the "head coach in waiting" in Jersey for when Ruff retired. Will be interesting to see what Taylor ends up doing. My guess is assistant for us.

So what's the word on the Brunette coaching style? His tenure in Florida was speed and skill based but he was also an interim with a very differently constructed roster.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

this is a wait and see before I comment on it being a good or bad hire. kind of bummed it isn’t Taylor. hopefully we can get him on as an assistant after the Ads are done.

This is what I'm expecting. He takes Lambert's offense and PP responsibility. Hinote stays on for PK. They were teammates with Colorado, right? Richards stays with the D unless there is someone that Burnett wants to bring with him.

 

[hido]

this is a wait and see before I comment on it being a good or bad hire. kind of bummed it isn’t Taylor. hopefully we can get him on as an assistant after the Ads are done.

I wonder if Taylor has another job lined up with another org or is being moved up as an asst? Certainly they wouldn't just blindside him during the WCF down 2-1?

 

[LCPreds]

My take on Hynes is that he did ok. But we had sufficient time with the current staff and roster to see what the most likely range of outcomes were and there was really no point in continuing.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Is this something I should be excited about or not?

IMO, this is a three-part answer:

1) For firing Hines...Yes
2) For hiring Brunette...Possibly. Seemed to do a great job with a young Devils roster.
3) For the future... Yes. Tons of picks, promising prospects, and new coach. I like where this is going.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

I agree, it is hard to know whether this is a good hire or not but I am happy it's not some also ran coach that had success 20 years ago but is still hanging around with little to show for it.

 

[Armourboy]

Well definitely not what I was expecting but I mean it's gotta be better than Hynes. Guess it's pretty obvious Trotz wasn't impressed with Hynes either.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

holy cow. whoever said get ready for the golf cart jokes wasn’t kidding. that’s gonna get old quick especially since there is a video of the whole ordeal.

 

[Viqsi]

Admittedly, my first reaction was "well, f***; that's who I was expecting/hoping for the Jackets." But if it's good for my first team, I suppose it's good for the other as well.

 

[Armourboy]

holy cow. whoever said get ready for the golf cart jokes wasn’t kidding. that’s gonna get old quick especially since there is a video of the whole ordeal.

Good thing I've never really given a crap about what the rest of the leagues fans think. Can't be any worse than the early years when they were constantly trying to move the team or want it shut down.

 

[Roman Yoshi]

I'm pleased. Mostly because Hynes is gone and I feel like a coaching staff with Taylor and Brunette will be good for our young roster.

 

[Predsanddead24]

holy cow. whoever said get ready for the golf cart jokes wasn’t kidding. that’s gonna get old quick especially since there is a video of the whole ordeal.

People still make banner jokes 5 years later so what do you expect.

Fortunately I have combined them to make things easier: