Confirmed with Link: John Hynes to be named head coach

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[Scoresberg]

Makes sense. With them having to pay Lavy for next year as well and Hynes still being paid by the Devils this was also a smart move financially.

Not sold on Hynes, would've preferred Taylor from Milwaukee or DeBoer but let's give this guy a chance. Hopefully, he starts utilizing our team like it's built.

 

[hockey diva]

Ugh.

Please let it be a short term deal

 

[Predsanddead24]

Not my first choice but it'll be interesting to see what he can do with a team loaded with talent unlike what he had in NJ. A lot of coaches struggled with their first team and then figured it out with the second. My main concern is that Hynes is jumping right back in without time as an assistant or minor league coach to reconsider some of his approaches like many of those other coaches did.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Out of the frying pan...

 

[RedWillys]

I hate this. Either we're gunning for a top 5-10 pick or this is a stop-gap until we hire the real replacement. I'm not sure who is best for the role, but Hynes isn't one that excites or instills confidence in Poile.

Regardless of the outcome, this is Poile's last coach. Now we need to start discussing who we'd like as GM.

 

[maplepred]

Brutal. Just brutal.

Devils have decent team on paper and they were dead last with him. And that’s your guy Poile?

He looks like he should be sitting in a coffee shop somewhere.

Will be hard to tell him and dan muse apart if he loses some weight.

 

[triggrman]

How many failed at one location and succeeded other places. Give the dude a chance, see how he works and then blast him.

I will say if he doesn't work out, Poile needs to be replaced as well.

 

[Scoresberg]

Let's give this guy a chance first?

 

[triggrman]

Brutal. Just brutal.

Devils have decent team on paper and they were dead last with him. And that’s your guy Poile?

He looks like he should be sitting in a coffee shop somewhere.

Will be hard to tell him and dan muse apart if he loses some weight.

Seriously?

 

[LCPreds]

Let's give this guy a chance first?

Yeah I guess we have no choice. Hopefully he brings a goalie and PK whisperer with him.

 

[FossilFndr]

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[TitansVolsPreds615]

Know next to nothing about this guy. I can never tell if a coach is going to be any good in the NHL or not. I'm not excited about another retread. Maybe one man's trash is another's treasure.

 

[LCPreds]

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28220516/why-devils-fired-john-hynes-happens-next

The New Jersey Devils have fired head coach John Hynes after a disastrous start to the season. The Devils are 9-13-4, their 22 points are second fewest in the NHL, and they have the fourth-worst record over the past two seasons at 40-54-14.

Poile is a wizard.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

What are the terms, I wonder? They are just picking up his NJ deal?

 

[Preds Partisan]

Terrible. Absolutely terrible. Would have rather stuck it out with the PL.

 

[Drake744]

We hired Lavy after he was fired so I'm not judging yet. Is he part of the reason they haven't been very good? I don't know. Their team makeup isn't great though so I'm interested in seeing how he manages our squad, a much more talented one.

 

[Predsanddead24]

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28220516/why-devils-fired-john-hynes-happens-next



Poile is a wizard.

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-flyers/flyers-fire-head-coach-craig-berube

Similar article about Berube and we all know how that turned out. Give him a chance before we bring out the pitchforks.

 

[LCPreds]

 

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No league recycles coaches quite like the NHL

 

[Legionnaire11]

I know almost nothing about Hynes other than his record. Let's hope that he finds some magic here and bring exactly what this group of players need.

I'm just happy that we're trying something different, maybe it's good, maybe it's bad... but there's only one way to find out.

 

[drwpreds]

Like many others, this move does not excite me at all.

But it is what it is and we have to give it a chance. The thing with Hynes is- had we hired him right out of his AHL stint, we would probably be fired up about it. He was highly successful in the AHL. Even more so than Karl Taylor, who many of us would have been happy with.

And there have been many examples of coaches who struggle in their first NHL job and go on to have great success

So we may as well give it a chance. As mentioned above, who would have ever though Craig Berube would do what he has done?

You just never know..

 

[artemponomarev]

Well
I can share my avatar guys if you want

Though who knows may be it will be a good fit

 

[LCPreds]

Super torn on this one. On the one hand I would like to see someone else. On the other hand I have no idea why I feel that way and I have no idea who I would rather have.

 

[Scoresberg]

To all not on board with this move, who would've you taken instead?

If Taylor wasn't an option because of his strong season in AHL and they not wanting to mess with that, who would've been your pick?