MisterEd89
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Things that make you go hmmm...
Confirmed with Link: Steve Smith resigns
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This seems abrupt. I actually felt a little better about Rod being the HC with Smith staying on board, but who knows. Maybe Smith didn't like the direction of the new system. Still though, it doesn't seem like ACs resign that often? Maybe they do, but that's not a position I would think has the turn over rate that HC does.
Wouldn't be surprised if he reemerges up north, well up north.
Wouldn't be surprised if he reemerges up north, well up north.
NotOpie
"Puck don't lie"
While it happens (see Brind'Amour, Rod) assistant coaches usually don't ascend to the head coaching position. If Smith wants to be a head coach, he likely has to be one in the AHL first and, perhaps, he has that opportunity.
Vagrant
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it has to be tough to be in a situation where you feel like you were overlooked for a promotion and have your new boss be a younger guy who was arguably less effective in his role. we often complained about the units brind'amour was responsible for and lauded those that smith oversaw. it's interesting because the concept that brind'amour really sidled up to dundon seemed pretty obvious. to deny that gave him an edge in the selection process for the new head coach would be naive. that relationship dynamic seemed to have reverberations through the offseason.
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I came here fully expecting to read that he was headed to Calgary to join up with BP. That would have ticked me off for some reason. Was he in mid contract? Can he just break his contract and go somewhere else? As long as it's not Cal.
Calgary is all set with bench coaches. I suspect SS is going to be a HC somewhere overseas.
DaveG
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Or in the NCAA, I believe there are a few openings at that level currently and there is a lot more job stability there then in the NHL.
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Or even AHL. That's what Ulf did, even though he had head coaching experience overseas previously IIRC.
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I think if he had an NCAA job lined up it would be in the announcement. That seems more like a "cake" deal because it shows the organization's talent is desired elsewhere yet not in direct competition. Unless more is announced today, this seems like a difficult parting more than a better opportunity parting.
DaveG
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Yeah I won't disagree with that. There's a possibility that he had been contacted about more then 1 position and was weighing his options (including coming back), came back with a request in terms of number or term that Dundon and co weren't even going to come close to and he just up and resigned on the spot even if he hadn't yet committed to either possible landing spot.
Either way, something clearly went sour, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was in some way related to a contract extension regardless of what it is.
I think the ultra-casual Dundon was a bit threatened by SS's sartorial splendor on game days.
Someone showed Dundon the video of the own goal.
That’s my guess.
That’s my guess.
Joe McGrath
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Dundon didn’t want to pay him so he just put a big picture of the own goal up Smith’s office.
DaveG
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Ty Conklin better be glad he's the goaltender coach in St Louis rather then here in that case.
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HCRB: Hey Ty, this is Rod Brind’amour, how’d you like to come down to North Carolina and be our goalie coach (snickers under his breath)
Conklin: Whoever this is, go f*** yourself. And if this is actually Rod Brind’amour, f*** yourself twice.
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I don't seem to have a problem with this. I don't know that he did a particularly good job. It's easy to point to Slavin/Pesce/Fleury as successes but they came in through the system and were basically NHL ready with no coaching up needed. Compare them to Hanifin....
NotOpie
"Puck don't lie"
I think Smith's best work was on the PK, even if it fell off last season. The two seasons prior to that we finished something like 6th on the PK.
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Must have been a contract thing or a Brind’Amour thing.
Must have been a contract thing or a Brind’Amour thing.
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Or a Dundon thing.
On the downside Smith left for a better opportunity which shows a lack of faith in this group (players, management, owner)
On the upside Smith left for an immediate opportunity. Money, term, etc. at least it wasn’t a point issue followed by a “screw you guys, I’m going home”.
Really could have just been similar to Peters. Smith had 1 year left and wanted more security. Maybe Buffalo offered multi-year with more $$.
Whatever the case it appears that Buffalo poached him at a later stage in the game. Definitely seems like the Canes are scrambling a bit with the news.
On the upside Smith left for an immediate opportunity. Money, term, etc. at least it wasn’t a point issue followed by a “screw you guys, I’m going home”.
Really could have just been similar to Peters. Smith had 1 year left and wanted more security. Maybe Buffalo offered multi-year with more $$.
Whatever the case it appears that Buffalo poached him at a later stage in the game. Definitely seems like the Canes are scrambling a bit with the news.
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All these departures gives off a very "Rats on a sinking ship" vibe.
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Why is it a "better opportunity"? He left for a different opportunity, not sure it's "better".
Navin R Slavin
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"hey, we wanna pay you a bunch more money to coach the next Nick Lidstrom, whaddya think?"
Sounds like pretty easy decision to me.
Sounds like pretty easy decision to me.
