Macho Man mustve walked off a bridge. lol.
Happy for him, but not happy for Steven...
Welp bye bye Steven and Drouin
Oh so it's more than 2 years. That's great news. I'd hate all those signings to have to be conducted on top of uncertainty of a new coach. I know you all hate Coop but give him a chance to right the ship and to do it with some new players.
If we are out of the playoff race come trade deadline time I think Yzerman will try to gather up some new prospects.
It's not official, it's just EE's best guess based on what he's seen.
Obviously this has been in the works for a while, but the timing...
Agreed. Seems to me it would make sense that:
No Playoff/Early Exit: Announced shortly after exit or no-show
Playoff Bound: Just before Trade Deadline.
As for the timing, I agree with others here who stated that this is a shake up, sending a message, etc.
two year deal seems about as fair as you can expect considering what Cooper did the last two years. anything more would have been a touch much. Good job by Yzerman.
Now Cooper just has to get this team sorted out. I don't think we are a playoff team this year. They have to show me wrong.