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Vejmelka for Vezina
I'd would be OK with him if he was taking over the Kings during their heyday. However, I don't think he's the right choice for what's expected to be a rebuilding team.
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Cooper and Sullivan.
A few coaches haven't been horrible like Bednar, and I think he'll get another shot once he gets canned. But overall, they fail. Even the highly touted coaches like Eakins, Blashill, etc. who excel in lower leagues can't manage a team in the NHL.
SFKingshomer
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Very good would mean the Rangers are in the playoffs, otherwise he has work to do. Lucky for Dallas they are in the west or they would be a lottery team, they will be one and done.
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No, it doesn't. The Rangers had different goals this year. Quinn's job was to teach and build a culture of hard work and accountability. He accomplished that.
No coach would have made the playoffs with this roster, especially after the sell off at the deadline.
This off season has not started out well for Buffalo first they move down the draft then they lose the coach they wanted.
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Sempiternal
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I kind of laughed at the Buffalo Sabres rumblings, because I knew it was going to be the Los Angeles Kings.
Frolov 6'3
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Thats the mentality here and in general on social media.
Complain & whine. Just for the sake of it.
Far from hilarious.
Cool story.
Anyways. Apparently McLellan to LA is not set in stone yet. Meeting with Buffalo today.
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serp
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AV for me is a coach for a team ready to take off . Not one that still needs to learn the ropes . I'd think AV to Philly honestly makes most sense. That core needs to f***ing get its shit together.
Bounces R Way
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Seems like a decent fit for both McLellan and the Kings. About the only coach in recent memory who could get the Oilers playing semi-competent defense for a long stretch of games. Not sure he wants any part of whatever the hell is going on in Buffalo.
exporta
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And you think McLellen is one that can guide a rebuild? History proves AV is much better in that role.
Hed be a great fit in Buffalo, with a few roster moves in the off season. Buffalo isnt far off.
serp
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I don't like either coach for Buffalo honestly. I think they should just re-hire Lindy Ruff.
Kingsfan1
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If you look at Mclellans coaching track record idk it’s pretty f***in impressive . I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s a total mess and Kings miss playoffs for next 2 years and I also wouldn’t be shocked if they make the playoffs as early as next year .
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Assuming Mclellen knows what went wrong in Edmonton, knows what he should have changed to fix it if he had to do it over again, and was given the leeway to have input into those decisions, Buffalo would be the perfect re-do situation. Buffalo has all the same problems as Edmonton.
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i don't see a fit with the kings. he is a veteran oriented coach who lost patience and tried to run before he could walk instead of developing the oilers. unless the kings get very lucky with retool moves, i think he will try and squeeze more juice out of the old kings core and when that doesn't work the team will implode.
Choralone
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Unlike with the Oilers, with the Kings he will not be under the gun to get playoff results. The Kings need a coach that can bring structure and develop the youth, and that's how he will be judged in the next two years at least.
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