Alf Silfversson
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Bowness mentions cohesion of play between NHL and AhL? Does he believe that DJ will be sticking around?
Ya this is shocking. There must have been a really nasty argument to have a firing this late at night.
Sucks to lose Mann a genuine asset for this team and has done more for us development wise than a lot of AHL coaches before him. His bro will likely be following his footsteps.
There has been all kinds of improvement with Ottawa, their PP is one of the best in the league & their PK has also been doing well, their special teams is much improved. Last yr they were out of the playoff race in November, we are into Feb & they are still technically in it, clearly improved. This is a young team & they have had more than their share of injuries & they are still in it. It takes a long time before they mature enough to be a playoff team & longer to contend for a cup. Look how old Tampa's best players were before they started winning cups.I'm not even really bothered by Mann's firing. It's the fact that DJ has done even less with better players and there's been precious little improvement in team play yet he remains firmly in place?
Not sure anyone in this org knows wtf they're doing.
Troy was coaching to win and DJ doesn’t coach that system
This will be a shock to the whole 'Troy Mann is the next Ottawa coach' crew. He's long been overrated by people who clearly don't watch any Belleville Senators hockey.
Belleville hasn't exactly been a developmental powerhouse for us recently. Other than Batherson, Norris and I guess Nick Paul not a ton of quality has actually come up through the system, and personally I think a guy like Norris probably develops no matter who his coach was. On the flip side, how many players have stagnated down there? Plenty. That's not all on the coaching staff, but it has to be accounted for.
Results have been bad too. No playoff appearances in 5 seasons, though he was robbed of one in the COVID year. I think his systems are a little outdated for the modern game. Very passive. Team is regularly dominated territorially and has a ton of trouble generating anything at 5-on-5.
He's a good interview, but so was Kurt Kleinendorst. You have to produce.
He just didn’t fit in with the rest of the leadership team.…
All I know is that he sounded like a smart and informed guy in his interviews….
Obviously this wasn’t the reason. You don’t fire a guy on a Thursday nightSo the play of the NHL team isn’t the coaches fault but it is for the AHL? Good to know Dorion.
God I can’t wait til the new owners clean house in our front office, pure incompetence
Not sure the fire people at the end of day on Friday theory holds up for AHL coaches....Obviously this wasn’t the reason. You don’t fire a guy on a Thursday night
That's the big glaring issue here. Do they think the problem is with Belleville and not Ottawa???
Uh, no. Coaches don't get fired based on an argument. This must have been in the works for some time.
One fight no. But multiple fights and multiple warnings from bowness…. Maybe.That's the big glaring issue here. Do they think the problem is with Belleville and not Ottawa???
Uh, no. Coaches don't get fired based on an argument. This must have been in the works for some time.