Was Maclean a problem? New: Dean Brown contrasts Maclean and Cameron

[Nac Mac Feegle]

How much do we even pay him? I doubt it's in the millions.

However I do agree that it would be ridiculous for us to want compensation

The 'Stache did get a contract extension after his trophy win, so I'm pretty sure he makes at least $1 mil.

He'd probably get half that as an assistant (or less...many are in the $200-300k range). That's why it seems odd he would accept an assistant gig while still benign paid better dollars by Ottawa.....unless he thinks there's a good opportunity to nab the top job soon.

 

[BonkTastic]

"We'd be thrilled to have you on board Maclean, can't believe Ottawa let a Jack Adam's Winner get away!"

Heh.

If there was a team that honestly thought this, Maclean would already be hired by now.

 

[Benjamin]

 

[Busboy]

Should be a good fit for him in Anaheim. Best of luck to him!

 

[DJB]

Do we get any compensation for him?

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

Do we get any compensation for him?

Probably being off the payroll is compensation enough for the org.

 

[DJB]

Probably being off the payroll is compensation enough for the org.

I figured as much, but was hoping for something for the fans. I personally could care less about cutting some cash to pay for Maclean, but a draft pick excites me!

 

[HavlatMach9]

no compensation for assistant coach signing according to this article

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

I figured as much, but was hoping for something for the fans. I personally could care less about cutting some cash to pay for Maclean, but a draft pick excites me!

Would be nice if that money went towards a special teams coach though. Something this team needs for the PP.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

I kinda doubt maclean's salary is a big issue.
probably less then most entry level players

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

I kinda doubt maclean's salary is a big issue.
probably less then most entry level players

He's not making Babcock money by all means, but this team being on a budget, dollar for dollar counts regardless how poor or how rich it is.

 

[Ouroboros]

His salary is over 1 million per year.

 

[pm88]

I think that's a good spot for him. I remember reading around here that Edmonton had some interest in him... I don't think that would have been a good fit for him at all. I don't think he does well with younger players

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

His salary is over 1 million per year.

That's 1 mill on the sidelines we can try to put to use at least.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

His salary is over 1 million per year.

Source? I thought he was one of the lowest paid coaches in the NHL. Maybe that was just his first contract

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Here's Brown on Maclean. I found it well looking for salary info

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/brown-dave-cameron-is-the-opposite-of-paul-maclean-1.242746

Some really really good stuff

Phillips yelling at him in practice for no direction. His sarcastic attitude not liked by the players. Him wanting to run detroit's style from 5 years ago and not being open to change

Man this is some crazy stuff. He said 1000 games doesnt mean much in the presser before legwands 1000th game and then a younger player said in the locker room " why doesnt maclean just come in here and crap in phillips stall"

Some good stuff on what Cameron does.

He went to a 4th liner before the game in the locker room and asked him to tell another forward who was a top 6 forward what his role was and what he was going to do tonight

 

[Busboy]

Source? I thought he was one of the lowest paid coaches in the NHL.

I don't have the source but I also thought his contract was more than 1 million. I think he was extended after his Jack Adams.

 

[Micklebot]

That's 1 mill on the sidelines we can try to put to use at least.

Well, my understanding is that we still pay him the difference, so if Anaheim pays him 500k, we top him up to his contract with us.

 

[Ouroboros]

I don't have the source but I also thought his contract was more than 1 million. I think he was extended after his Jack Adams.

Yeah. There were some articles after that extension that said he was in the low seven figures.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Yeah. There were some articles after that extension that said he was in the low seven figures.

The sun guessed it was in the 7 figure range but not 2 mil. They made a note of saying it was just a guess

 

[aragorn]

MacLean was a terrible hockey coach, one of the worst we've ever had.

Quite the fall from grace, he has gone from the best coach ever after beating the stinking Habs two yrs ago & winning coach of the yr to the worse coach ever.

 

[DylanSensFan]

I was just thinking the other day...if Murray was planning on giving Maclean such a short rope, why even bother starting the season with him?

I, for one, would have loved to see either Trotz or Laviollette coach here.

Though part of me believes that Murray is far too meddlesome to have a coach with that pedigree here. He has a pattern of hiring unestablished coaches so he can retain control of the team.

We did as well as the teams coached by Laviollette and Trotz. Making the second round is not really an upgrade.

 

[Clamshells]

Here's Brown on Maclean. I found it well looking for salary info

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/brown-dave-cameron-is-the-opposite-of-paul-maclean-1.242746

Some really really good stuff

Phillips yelling at him in practice for no direction. His sarcastic attitude not liked by the players. Him wanting to run detroit's style from 5 years ago and not being open to change

Man this is some crazy stuff. He said 1000 games doesnt mean much in the presser before legwands 1000th game and then a younger player said in the locker room " why doesnt maclean just come in here and crap in phillips stall"

Some good stuff on what Cameron does.

He went to a 4th liner before the game in the locker room and asked him to tell another forward who was a top 6 forward what his role was and what he was going to do tonight

Man, this audio clip... Dean really does nail down exactly what happened with the coaching change. Definitely puts some things into perspective that you don't normally see as a fan.

I was skeptical of Cameron taking over, and his ability for long term success, but if that's the attitude he brings to the team, I'm really happy that he's going back behind the bench again next year.

 

[Tee Lo]

You can't be a good coach if you're team is down by one goal with one minute left and you put out Neil, or play Phillips 20+ minutes a night. Or scratch Stone, Condra, and Hoffman.

 

[Beville]

Here's Brown on Maclean. I found it well looking for salary info

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/brown-dave-cameron-is-the-opposite-of-paul-maclean-1.242746

Some really really good stuff

Phillips yelling at him in practice for no direction. His sarcastic attitude not liked by the players. Him wanting to run detroit's style from 5 years ago and not being open to change

Man this is some crazy stuff. He said 1000 games doesnt mean much in the presser before legwands 1000th game and then a younger player said in the locker room " why doesnt maclean just come in here and crap in phillips stall"

Some good stuff on what Cameron does.

He went to a 4th liner before the game in the locker room and asked him to tell another forward who was a top 6 forward what his role was and what he was going to do tonight

Wow, I'll take it with a little pinch of salt...

But that's an eyeopener regardless.