Run the Jewels
Make Detroit Great Again
I have truly mixed feelings about Derek Lalonde. I think poor injury luck with Larkin and poor goaltending in general is the primary reason we didn't make the playoffs. But I also don't see anything that makes me feel Lalonde is the long-term answer. He's a good coach, but we will never have the talent that teams which routinely win the lottery have - teams like Edmonton, New Jersey, Chicago, etc.
So I am interested in seeing what David Carle can do at the NHL level. If you are not familiar with him, he's the head coach for the University of Denver. He has beaten two absurdly talented teams over the past three seasons to win two national championships.
The first team he beat was the UofM '22 team that was stacked with absurd amounts of talent: Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Luke Hughes, and about 4 other quality college forwards (Kent Johnson, Thomas Bordeleau, Mackie Samoskevich, Brendan Brisson). Denver beat Michigan in the Frozen Four on their way to winning the championship.
Then this past season Denver knocked off Boston College in the championship game. BC is one of the most talented college teams every assembled with NHL talent throughout the lineup: Will Smith, Ryan Leonard, Cutter Gauthier, Gabe Perrault, plus a handful of d-men who have been drafted in the middle rounds of the NHL draft.
Carle has talent, Zeev Buium is going to be a first round draft pick, but he has proven capable of beating more talented teams. And that's the sort of guy Detroit needs given how badly we've been screwed by the NHL draft. We need a guy who can win with a less talented roster.
Anyone have any strong feelings one way or the other on Carle? If he has any interest in the NHL, he's probably going to get hired this summer. While Lalonde isn't a bad coach, I don't think you pass up a chance at hiring a guy like Carle. It may not work, but he's proven himself against NHL talent.
So I am interested in seeing what David Carle can do at the NHL level. If you are not familiar with him, he's the head coach for the University of Denver. He has beaten two absurdly talented teams over the past three seasons to win two national championships.
The first team he beat was the UofM '22 team that was stacked with absurd amounts of talent: Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Luke Hughes, and about 4 other quality college forwards (Kent Johnson, Thomas Bordeleau, Mackie Samoskevich, Brendan Brisson). Denver beat Michigan in the Frozen Four on their way to winning the championship.
Then this past season Denver knocked off Boston College in the championship game. BC is one of the most talented college teams every assembled with NHL talent throughout the lineup: Will Smith, Ryan Leonard, Cutter Gauthier, Gabe Perrault, plus a handful of d-men who have been drafted in the middle rounds of the NHL draft.
Carle has talent, Zeev Buium is going to be a first round draft pick, but he has proven capable of beating more talented teams. And that's the sort of guy Detroit needs given how badly we've been screwed by the NHL draft. We need a guy who can win with a less talented roster.
Anyone have any strong feelings one way or the other on Carle? If he has any interest in the NHL, he's probably going to get hired this summer. While Lalonde isn't a bad coach, I don't think you pass up a chance at hiring a guy like Carle. It may not work, but he's proven himself against NHL talent.