dalewood12
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I know it's before the big summer trades and signings, but thought I would get a temperature check on the team.
A legitimate coach could help that area a lot.yes but not as top tier contenders like everyone thought they'd be this year. they have a lot of issues, some of which could be solved next year (i.e. health, potentially goaltending), some of which won't be (team defense).
it would help but personnel is also part of the issue.A legitimate coach could help that area a lot.
The team defense COULD solve itself.yes but not as top tier contenders like everyone thought they'd be this year. they have a lot of issues, some of which could be solved next year (i.e. health, potentially goaltending), some of which won't be (team defense).
When your top D pair misses 87 games in a season and your GM does nothing, it's really difficult to stay afloat. I'm genuinely impressed they managed to stay in the hunt for a spot as long as they did.Hamilton missed 62 games
J Hughes missed 20 games
Meier missed 13 games
Hischier missed 11 games
Yes, every team goes through injuries, but those are some substantial games missed for their top players. J Hughes (shoulder) and Meier (both MCLs) were also clearly hurt and not at 100% for at least half of the games they did play.
We can talk goaltending and coaching to exhaustion (both also major problems), but their injury issues hampered the entire season.
I agree. I would overhaul their depth forward group and add a legitimate top-four defensive LHD.it would help but personnel is also part of the issue.
Do not quote me directly because I may have misheardThey should
I'd feel much more comfortable if the following happened
Travis Green off the staff ENTIRELY. Guy is one of the worst coaches the league has seen in the last decade up there with Freddy's brother Ralph in Buffalo and Doug Weight. He's absolutely no-count as an assistant also. The power play wayyyyy overachieved. It was bottom 6 or 7 in expected goals, though it was around 10th when Hamilton got injured, it just wasn't nearly 1st like it was in percentage. I firmly believe he was more to blame for this year than Ruff, and the team completely bottomed out when he took over. He's incredibly worthless. I hope he never works in the league again, unless it's for one of our rivals.
FIRE Dave Rogalski as goalie coach. Not sure why he's still there. My guess is if he was gonna go, he would have been fired already. It's just the vibe I'm now getting. I wonder if the two goalie acquisitions at the deadline saved him. He should have been the first to go even before Ruff.
I'd like to see who the head coach is first. I said all along before Ruff was fired that while I didn't want him to be the head coach next year, I think we have enough talent when healthy and with goalie upgrades that he's not bad enough to FUBAR our team next year and keep us out of the playoffs.
However, Travis Green certainly IS.
There was something about a month ago, maybe only 3 weeks ago from TSN that the Devils are seriously considering him permanently.Do not quote me directly because I may have misheard
I was listening to 1050 the other day (Toronto's TSN Radio) and Dreger was talking about the coaching market.
He subtly implied that Travis Green is the leading contender for the Devils job
Dreger's stuff outside of Toronto is iffy so I really hope he's wrong about you guys haha
I still can't believe your GM thought Green would make a difference. Shoulda just rowed it out with LindyThere was something about a month ago, maybe only 3 weeks ago from TSN that the Devils are seriously considering him permanently.
Our record under him was still somewhat respectable at the time, but it really fell apart.
I do think he can be back in an assistant role again (I don't want him to though) but I don't think he'll be head coach.
And if he IS? Fitx isn't as good of a GM as we thought he was. That's pretty much waving the flag and giving up.
I'd rather a rookie, as Green isn't a rookie but he's a known commodity of bad.
I think Green's record in his last 46 games coached (2021 in Vancouver before being fired and 21 games with us) is 16-27-3.
And that's with goaltending that's above league average. We were on an 87 point pace with Ruff and HORRIBLE goaltending and a 66 point pace with Green with above average goaltending.
I still think we may have stayed alive till the end if they didn't fire Lindy, especially after the goaltending acquisitions which happened days after he was fired. I still think we would have ultimately missed, but only by maybe 4-5 points and not 10.
And I'm no Lindy supporter.
That was a favour to Lindy.I still can't believe your GM thought Green would make a difference. Shoulda just rowed it out with Lindy
I honestly think it was merely a mercy firing to Lindy. I'd like to think Green was never hired with any intention to eventually be the head coach, but I won't decalre that until we hire a head coach that isn't him.I still can't believe your GM thought Green would make a difference. Shoulda just rowed it out with Lindy