Bare with me here, watching Laviolette on TSN lately, he has stood out quite well. He makes pretty decent points, and seems to have a good head on his shoulders.
Looked up his stats, and he has a quite an impressive resume.
American born, coached US Olympic team. Has 7 Pro seasons behind the bench, with only one season where his team finished under .500 (Only coached 52 games that season with Canes). Won the Cup with the Canes in 05/06.
Canes missed the playoffs the following two season, after winning the cup, but they still finished 40-34-8 and then 43-33-6 the following season. Season he got fired, their record was 12-11-2.
I remember his team playing a strong tough system, and seems to get the most out of his team (Even his record when with NYI, was pretty good, made the playoffs bother seasons)
I'm quite tired of Wilson and his limp system out there; apathetic excuses. Previously I thought there really isn't much out there to replace Wilson with, but Laviolette is looking pretty decent in my opinion.
Kaberle needs to go as well. His value is high and we need the assets he'd bring back. We're basically dead last with him, so what's the point in keeping him? Do something Burke for crying out loud. Oh, and Ian White needs to be resigned, asap.
As much as I hate and detest Wilson I dont even think anyother coach can save this team. Its a sinking ship. Boston is probably going to cash in big time on this mess.
I don't think any coach could make this team play well, We have the sadest group of top six forwards in the nhl there are KHL teams with more talented players.
If you guys want to go for it, expect a run and gun system. Not sure you have the players for it. Won't get much defense either.
Also, he refuses to trap, so you would want to expect a lot of regulation losses, which makes for a very frustrating way to miss the playoffs- having more wins then most of the teams in, but not enough points.
He would be a good coach for a team like Pittsburgh. Not so much for the leafs.
But please hire him. If you do, he comes off our payroll and we can fire Maurice.
If you guys want to go for it, expect a run and gun system. Not sure you have the players for it. Won't get much defense either.
Also, he refuses to trap, so you would want to expect a lot of regulation losses, which makes for a very frustrating way to miss the playoffs- having more wins then most of the teams in, but not enough points.
He would be a good coach for a team like Pittsburgh. Not so much for the leafs.
But please hire him. If you do, he comes off our payroll and we can fire Maurice.
name one coach who can do a better job out there (if he gets fired, whos out there?)...this team simply lacks talent and coaches can be as good as their team.
name one coach who can do a better job out there (if he gets fired, whos out there?)...this team simply lacks talent and coaches can be as good as their team.
Laviolette. Not proclaiming him to be the Saviour here, and I don't think anyone can turn this team around enough to even sniff at the playoffs, but I really think it would be a step in the right direction.
Granted the team isn't exactly oozing with talent out there, but there have been so many questionable coaching decisions out there that leave you with your head shaking. Wilson has no system, and is not getting anything out of this team. Nothing at all.
I'm not liking Wilson at all, but I don't think we need to replace him right now, as even with a better coach, our players still suck and team confidence / chemistry's still low. I think if this continues throughout the year, he's out at the end of it though and maybe we can have a fresh start with deadline trades and/or free agency signings.
I dont get it; what has Wilson done to deserve to be fired?
This team is not a very good one.
Komisarek is injured, Schenn's play is nowhere near last year, our top scoring forward has 13 points in 20 games. Everyone is a minus player except for 4 players(Poni, Kessel, White and Gunnarsson), our goaltending and our penalty kill is the worst in the league. And dont say that all of this is the fault of Wilson because it isnt.
This team is terrible and this is not the coaching staff's fault. The players need to get better or player better or Burke needs to make some moves.
I dont get it; what has Wilson done to deserve to be fired?
This team is not a very good one.
Komisarek is injured, Schenn's play is nowhere near last year, our top scoring forward has 13 points in 20 games. Everyone is a minus player except for 4 players(Poni, Kessel, White and Gunnarsson), our goaltending and our penalty kill is the worst in the league. And dont say that all of this is the fault of Wilson because it isnt.
This team is terrible and this is not the coaching staff's fault. The players need to get better or player better or Burke needs to make some moves.
I dont get it; what has Wilson done to deserve to be fired?
This team is not a very good one.
Komisarek is injured, Schenn's play is nowhere near last year, our top scoring forward has 13 points in 20 games. Everyone is a minus player except for 4 players(Poni, Kessel, White and Gunnarsson), our goaltending and our penalty kill is the worst in the league. And dont say that all of this is the fault of Wilson because it isnt.
This team is terrible and this is not the coaching staff's fault. The players need to get better or player better or Burke needs to make some moves.
There is a reason the team is not playing up to par. You can blame a couple of players of not lifting their end, but come on, the entire team?!
There's only three players that stand out and that's Kaberle, White and Kessel. The rest seem to be floating around confused, playing a game of tag out there. This is where and when you need a good coach to step and put a leash on the mess.
Also the many questionable coaching decisions. The stubborn decision with the lineups. The lack of any sort of system out there, either offensive or defensive. Even something as little as not calling timeouts when a timeout should be called.
I'm sorry I cannot buy that all of a sudden every player on this team is a sub par hockey player, when in the past everything was fine with them. There is something really wrong here, and all you have to do is look at the bench leader.
There is a reason the team is not playing up to par. You can blame a couple of players of not lifting their end, but come on, the entire team?!
There's only three players that stand out and that's Kaberle, White and Kessel. The rest seem to be floating around confused, playing a game of tag out there. This is where and when you need a good coach to step and put a leash on the mess.
Also the many questionable coaching decisions. The stubborn decision with the lineups. The lack of any sort of system out there, either offensive or defensive. Even something as little as not calling timeouts when a timeout should be called.
I'm sorry I cannot buy that all of a sudden every player on this team is a sub par hockey player, when in the past everything was fine with them. There is something really wrong here, and all you have to do is look at the bench leader.
General statements like this give me no proof that Wilson should be fired. Go ahead and ask anyone who is in the business and ask them who is to blame; the players or the coach? That may not be possible, how about you ask Wilson's boss Burke, you can call him on Saturday's at noon on home games on Leafs lunch. Ask him who is to blame?
Its not all of a sudden, this team has been terrible since the start of the season.
Using your logic, Wilson is 8th all-time in NHL wins by a coach and the 2nd active coach behind Quinn. He has been coaching longer then any of these guys have been playing. Did he all of a sudden forget coaching?
