GhostofPotvin29
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George McPhee and Adam Oates both fired in Washington.
EDIT: Well, McPhee technically is just not having his contract renewed.
EDIT: Well, McPhee technically is just not having his contract renewed.
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Did I read somewhere that grabs said whether he resigns with them depends on whether Oates comes back?
CarltonTheBear said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Did I read somewhere that grabs said whether he resigns with them depends on whether Oates comes back?
His agent basically said he wanted to see what the team does with their coaching staff this offseason first. This probably doesn't shut the door on the Capitals, but Oates was a big reason why Grabovski chose Washington in the first place.
Scot4bz said:And we wait.....teams that let the coach go will fill their vacancy with the best available while the Leaf "No Vancancy" sign continues to flash outside of the Carlyle motel.
bustaheims said:You do know there's absolutely nothing stopping the Leafs from interviewing potential candidates before they announce that Carlyle has been let go, right? If there's a guy out there that the Leafs really want, if that guy also wants to be the Leafs' head coach, he will be. Relieving Carlyle of his duties is really just a formality.
Nik the Trik said:Can you think of a single instance where a team actually began the interview process before firing their coach? Firing a guy is one thing but conducting a real interview process for his replacement without letting him go is just...what? Punitive? Regardless of your views on Carlyle as a coach he's a pretty well regarded person around the league and treating him like that would be seen as pretty bush league especially considering, as we can clearly see, there's no reason why teams can't just fire their coaches right now.
bustaheims said:You do know there's absolutely nothing stopping the Leafs from interviewing potential candidates before they announce that Carlyle has been let go, right? If there's a guy out there that the Leafs really want, if that guy also wants to be the Leafs' head coach, he will be. Relieving Carlyle of his duties is really just a formality.
CarltonTheBear said:I know you're convinced Randy's getting fired, and that's fine. But they aren't interviewing candidates behind his back. There's no way.
bustaheims said:Interviews and negotiations happen under the radar. Heck, it happened twice with Carlyle in the same season - once when he was let go by Anaheim and then again when he was hired by the Leafs.
Of course I know. My issue is how the front office continues the course of waiting to take action. My preference is that they let it be known that the winds of change are blowing. That includes behind the bench, on the ice, in the front office, or the guy who fails to sell enough sushi at the concession stand. I would prefer some action. Who knows - if there is a coach who is really interested in a job here but one is not available, they may sign elsewhere before the Leafs decide to act. The world of secrecy can also not be in your favour....bustaheims said:Scot4bz said:And we wait.....teams that let the coach go will fill their vacancy with the best available while the Leaf "No Vancancy" sign continues to flash outside of the Carlyle motel.
You do know there's absolutely nothing stopping the Leafs from interviewing potential candidates before they announce that Carlyle has been let go, right? If there's a guy out there that the Leafs really want, if that guy also wants to be the Leafs' head coach, he will be. Relieving Carlyle of his duties is really just a formality.
CarltonTheBear said:All those processes happened mid-season when teams don't want to go a game without an actual head coach. I can't think of an instance where a coach was fired during the offseason and a replacement was named at the same time.
bustaheims said:Some teams are much better at keeping these things secretive, but there are a lot of instances where the team announced a permanent replacement at the same time they announced their current head coach was fired. Interviews and negotiations happen under the radar. Heck, it happened twice with Carlyle in the same season - once when he was let go by Anaheim and then again when he was hired by the Leafs.
Mt. Kushmore said:Can't help but think they held on to McPhee a few years too long.