@@tombardsley3081could be but tell me bro if you run against the wall 50 times and evey time you get knocked out, does putting on diapers help you to not get knocked out? If you have same old shit roster what difference does it make to have someone else sit behind the bench. Penguins drove themselfs in too tight position with erik karlsson contract and extending everyone out of compliment wich totally means that they dont really care how next 2 years go until their legends retire so they can start again.
While this is entirely true, Sullivan’s problem is that he refuses to adjust to his roster. He wants to play the same style they played 7 years ago when they won the cup. They haven’t won a playoff series since that cup win and have missed the past two years. The roster is what it is and that’s on management, but Sullivan needs to adjust. With that said I don’t think he should or will be fired until the big 3 are done. They’ll let sully finish it out with these guys and change the coach once they move into a rebuild. That’s my thoughts at least
@@johannespitkamaki1369the penguins organization doesn’t have enough youth to make 3 lines. Besides, Crosby and Malkin are still you’re best two players, especially this season
I really don't think Sullivan is the issue. Nobody is going to turn around a team that has a roster like that. Terrible goaltending. Weak defensive defensemen. Old skill players. It's one of the worst rosters in the league.
As an Islanders fan - it is obvious that Sullivan has been working with one of the oldest teams in the league. Those contracts that were given out to Letang and Malkin(and that was even before Dubas took over) are ridiculous… not only with term but caphit as well. Malkin is not even worth 2 million$- they pay him 6 mil$. Letang is so slow and doesn’t produce anywhere close to what was seen 6-7 years ago! Goaltending is another mess - after moving on from Murray 4 years ago - Jarry apparently ended up being only a short term solution. And yes - trading for Carlson is the gravy on the pie. And I don’t see pens firing Sullivan in the mid-season especially when stating that you are desperately fighting for playoffs regardless… so the coaching change would have already happened this past spring/summer, so Sullivan is safe until April.
@@tombardsley3081 Yes, it's been a disaster all around. Crosby is why they overcame this for so long. The run is over. It's just not as simple as a coaching change.
@@BrattyNerdGirl this team is headed in the right direction. Young talent both with the big club and the minors. They need at least 2 maybe 3 years to be competitive.
Look at what he's done so far. They desperately need a tendy, that's really it. The only young guy not really excelling is Drysdale bur we all kinda expected him not to have a breakout season. Watch them play, creative offense, fairly reliable defense, they're on the way to something special. Another year or 2 and the acquisition of a reliable goalie and they'll be giving other teams nightmares. Goalies already don't like playing them because they're a bunch of unselfish, puck moving snipers. Philly finds ways to score. They're the exact opposite of Boston honestly.
Personally I find Lalonde underwhelming as a head coach. He’s been coaching rosters with good energy players and I don’t see results that reflect that.
As a wings fan i see the holes in the roster. But, what bothers me is the lack of an identity. Every night is a different team. What does Lalonde bring to build a high flying team, a lockdown team, a tough as nails team, or whatever it may be. I feel a lack of direction behind the bench.
For the Islanders it's not coach Roy it's that old bag GM Lou Lamoriello for putting the same team over and over every year and not retooling or rebuild to get younger
Don't worry, Pittsburgh will get 2nd overall pick this year and next year with the McKenna sweepstake. Every 20 or so year Pittsburgh wins the lottery and gets a generational talent, as is prophesized
@@marksieber4626 The Raptors were effectively forced into that by December of last year, after having sagged in the NBA standings, with the last game of that month having featured a narrow loss to a then-slumping Detroit Pistons team. Almost any NBA team would’ve beaten those Pistons by a country mile but because those Raptors didn’t, something had gone badly wrong, and that blockbuster trade had brought Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett from the New York Knicks in a trade and had sent OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa the other way.
@@wainber1 hockey website. No matter the sport coaches and management need to recalibrate and adjust to their changing circumstances. Pens really need to get that done. Slow and old and often injured. Glad I don’t have their jobs
@louisstabile1182 💪💪 let's hope this trend continues and the Penguins turn it around. I feel bad for Sid though. His teammates keep playing 2000's hockey and taking too many bad shots from the blue line. Sid absolutely worked the goalie with them handles, he's clearly still got it. The talentless retirement home around him is definitely the issue. Karlsson needs to be put in check and stop throwing bad shots from long range. Letang too. Too many "I don't give a F" players holding the team back.
That's a very fair assessment of why Luke Richardson's job is safe for now. I don't think a lot of fans understand that he's not being evaluated on his W-L record, but on the the things you spelled out. He's been doing as well as anyone could expect on those things, especially given what he's had to work with over the last two seasons.
I think that Nashville's problem is team chemistry at the moment but that's just simply because of new faces. Come January they will be there ready to fight for a playoff spot
I'd like to see a video on every franchise and their best team that DIDN'T win the cup. It would be interesting to see teams like Ottawa and Buffalo, Minnesota, and what was arguably the closest they've been to winning it all. And for teams that have won, a team that probably should've but just didn't.
Wow! That WOULD make a great video! Being a Blues fan since 1968, I could cite 3 Blues teams over the years that I’d consider in that category. 1981, 2000 & 2001, 2016.
Not sure if Montgomery is as secure as you think. Boston was on the verge of blowing the second consecutive 3-1 lead in the first round last year, and the talk at the time was whoever lost, the coach will be fired (Keefe or Montgomery). He was lucky because it was the Leafs his team was facing.
Sully's style might well work for a young rebuild team post-Crosby/Malkin/Letang, it just sucks that he's not adapting to the age of the team he's got. The Pens have looked completely checked out for the last 4-5 games, and while it's hard to see them as contenders given their lineup it's harder to watch HOFers go through the motions on the ice.
The Wings haven't fired a coach midseason since the 80s (Brad Park, maybe?) so Lalonde probably gets the full year unless there's a big collapse before the deadline. But if defensive breakdowns that lead to ugly goals against keep up, I think they might look for a veteran head coach in the offseason.
Scotty Bowman could come out retirement and I don't think he could do anything with Detroit. It's a mess that requires serious roster overhaul and that includes offloading some of the magical prospects that never seem to leave Grand Rapids.
Unfortunately ownership heads stated they want Sullivan to coach the post-Crosby Pens, and extended him to boot. Why Sullivan accepted this offer which severely hurts his chances of winning another cup in his career is beyond me.
At this level, the term of a contract is not much of an impediment to a team firing a coach. They can buy it out. That is usually how it goes. And if another team wanted to hire him and/or he wanted to go, he could probably negotiate an exit. I can’t imagine the Penguins stopping him from leaving if he really wants to leave.
I think Sullivan is the first to go. It's time to move on and it's time for the Penguins to undergo a rebuild. Maybe Torts but I agree he would stay within the organization. It's not Torts fault that they don't have a goalie
He's the winningest HC in franchise history and doesn't exactly have an incredible team to coach right now. Not saying he shouldn't be axed, but it's not like he doesn't have a good resume. I'd expect him to be snapped up pretty quickly by another team too.
Caps fan, so I watched the game against Montreal last night. Haven’t watched much of the Canadiens, but from the little I’ve seen of them, they at the very least look like they are improving and building to being a competitive team
Preds started 0-5-0 , depending on tonight they will have been through the last 5 games 4-0-1 with a w, 3-1-1 with an L and 3-0-2 with an OTL, certainly not something to look at anyone for blame. I think the new lineups are forming slowly, and i hope they keep up the pace of the last 4 games
Saint-Louis is fine, the team is still stuck with quite a few rough contracts to be anywhere near the playoffs. Armia and Dvorak contracts are due this year, they alone are the equivalent of a top line forward in cap space. Gallagher and Anderson are another 12 mil in the hole that the team needs to recuperate eventually to compete, both players are maybe worth 4.0 or 4.5.
Pens hiring new coach often results in a cup.Bob johnson, wins cup first year as pens coach, Bowman wins cup first year as coach, Blysma wins cup first year as coach. Sullivan wins cup first year as coach. Would it work this year? No, they are just to bad this time
Yzerman has drafted well I think, which is what is saving his job for now. How long can he let them overripen and keep his job though? I dunno. However, the team right now is better than they are playing imo. That's why I think Lalonde should be on the hot seat. The issues they had at the end of last year are still there.
Especially if Mike Sullivan gets axed then you have to think Stevie will make his move to aquire his service and give Stevie the reason to pull the plug on the Derek Lalonde experiment
Crosby is two years younger than Ovechkin. Both in their late 30s. Two years mean a lot at that age. Crosby is suddenly looking a lot older than he did just last year and the year before. Ovechkin two years ago scored 42 goals and looked good at the same age Crosby is now. Things can go south quickly in an elite league and you’re getting older by the day. Crosby could definitely be effective on a great team, but he can’t lead a poor team to any kind of success. Ovechkin is suddenly on a much stronger team then last year and it looks like he might pass Gretzky this year or early next season.
Could you next do a video on which coaches would be most likely to be hired? Would love your thoughts on Gerard Galant but also to hear about potentially new coaches and if there’s a shift given knoblauch and carbury’s success to lean towards new
Yes, goaltending for the Avs is a huge problem and may well kill their playoff streak... but a big part of the problem in Colorado is the $27 million forward problem--as in that's the combined salaries of the 6 of the Top-9 that are out due to injury (or suspension). While high skill prospects who should be in the AHL can help with the scoring (but not as much as the players they are replacing), but they aren't able to help with the defensive structure to protect the goalies (Avs 200 ft defensive structure is intricate and requires all players to play 200 ft game with a strong forecheck to maintain O-zone possession). The youngins are starting to get it--especially Kovy, Ivan Ivan, and Malinski--but it's gonna be a slog back to health and being able to outscore their goalie problem as they have in the past.
The Habs fan base is split in two groups. People over 50 and under 50. The over 50 all complain that the team should be winning and a perennial cup winner, the ones below 50 know that we are still rebuilding. It’s super frustrating to engage with the olde crowd asking for everyone to be traded away or fire the coach, or keep saying the back in my day ism. Like I’ve spent the last 30 years of my life watching a mediocre team because the front office did not start a rebuild to appease the boomer group.
the "boomer group" (sic) can remember a time when the habs were not just a cash cow for milenials to buy jerseys and caps and winning actually meant something ... you want to rebuild on bad fondations ? good luck with that, we're going nowhere with that group, they're soft and they don't care for the most part. ... they're playing for Montreal it's not any franchise ! The least they can do is fight (and learn french)
I guess I'm in a 3rd group. I'm 36 and I don't mind losing and being patient but there's a difference between losing and losing the way we do. I'll be the last one that complain about Gallagher because the guy actually at least try to make something happen. Problem with Gallagher is his contract, not the guy himself. The reality is IMO very simple -- we're trying to sell us Suzuki, Caufield & Slaf as this 1st line but the reality is they are a 2nd line. Probably one of the best in the NHL but that's a 2nd line. Some people are not in the right chair (and I don't blame MSL for that -- he does what he can with what he have). Matheson is playing WAY too much (27 minutes tonight I think?) and some people are completely lost out there. Add on top of that the injuries and it's a recipe for disaster. On the flip side, we do see some encouraging signs (Hutson is awesome, Caufield is doing great, etc..) but there's too many passengers on this team (Armia, Dvorak, etc..) I'm ok with rebuilding but are we rebuilding with the right guys? We have to look at it objectively. No need to start being emotional and scream about it but I think we should ask ourselves some questions that deserves to be answered.
MSL has the Habs floundering seemingly with overly subjective hybrid D systems not introducing youngsters to more simplicity to ground their game, and also confusing vets.
As a Sabres fan I completely agree, Ruff is probably here safely for at least a couple years. Adams however is almost certainly gone if they miss the playoffs again.
I think the Pens situation is both Coach and Players. Crosby is still great, but even he's lost a step. Malkin is drinking from the fountain of youth, but he's ancient. Letang is at best a top 4 D-man now, and probably should look at retiring. the Karlsson addition baffles me, except for the instance where Letang does retire, then they still have a #1 D-man. I REALLY think the Pens should have followed the Caps example this past off-season. I really like what the Caps have added, yes PLD is a concern, but even if you can get 70% of his best, he's still a #1 Center, offensively minded, not as complete as Backstrom, but should be looking to drive his own line. To me it's clear that the Caps are still pushing Ovi to break the record, but they're also loading up assets to continue to be a strong team post-Ovi, where as the Pens, much like Canuck Fans are a little delusional in that "Post-Crosby? Nah, he'll play forever".
Their underlying numbers are horrific. Last in shots for, last in shots against. They basically need the goalie to make 40 saves to have a chance of winning.
Sullivan has been expired for at least a season. He just has to go if they actually care about competing. If they are quiet tanking then who cares. Every coach has an expiration date and Sullivan is really starting to stink up the joint
I heard an analyst (Nashville based) discussing Coach Brunette..he mentioned Brunette has a very specific play structure and that entire team has had to unlearn previous structure. He added that it takes time. Began things last season. I listened to a similar conversation a few seasons ago in Buffalo and recall how players were not figuring out the system and ultimately results disastrous. With Preds curious to see how this plays out. Watching the team players don’t look very certain..seem at times kind of stiff and lost. Momentum elusive.
The thing with Sullivan is we've missed playoffs two years in a row now so what suggests we'll just magically fix our problems under him this year? Might as well gamble on a new coach bump, we can't play much worse anyways...
Whichever team's management is the first to give their coach a public vote of confidence will be the first to fire their coach. Teams only feel the need to do a vote of confidence when the team is feeling the heat...it's like the kiss of death. Generally, a coach will have 2 weeks to turn the team around after the vote of confidence...if not, he's gone.
The big reason why Montgomery is unknown is because the coach doesn’t have a contract for next year. And last summer they said they were surely going to get an extension worked out. I’m not convinces his fault but at the same time if they continue to play bad and they go on some losing streaks he’s probably going to get fired. If the Bruins have a bad season like he’s on an expiring contract anyway.
Being a Blackhawks fan and following them as closely as possible, Kyle Davidson said their team must be better this year. They should be better. I don't think he will do anything during the season, but if they don't improve by at least 20-25 points, which isn't a lot for how bad they were, I'd say its 50-50 at the end of the year. I also don't see Kyle doing anything unless someone is available that he really wants.
Brunette was exposed in 2022. He got outcoached, he couldn't keep up with lineup matchups, the PP dried up, he held back on changing up the lines, and then they got swept. Why should he be trusted in Nashville? If anything I think he should be on a very hot seat. They have the talent, they have the leadership, they have a world class GM, great facilities and great fans. It's the coaching and setting the standard to give 100% every day that needs improvement. During his time in FLA that was what was missing, and that is what's missing in Nashville. It starts with the head coach. Love the videos man, keep up the great work. 👍
yzerman is good at working with scouts on drafting but not so good imo in free agent signings most of his free agent signings have been overpayments for too long of term
Pointing to something that Larkin said in post-game, that the team needs to find its identity and play to it, like, that’s a big issue I think. Like a real big one. Detroit has always been about “culture”, and the fact that that has become a question mark points to Lalonde, in my opinion. He shouldn’t take the full blame, it’s two fold: 1.) Lalonde is not a great fit, I don’t think he’s really pushing the guys, I think he’s quickly losing the room and comments from Larkin, Kane etc are kind of pointing to that and 2.) Yzerman keeps giving Lalonde completely different rosters, mostly of summer FA randoms, each season. There’s barely any continuity from year to year, and yes this team is in transition but it should be prioritizing their youth. Grand Rapids is ripping it right now, and I know there’s a magic window that most are pointing to when all these short term deals come off the books, but at SOME point it has to change, and fans are getting impatient. Be it justified or not, to quote shoresy, you gotta put butts in seats to run a business and that is hard to do when the product is unentertaining, mediocre hockey with low to mediocre visible effort each night.
I agree with you on Lalonde, but I do think it's important to point to that magical window as the yardstick. It's in about 2 years when all those young guys in GR should be up and ready. Everybody keeps saying bring them up but I mean...Steve has been? He's added a few drafted guys from GR every year. Mo, Raymond, Veleno, Edvinsson, Bergeren, Johannson, Kasper all in the lineup now....Soderblum needs to get in the gym and act like the giant he is and he could get more than 2 games. Cossa/Augustine, Danielson, and Sandin-Pelikka will hopefully all be ready and see some action by the window, and that's supposedly the solution to the goalie situation, defense pairings, and some more youth. I think a coaching change this season or next is coming and then we hit the window where contracts expire and the core is set. That's roughly 10 years of Yzerplan and that's exactly what I assumed when the guy came on board. I don't think all his FA signings have been great, but a lot aren't as terrible as people think. I mean, Detroit is STILL PAYING JUSTIN ABDELKADER a MILLION DOLLARS for 2 more years.
Lindy is not going anywhere. Even if the Sabres miss the playoffs again (kill me), as long as they are in the running until the last game, the blame will definitely fall on Kevyn Adams first.
Why does Lou hate facial hair?! It seems like a stupid policy. Could you imagine if Lou was GM of The Calgary Flames when Lanny MacDonald played for them and also won the Stanley Cup, we probably would’ve had seen the end of that sweet mustache. I think it’s time for the Islanders players to rebel and grow some of the craziest facial hair Too piss Lou off😂
Don't think it's a coaching issue in Nashville. Strong talent added need to learn to work with the "system". I'm hoping the Sharks dramatically improve when Celebrini returns.
Colorado’s record is also a reflection of what like 5 of their starting forwards being out? Lehky Drouin Nah Choo skin 😂 Woods Colton Toews was out a few games. If they stay at .500 for the next 2 months, I’ll consider that a win.
Why? They weren't expected to be a playoff team and Huska has ingrained the right attitude in the team. Not to mention he is a fantastic development coach. This is very clearly the plan.
@@agent00puffball The plan is to have a faceoff% in the bottom 2? The plan is to have a power play that would struggle to score against an AHL team? The plan is to encourage incredibly sloppy play both offensively and defensively? The team has 5 players with under 100 games experience. 13 skaters who could be called veteran to some degree. There is no excuse for their play to be so sloppy. They went into the Utah game on a 3 game losing streak, with the one the night before being a serious showcase of that horrifically embarrassing efforts. It was their *captains* 1000 game, the only player in the franchise history to play all 1000 of their games with the Flames. It was a BIG night, against an entirely beatable team. And they somehow managed to play even worse than they did in Vegas. It was a fucking embarrassment and I turned it off after the 4th goal against. Ive been following the team for nearly 40 years. There have been a *lot* of terrible versions. This team is more skilled than most of the lineups fielded in the mid to late 90s, and seeming to put in far less effort. I like Huska and the coaching staff. I am not advocating for them to be fired. But some heat does need to come on them for the ridiculously bad performances. Its not a matter of skill, its been a matter of consistent and constant mistakes, missed passes and missed plays and low effort.
Fun fact : Fire St-Louis is starting to take popularity from the french canadien fanbase/media. Personally, I dont buy it. He will coach for at least 2 more years, probably more
i dont think st louis wont get fire cause he make young player better like if habs keep seeing younger player grow and get better then he staying no matter what
Lalonde is in trouble. Red wings team looks much different than last year and the roster changes are mostly immaterial to that. All they do is dump chase and play a pk style defensive game. Something is off. Eye test has been really bad.
Bednar has been our best coach of the current era since the 2001 season. This is, at least right now, not on him at all. We need a strong goalie (NYR trade us Quick please???)
Islanders need to move on from Lou not Roy
Party’s over, grandpa!
A smart GM would’ve started retooling after we missed the playoffs two years ago
Any man who is against facial hair for the sake of it should not be trusted.
WHAT YOU SAID!!!! Time for a new GM
Wrong. They both need to go
Roy isn't a good head coach he literally sucks at it.
Like do you even watch the games? Roy has lost the team last year.
Firing Sullivan isn’t going to make Crosby, Malkin, and/or Letang 21 years old again.
@@Scantronimus466 he’s been there a while though and never been a part of a rebuild during his time as a head coach. Might be time for a new voice
@@tombardsley3081could be but tell me bro if you run against the wall 50 times and evey time you get knocked out, does putting on diapers help you to not get knocked out? If you have same old shit roster what difference does it make to have someone else sit behind the bench. Penguins drove themselfs in too tight position with erik karlsson contract and extending everyone out of compliment wich totally means that they dont really care how next 2 years go until their legends retire so they can start again.
While this is entirely true, Sullivan’s problem is that he refuses to adjust to his roster. He wants to play the same style they played 7 years ago when they won the cup. They haven’t won a playoff series since that cup win and have missed the past two years. The roster is what it is and that’s on management, but Sullivan needs to adjust. With that said I don’t think he should or will be fired until the big 3 are done. They’ll let sully finish it out with these guys and change the coach once they move into a rebuild. That’s my thoughts at least
@@seanr.6596 if id be sullivan id bench letang and move malkin and crosby to fourth line out of youths way. Then it would be all in turtle D
@@johannespitkamaki1369the penguins organization doesn’t have enough youth to make 3 lines. Besides, Crosby and Malkin are still you’re best two players, especially this season
When Shannon covers the Bruins-Canes game tonight, I imagine he'll say Monty's seat is about to burn him.
He called the team garbage which is more of an indictment on GM Don Sweeney than the head coach imo
Bad GM assembled team
I love Sullivan but I think it’s time for a change, sadly…I feel like he has trouble including new player/different type of player to the team
He was passed his expiration date about 4 years ago
I really don't think Sullivan is the issue. Nobody is going to turn around a team that has a roster like that. Terrible goaltending. Weak defensive defensemen. Old skill players. It's one of the worst rosters in the league.
@@SupplementalSensegoaltending has been bad for years. The gm has changed 3 times in that period
As an Islanders fan - it is obvious that Sullivan has been working with one of the oldest teams in the league. Those contracts that were given out to Letang and Malkin(and that was even before Dubas took over) are ridiculous… not only with term but caphit as well. Malkin is not even worth 2 million$- they pay him 6 mil$. Letang is so slow and doesn’t produce anywhere close to what was seen 6-7 years ago! Goaltending is another mess - after moving on from Murray 4 years ago - Jarry apparently ended up being only a short term solution. And yes - trading for Carlson is the gravy on the pie. And I don’t see pens firing Sullivan in the mid-season especially when stating that you are desperately fighting for playoffs regardless… so the coaching change would have already happened this past spring/summer, so Sullivan is safe until April.
@@tombardsley3081 Yes, it's been a disaster all around. Crosby is why they overcame this for so long. The run is over. It's just not as simple as a coaching change.
I don't think Torts is on the hotseat. He was given a 3 legged horse to deal with and management knows it.
Torts isn’t going anywhere until next year at the earliest.
@@BrattyNerdGirl this team is headed in the right direction. Young talent both with the big club and the minors. They need at least 2 maybe 3 years to be competitive.
The Flyers have sucked for a long time and so has Torts. They're a perfect fit!
Love what torts is doing for the flyers too many short sighted frustrated fans taking it out on him for no good reason
Look at what he's done so far. They desperately need a tendy, that's really it. The only young guy not really excelling is Drysdale bur we all kinda expected him not to have a breakout season. Watch them play, creative offense, fairly reliable defense, they're on the way to something special. Another year or 2 and the acquisition of a reliable goalie and they'll be giving other teams nightmares. Goalies already don't like playing them because they're a bunch of unselfish, puck moving snipers. Philly finds ways to score. They're the exact opposite of Boston honestly.
You cant expect me to believe that Lalonde's dump and chase system isn't the problem
Personally I find Lalonde underwhelming as a head coach. He’s been coaching rosters with good energy players and I don’t see results that reflect that.
Agreed. I hate the system and it looks like the players do too
Lou Lamoriello does crazy things... yeah, except roster moves lol
As a wings fan i see the holes in the roster. But, what bothers me is the lack of an identity. Every night is a different team. What does Lalonde bring to build a high flying team, a lockdown team, a tough as nails team, or whatever it may be. I feel a lack of direction behind the bench.
For the Islanders it's not coach Roy it's that old bag GM Lou Lamoriello for putting the same team over and over every year and not retooling or rebuild to get younger
A coach change will not do anything for pit their run is over but I am forever grateful for Mike all he did for pit
Don't worry, Pittsburgh will get 2nd overall pick this year and next year with the McKenna sweepstake. Every 20 or so year Pittsburgh wins the lottery and gets a generational talent, as is prophesized
Pens need to take serious stock of their situation and start retooling the franchise. A real re-evaluation of everything top to bottom.
@@marksieber4626 The Raptors were effectively forced into that by December of last year, after having sagged in the NBA standings, with the last game of that month having featured a narrow loss to a then-slumping Detroit Pistons team. Almost any NBA team would’ve beaten those Pistons by a country mile but because those Raptors didn’t, something had gone badly wrong, and that blockbuster trade had brought Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett from the New York Knicks in a trade and had sent OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa the other way.
@@wainber1 hockey website. No matter the sport coaches and management need to recalibrate and adjust to their changing circumstances. Pens really need to get that done. Slow and old and often injured. Glad I don’t have their jobs
@louisstabile1182 💪💪 let's hope this trend continues and the Penguins turn it around. I feel bad for Sid though. His teammates keep playing 2000's hockey and taking too many bad shots from the blue line. Sid absolutely worked the goalie with them handles, he's clearly still got it. The talentless retirement home around him is definitely the issue. Karlsson needs to be put in check and stop throwing bad shots from long range. Letang too. Too many "I don't give a F" players holding the team back.
Mike Sullivan has the hottest seat right now! He has lost the room.
I can honestly see Ruff becoming the GM if they really want to shake things up. And I think Ruff would do a good job as a general manager.
That's a very fair assessment of why Luke Richardson's job is safe for now. I don't think a lot of fans understand that he's not being evaluated on his W-L record, but on the the things you spelled out. He's been doing as well as anyone could expect on those things, especially given what he's had to work with over the last two seasons.
Anyone who knows anything about Luke Richardson knows that Chicago is very lucky to have him guiding their young players.
Dont you talk about Roy! Isles fans love him...i think we have realized it aint the coach...its the GM and much less the players!
If it's the gm then it's the personal he signed
I think that Nashville's problem is team chemistry at the moment but that's just simply because of new faces. Come January they will be there ready to fight for a playoff spot
I'd like to see a video on every franchise and their best team that DIDN'T win the cup. It would be interesting to see teams like Ottawa and Buffalo, Minnesota, and what was arguably the closest they've been to winning it all.
And for teams that have won, a team that probably should've but just didn't.
Wow! That WOULD make a great video! Being a Blues fan since 1968, I could cite 3 Blues teams over the years that I’d consider in that category. 1981, 2000 & 2001, 2016.
Great Video, as usual, Shannon - A Great Topic
Not sure if Montgomery is as secure as you think. Boston was on the verge of blowing the second consecutive 3-1 lead in the first round last year, and the talk at the time was whoever lost, the coach will be fired (Keefe or Montgomery). He was lucky because it was the Leafs his team was facing.
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Knob isnt going anywhere but Oilers need to for sure makes some trades and fire the useless goalie coach who does nothing but ruin our goalies.
Sully's style might well work for a young rebuild team post-Crosby/Malkin/Letang, it just sucks that he's not adapting to the age of the team he's got. The Pens have looked completely checked out for the last 4-5 games, and while it's hard to see them as contenders given their lineup it's harder to watch HOFers go through the motions on the ice.
If his name wasn't Mike Sullivan, he'd have been fired last year.
Facts
The Wings haven't fired a coach midseason since the 80s (Brad Park, maybe?) so Lalonde probably gets the full year unless there's a big collapse before the deadline. But if defensive breakdowns that lead to ugly goals against keep up, I think they might look for a veteran head coach in the offseason.
Sullivan is a legend here in Pittsburgh. However, he has to go, like yesterday.
So your Halloween costume is of an NHL fan, nice
Lou should be the only one on the hot seat in the islanders organization
Red Wings holding onto Lalonde while they wait for Sullivan to get fired
Scotty Bowman could come out retirement and I don't think he could do anything with Detroit. It's a mess that requires serious roster overhaul and that includes offloading some of the magical prospects that never seem to leave Grand Rapids.
Okay...but four of them came up from GR just this year. Beggren, Kasper, Edvinson and Johansson.
Unfortunately ownership heads stated they want Sullivan to coach the post-Crosby Pens, and extended him to boot. Why Sullivan accepted this offer which severely hurts his chances of winning another cup in his career is beyond me.
At this level, the term of a contract is not much of an impediment to a team firing a coach. They can buy it out. That is usually how it goes.
And if another team wanted to hire him and/or he wanted to go, he could probably negotiate an exit. I can’t imagine the Penguins stopping him from leaving if he really wants to leave.
@Zbehdnrhcjrben I wish they would but I wanted them to fire him last January, Feburary, and two offseasons ago, so I'm not getting my hopes up.
Goaltending is a problem for Colorado sure, but so is the defence.
You could argue they don't have or play defence why goaltending is the biggest problem 😂
Colorado dont allow alot defensively. well, outside of the first 5mins against Tampa. Issue is their best defensive forwards are all injured
or missing most of their forward group.
It's actually Bednar playing horrible goaltenders
I think Sullivan is the first to go. It's time to move on and it's time for the Penguins to undergo a rebuild. Maybe Torts but I agree he would stay within the organization. It's not Torts fault that they don't have a goalie
Sully getting to last through 2 GM changes blows my mind... no idea why Dubas is hanging onto him now
It might be Fenway Sports Group that wants him to stay.
Because they're from Boston and so is Sully.
He's the winningest HC in franchise history and doesn't exactly have an incredible team to coach right now. Not saying he shouldn't be axed, but it's not like he doesn't have a good resume. I'd expect him to be snapped up pretty quickly by another team too.
Caps fan, so I watched the game against Montreal last night. Haven’t watched much of the Canadiens, but from the little I’ve seen of them, they at the very least look like they are improving and building to being a competitive team
Preds started 0-5-0 , depending on tonight they will have been through the last 5 games 4-0-1 with a w, 3-1-1 with an L and 3-0-2 with an OTL, certainly not something to look at anyone for blame. I think the new lineups are forming slowly, and i hope they keep up the pace of the last 4 games
Sully, Lalonde, maybe torts. I can’t see Montgomery going anywhere since the bruins have had two really good regular seasons under him.
Torts won't be fired. He's the right coach for a young team. They need to stick with him.
Saint-Louis is fine, the team is still stuck with quite a few rough contracts to be anywhere near the playoffs. Armia and Dvorak contracts are due this year, they alone are the equivalent of a top line forward in cap space.
Gallagher and Anderson are another 12 mil in the hole that the team needs to recuperate eventually to compete, both players are maybe worth 4.0 or 4.5.
Pens hiring new coach often results in a cup.Bob johnson, wins cup first year as pens coach, Bowman wins cup first year as coach, Blysma wins cup first year as coach. Sullivan wins cup first year as coach. Would it work this year? No, they are just to bad this time
Yzerman has drafted well I think, which is what is saving his job for now. How long can he let them overripen and keep his job though? I dunno. However, the team right now is better than they are playing imo. That's why I think Lalonde should be on the hot seat. The issues they had at the end of last year are still there.
They are hard to watch right now. They look so uninspired, slow, and just bad in every facet of the game. LaLonde is most definitely on the hot seat
Especially if Mike Sullivan gets axed then you have to think Stevie will make his move to aquire his service and give Stevie the reason to pull the plug on the Derek Lalonde experiment
Crosby is two years younger than Ovechkin. Both in their late 30s. Two years mean a lot at that age. Crosby is suddenly looking a lot older than he did just last year and the year before. Ovechkin two years ago scored 42 goals and looked good at the same age Crosby is now. Things can go south quickly in an elite league and you’re getting older by the day. Crosby could definitely be effective on a great team, but he can’t lead a poor team to any kind of success. Ovechkin is suddenly on a much stronger team then last year and it looks like he might pass Gretzky this year or early next season.
Crosby only has 9 points... not on pace for a ppg... but it is still early in the season.
Could you next do a video on which coaches would be most likely to be hired? Would love your thoughts on Gerard Galant but also to hear about potentially new coaches and if there’s a shift given knoblauch and carbury’s success to lean towards new
Agree mostly with what u say. Would not rule out Lalonde being gone before Christmas. Wings look listless. Sullivan’s last year in Pittsburgh
Yes, goaltending for the Avs is a huge problem and may well kill their playoff streak... but a big part of the problem in Colorado is the $27 million forward problem--as in that's the combined salaries of the 6 of the Top-9 that are out due to injury (or suspension). While high skill prospects who should be in the AHL can help with the scoring (but not as much as the players they are replacing), but they aren't able to help with the defensive structure to protect the goalies (Avs 200 ft defensive structure is intricate and requires all players to play 200 ft game with a strong forecheck to maintain O-zone possession). The youngins are starting to get it--especially Kovy, Ivan Ivan, and Malinski--but it's gonna be a slog back to health and being able to outscore their goalie problem as they have in the past.
The Habs fan base is split in two groups. People over 50 and under 50. The over 50 all complain that the team should be winning and a perennial cup winner, the ones below 50 know that we are still rebuilding. It’s super frustrating to engage with the olde crowd asking for everyone to be traded away or fire the coach, or keep saying the back in my day ism. Like I’ve spent the last 30 years of my life watching a mediocre team because the front office did not start a rebuild to appease the boomer group.
the "boomer group" (sic) can remember a time when the habs were not just a cash cow for milenials to buy jerseys and caps and winning actually meant something ... you want to rebuild on bad fondations ? good luck with that, we're going nowhere with that group, they're soft and they don't care for the most part. ... they're playing for Montreal it's not any franchise ! The least they can do is fight (and learn french)
I guess I'm in a 3rd group.
I'm 36 and I don't mind losing and being patient but there's a difference between losing and losing the way we do. I'll be the last one that complain about Gallagher because the guy actually at least try to make something happen.
Problem with Gallagher is his contract, not the guy himself. The reality is IMO very simple -- we're trying to sell us Suzuki, Caufield & Slaf as this 1st line but the reality is they are a 2nd line. Probably one of the best in the NHL but that's a 2nd line.
Some people are not in the right chair (and I don't blame MSL for that -- he does what he can with what he have). Matheson is playing WAY too much (27 minutes tonight I think?) and some people are completely lost out there.
Add on top of that the injuries and it's a recipe for disaster. On the flip side, we do see some encouraging signs (Hutson is awesome, Caufield is doing great, etc..) but there's too many passengers on this team (Armia, Dvorak, etc..)
I'm ok with rebuilding but are we rebuilding with the right guys? We have to look at it objectively. No need to start being emotional and scream about it but I think we should ask ourselves some questions that deserves to be answered.
You could put Drew Bannister on this list. Saint Louis' consistent slow starts and giving up the first goal consistently is on him.
MSL has the Habs floundering seemingly with overly subjective hybrid D systems not introducing youngsters to more simplicity to ground their game, and also confusing vets.
Sullivan has looked for awhile weary..coaches rarely say I need to move on..
My hotseat picks would be: Sullivan, Lalonde and Montgomery. How is Quennville not coaching somewhere?
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@@billjohansson88Stan Bowman is already a GM again.
@@mattlabrecque7842 Yes and doing his usual crappy job
Would any player trust a coach who won't protect them if they were in trouble?
I have a tip for a team with a goaltending issue, like Colorado, hire a sumo wrestler for a goalie.
Yeah lalonde gotta go in my opinion
Add the Ducks
As a Sabres fan I completely agree, Ruff is probably here safely for at least a couple years. Adams however is almost certainly gone if they miss the playoffs again.
I think the Pens situation is both Coach and Players. Crosby is still great, but even he's lost a step. Malkin is drinking from the fountain of youth, but he's ancient. Letang is at best a top 4 D-man now, and probably should look at retiring. the Karlsson addition baffles me, except for the instance where Letang does retire, then they still have a #1 D-man.
I REALLY think the Pens should have followed the Caps example this past off-season. I really like what the Caps have added, yes PLD is a concern, but even if you can get 70% of his best, he's still a #1 Center, offensively minded, not as complete as Backstrom, but should be looking to drive his own line. To me it's clear that the Caps are still pushing Ovi to break the record, but they're also loading up assets to continue to be a strong team post-Ovi, where as the Pens, much like Canuck Fans are a little delusional in that "Post-Crosby? Nah, he'll play forever".
DET is number 1 hot seat candidate
Their underlying numbers are horrific. Last in shots for, last in shots against. They basically need the goalie to make 40 saves to have a chance of winning.
@@nevilleneville6518 Yikes!
Sullivan has been expired for at least a season. He just has to go if they actually care about competing. If they are quiet tanking then who cares. Every coach has an expiration date and Sullivan is really starting to stink up the joint
I heard an analyst (Nashville based) discussing Coach Brunette..he mentioned Brunette has a very specific play structure and that entire team has had to unlearn previous structure. He added that it takes time. Began things last season.
I listened to a similar conversation a few seasons ago in Buffalo and recall how players were not figuring out the system and ultimately results disastrous.
With Preds curious to see how this plays out. Watching the team players don’t look very certain..seem at times kind of stiff and lost. Momentum elusive.
The thing with Sullivan is we've missed playoffs two years in a row now so what suggests we'll just magically fix our problems under him this year? Might as well gamble on a new coach bump, we can't play much worse anyways...
What are they doing in the Atlantic
Whichever team's management is the first to give their coach a public vote of confidence will be the first to fire their coach. Teams only feel the need to do a vote of confidence when the team is feeling the heat...it's like the kiss of death. Generally, a coach will have 2 weeks to turn the team around after the vote of confidence...if not, he's gone.
The big reason why Montgomery is unknown is because the coach doesn’t have a contract for next year. And last summer they said they were surely going to get an extension worked out. I’m not convinces his fault but at the same time if they continue to play bad and they go on some losing streaks he’s probably going to get fired. If the Bruins have a bad season like he’s on an expiring contract anyway.
There's a writing on the wall for Sully
Being a Blackhawks fan and following them as closely as possible, Kyle Davidson said their team must be better this year. They should be better. I don't think he will do anything during the season, but if they don't improve by at least 20-25 points, which isn't a lot for how bad they were, I'd say its 50-50 at the end of the year. I also don't see Kyle doing anything unless someone is available that he really wants.
Brunette was exposed in 2022. He got outcoached, he couldn't keep up with lineup matchups, the PP dried up, he held back on changing up the lines, and then they got swept. Why should he be trusted in Nashville? If anything I think he should be on a very hot seat. They have the talent, they have the leadership, they have a world class GM, great facilities and great fans. It's the coaching and setting the standard to give 100% every day that needs improvement. During his time in FLA that was what was missing, and that is what's missing in Nashville. It starts with the head coach. Love the videos man, keep up the great work. 👍
Way to soon to give up on Richardson.
yzerman is good at working with scouts on drafting but not so good imo in free agent signings most of his free agent signings have been overpayments for too long of term
For Colorado goaltending isn't the main issue its missing 6 of their top 9 forwards due to injury or suspension.
The Oilers can not continue ti fire coaches. Maybe it's the big players not playing defense?
Nice to not see columbus on this list
Would love to see THG do a video holding GMs accountable too
Pointing to something that Larkin said in post-game, that the team needs to find its identity and play to it, like, that’s a big issue I think. Like a real big one. Detroit has always been about “culture”, and the fact that that has become a question mark points to Lalonde, in my opinion. He shouldn’t take the full blame, it’s two fold: 1.) Lalonde is not a great fit, I don’t think he’s really pushing the guys, I think he’s quickly losing the room and comments from Larkin, Kane etc are kind of pointing to that and 2.) Yzerman keeps giving Lalonde completely different rosters, mostly of summer FA randoms, each season. There’s barely any continuity from year to year, and yes this team is in transition but it should be prioritizing their youth. Grand Rapids is ripping it right now, and I know there’s a magic window that most are pointing to when all these short term deals come off the books, but at SOME point it has to change, and fans are getting impatient. Be it justified or not, to quote shoresy, you gotta put butts in seats to run a business and that is hard to do when the product is unentertaining, mediocre hockey with low to mediocre visible effort each night.
I agree with you on Lalonde, but I do think it's important to point to that magical window as the yardstick. It's in about 2 years when all those young guys in GR should be up and ready. Everybody keeps saying bring them up but I mean...Steve has been? He's added a few drafted guys from GR every year. Mo, Raymond, Veleno, Edvinsson, Bergeren, Johannson, Kasper all in the lineup now....Soderblum needs to get in the gym and act like the giant he is and he could get more than 2 games. Cossa/Augustine, Danielson, and Sandin-Pelikka will hopefully all be ready and see some action by the window, and that's supposedly the solution to the goalie situation, defense pairings, and some more youth. I think a coaching change this season or next is coming and then we hit the window where contracts expire and the core is set. That's roughly 10 years of Yzerplan and that's exactly what I assumed when the guy came on board. I don't think all his FA signings have been great, but a lot aren't as terrible as people think. I mean, Detroit is STILL PAYING JUSTIN ABDELKADER a MILLION DOLLARS for 2 more years.
Newsy’s room is weak,
but after trading Maata..
and a few more losses what else can you do with the Wings? 😢
I will absolutely eat few hats if Boston has a run WITH Zadorov in the lineup.
One reason to change, well TWO. So there's THREE reasons. Shades of the Monty Python Spanish Inquisition bit. 😆
Maybe four....behavioral issues with the coach (Babcock for instance)
What’s with the 4-5-1 clubs lol
as An Avs fan injuries simple
Lindy is not going anywhere. Even if the Sabres miss the playoffs again (kill me), as long as they are in the running until the last game, the blame will definitely fall on Kevyn Adams first.
Why does Lou hate facial hair?! It seems like a stupid policy. Could you imagine if Lou was GM of The Calgary Flames when Lanny MacDonald played for them and also won the Stanley Cup, we probably would’ve had seen the end of that sweet mustache. I think it’s time for the Islanders players to rebel and grow some of the craziest facial hair Too piss Lou off😂
Don't think it's a coaching issue in Nashville. Strong talent added need to learn to work with the "system".
I'm hoping the Sharks dramatically improve when Celebrini returns.
Warso's just riding out the rebuild. Sharks don't need to make a change anytime soon.
Colorado’s record is also a reflection of what like 5 of their starting forwards being out?
Lehky
Drouin
Nah Choo skin 😂
Woods
Colton
Toews was out a few games. If they stay at .500 for the next 2 months, I’ll consider that a win.
If Dostal’s numbers drop I won’t be surprised if the Ducks have a new coach by year’s end.
I would say Lalonde if the Red Wings continue to look so flat, but firing a coach mid season doesn't appear to be Yzerman's style
The Sabre's should get rid of Adams but who would they replace him with?
Utah should be on this list. Especially after that epic collapse against SJ. Their coach isn’t new and does have a questionable record.
flames coaching staff >_>
Why? They weren't expected to be a playoff team and Huska has ingrained the right attitude in the team. Not to mention he is a fantastic development coach.
This is very clearly the plan.
@@agent00puffball The plan is to have a faceoff% in the bottom 2? The plan is to have a power play that would struggle to score against an AHL team? The plan is to encourage incredibly sloppy play both offensively and defensively?
The team has 5 players with under 100 games experience. 13 skaters who could be called veteran to some degree. There is no excuse for their play to be so sloppy.
They went into the Utah game on a 3 game losing streak, with the one the night before being a serious showcase of that horrifically embarrassing efforts. It was their *captains* 1000 game, the only player in the franchise history to play all 1000 of their games with the Flames. It was a BIG night, against an entirely beatable team.
And they somehow managed to play even worse than they did in Vegas. It was a fucking embarrassment and I turned it off after the 4th goal against.
Ive been following the team for nearly 40 years. There have been a *lot* of terrible versions. This team is more skilled than most of the lineups fielded in the mid to late 90s, and seeming to put in far less effort.
I like Huska and the coaching staff. I am not advocating for them to be fired. But some heat does need to come on them for the ridiculously bad performances. Its not a matter of skill, its been a matter of consistent and constant mistakes, missed passes and missed plays and low effort.
What are the odds Liligren gets a hat trick against the leafs this year?
Fun fact : Fire St-Louis is starting to take popularity from the french canadien fanbase/media. Personally, I dont buy it. He will coach for at least 2 more years, probably more
i dont think st louis wont get fire cause he make young player better like if habs keep seeing younger player grow and get better then he staying no matter what
Better find somebody that can coach defense soon or MSL's expiry date might get moved up a bit. 😬
Blackhawks should ride it out with Richardson
Dubas should trade another first rounder he might get somebody who can defend this time
Could see Oilers change the coach. Bowman is going to look for a fall guy.
I’m ready for Lalonde to get the boot!
As a Pens fan I have no clue how Sullivan still have hes job tbh :D
Ok. 1 coach has a warm seat
Hes not a head coach but Dave Rogalski needs to be looked at by the Devils. Every goalie we get under him just tanks, especially rookies
Newsy should be
Totally agree with Lou and the facial hair deal. You make the playoff then fine go wild.
The Penguin Lalonde. Already time to go.
Penguins headed down the Winghole.
Detroit fans are pretty much all fed up with Lalonde. Im surprised by your optimism
Ruffs not going anywhere until he wants too.
Lalonde is in trouble. Red wings team looks much different than last year and the roster changes are mostly immaterial to that. All they do is dump chase and play a pk style defensive game. Something is off. Eye test has been really bad.
Bednar has been our best coach of the current era since the 2001 season. This is, at least right now, not on him at all. We need a strong goalie (NYR trade us Quick please???)
I dont know how people still pretend Sullivan is a good coach. Best by date passed years ago. His refusal to adapt would make pete deboer blush