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Post by millar70 on Jan 15, 2020 23:55:04 GMT
The Vegas Golden Knights just fired head coach Gerald Gallant. This is beyond surprising.
Let's review for a minute......
In their inaugural season, the guy coaches them to the Stanley Cup Finals, a first for any expansion team in any team sport.
The 2nd season, they make the playoffs again and are eliminated in a Game 7 where a very questionable penalty call leads to a incredible Sharks comeback.
The 3rd season, they are currently in the playoff picture again, at times leading the division.
The Knights have just lost 4 games in a row, but they fire this guy??
Damn......
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Post by Marv on Jan 16, 2020 0:21:50 GMT
I feel like NHL coaches are fired relatively frequently mid season. I don't have stats to back it up but it seems like it happens more often than other sports.
Dunno why they felt the need to change, especially when theyre still in that 'gaining a foothold' stage as a franchise and have made the playoffs the past few years. But i haven't followed their organization much outside that first season.
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Post by millar70 on Jan 16, 2020 0:39:19 GMT
I feel like NHL coaches are fired relatively frequently mid season. I don't have stats to back it up but it seems like it happens more often than other sports. Dunno why they felt the need to change, especially when theyre still in that 'gaining a foothold' stage as a franchise and have made the playoffs the past few years. But i haven't followed their organization much outside that first season. It does seem like NHL teams push the panic button quicker than you see in other sports. I don't claim to be an expert on the Golden Knights, but I agree that you would think with a new organization, you would want stability for awhile, especially when you consider how much success they have already had with this head coach. |
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 16, 2020 0:49:11 GMT
All they have right now is bad goaltending; hardly something a new coach will fix. I think this must be for non-hockey related reasons.
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Post by SportsFan19 on Jan 16, 2020 1:40:59 GMT
All they have right now is bad goaltending; hardly something a new coach will fix. I think this must be for non-hockey related reasons. I'm sure it's an attempt to light a spark in the team. That's often what it is, especially since New Jersey fired their coach late one season, and went on the win the Cup.
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Post by SportsFan19 on Jan 16, 2020 1:42:45 GMT
The Vegas Golden Knights just fired head coach Gerald Gallant. This is beyond surprising. Let's review for a minute...... In their inaugural season, the guy coaches them to the Stanley Cup Finals, a first for any expansion team in any team sport. It's not the first time in the NHL, the St. Louis Blues make the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season, although that year (1968) an expansion team HAD to make the finals, as that was the year the league doubled from 6 to 12 teams and the 6 new teams were all in the same division.
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Post by millar70 on Jan 16, 2020 2:25:24 GMT
The Vegas Golden Knights just fired head coach Gerald Gallant. This is beyond surprising. Let's review for a minute...... In their inaugural season, the guy coaches them to the Stanley Cup Finals, a first for any expansion team in any team sport. It's not the first time in the NHL, the St. Louis Blues make the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season, although that year (1968) an expansion team HAD to make the finals, as that was the year the league doubled from 6 to 12 teams and the 6 new teams were all in the same division. Yes, the Blues did get to the Finals as an expansion team, but as you said, those were weird circumstances. Vegas getting to the Finals was a more remarkable achievement. |
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Post by SportsFan19 on Jan 16, 2020 2:45:24 GMT
It's not the first time in the NHL, the St. Louis Blues make the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season, although that year (1968) an expansion team HAD to make the finals, as that was the year the league doubled from 6 to 12 teams and the 6 new teams were all in the same division. Yes, the Blues did get to the Finals as an expansion team, but as you said, those were weird circumstances. Vegas getting to the Finals was a more remarkable achievement. No disagreement there. Like I said, I think the firing is just the GM trying to light a spark in his team, which I don't think is justifiable enough to fire Gallant. Not with the resume he has with the team.
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 16, 2020 3:06:47 GMT
I feel like NHL coaches are fired relatively frequently mid season. I don't have stats to back it up but it seems like it happens more often than other sports. Dunno why they felt the need to change, especially when theyre still in that 'gaining a foothold' stage as a franchise and have made the playoffs the past few years. But i haven't followed their organization much outside that first season. No question, hockey is a constant revolving door of coaches. There are times when coaches need to go but NHL teams seem to do it all too often in a purely reactionary manner after a bad run of results. Coaches get the blame, never the players. The longest tenured coach right now is Jon Cooper who's been with the Lightning since 2013. 20 current head coaches have only had their positions since 2018.
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jan 16, 2020 9:02:57 GMT
Laviolette fired in Nashvile while they're in the mix for a playoff spot and in the Final just 3 seasons back too. I heard that analytics shows coaching changes help a team more often than not. Not sure if that's true. Gallant is what, the 7th change this season? Julien won't be around much longer as the Habs keep slumping-- booed off the ice by the home fans after last night's loss to Chicago.
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