Pat Quinn the new coach AND GM of the Sens?

SeawaySensFan wrote:

TeamRenzo wrote:Our coach isn't the problem

Our coach doesn't have a no-trade clause and an un-tradeable contract.

And players can't be fired.

True he doesn't, but neither did Paddock or Murray and at some point after 3 coaches in less than a year the players need to take total responsibility.

Further to this while players can't be fired, you can do to them what they hate more.

Take their ice time away.

**From the mouth of Dawg
Speaking from someone who played hockey at a high, non NHL level, I can tell you that I would rather be released of my contract and fired, than benched or sent to the minors. Most North American hockey players want to play, and play at the top level and the though of being benched, sent to the minors or put in the press box and not playing is a fear that is very very real.
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If I were the coach, I'd put player X out there for one shift maybe a period and let him sit the rest and wonder when he was going to play. Do it to a big named player and a pretty big message gets sent.

Problem with that is you're job is on the line so you want the best players playing so you can keep it.

asq2 wrote:

504Heater wrote:Not to mention that Staal hates Terrien - and apparently there are more than just him that want Terrien sacked.

Quinn to Pittsburgh sounds fair IMO.

Won't change anything, they will absolutely and positively miss the playoffs this year. And possibly next year too.

They're quickly closing in on the exact same position as we were in.

Enjoy dickheads!

Except that they have two of the top-5 forwards in the game 22 or under, a 20 year old stud checking-centre, etc.

Gonchar injury + Whitney injury + Therrien + SC hangover = loss of playoff spot this year, perhaps, but it doesn't mean they're screwed.

They have 2 centers and one great puck mover. Nothing else. Their goalie has always been a joke to me, now the onus is on him to save their entire season (ha ha).

They could still make it, but it's gonna take each of those dinks to reach deep down to do it.

3 centres. Staal is better than every centreman on our roster except for Spezza, I'm afraid.

They have a few good defencemen, too.

We'll see. They didn't have much more for the majority of last year and still finished high in the conference.

Also, I have a suspicion that we might see Nathan Horton in Pittsburgh.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

B B B Bird is the Word wrote:

504Heater wrote:

B B B Bird is the Word wrote:

504Heater wrote:I kid you not, I wake up every morning these days expecting to hear that the entire Senators management team and coaching staff - from soup to nuts - has been fired.

Me too....except while the tournament was going on.

Same. And this morning as well. And I'm sure tomorrow morning after out 75th straight road loss.

by the end of the week something will happen - its got to. Melynik loves to win - looked like the happiest man alive last night - I'm sure he phoned Murry right after the game and told him "it's time"

Tickets for February to April go on sale this Saturday at 10am. That's all I got to say 'bout that.

Are we still going to be playing by then?