Sucks to let marner walk for nothing but I imagine they hope Easton cowen jumps straight to the nhl and hopefully mid season starts to pick it up. Saves 11m to round out the rest of the team.
- 10inchTerror

Well they did try to trade him. They had a Marner-Rantanen trade in place with Carolina but Marner rejected it.

It's really only a loss if you can't get a replacement for him at a better value. They'd have to give up some assets, but heck, they could probably get Rackell and Ehlers for the same cap space as they would have been paying Marner.

And yeah, even moreso if Cowan can come in and be a productive player on his entry level contract.

Marner is a joke.

This coach they hired just looks like he’s the opposite of fun at every party he’s ever been too. If your teams not going to be good have some (frank)ing fun out there.
- Grinder47

You would have hated anyone

Was never a fan of DeBoer, but what do I know. 5 teams liked him before not liking him. One mans trash is another mans treasure.

I'm disappointed Quinn left the Pens. He did a great job turning around our PP.
- madmike71

In his last eight years coaching he’s gone to the Confrence finals six times and has a Stanley cup appearance (against us and that team wasn’t losing). He’s very obviously good but just hasn’t gotten over the hump

In his last eight years coaching he’s gone to the Confrence finals six times and has a Stanley cup appearance (against us and that team wasn’t losing). He’s very obviously good but just hasn’t gotten over the hump
- Victoro311

Yeah, if he doesnt pull Oettenger he still has a job. Its funny, he does the right things (sitting a goalie that has not played well) but still loses his job because he hurt some feelings.

I think Dallas is going to regret this. I don't know who is better that they are going to bring in?

Young players (Johnson, Heiskanen, Robertson) have taken massive leaps under him and they have been incredibly successful turning Duchene and Benn around again late in their careers. The more I think about it, the more I am mad that we didnt wait and end up with him. He had done a hell of a job with Dallas.

You would have hated anyone
- Victoro311

I’ll reserve judgement for now. You have to admit guy looks like a dweeb.

I’ll reserve judgement for now. You have to admit guy looks like a dweeb.
- Grinder47

He looks almost exactly like love, but then again, all skinny bald white dudes look the same (Dean Craig from community)

Yeah, if he doesnt pull Oettenger he still has a job. Its funny, he does the right things (sitting a goalie that has not played well) but still loses his job because he hurt some feelings.

I think Dallas is going to regret this. I don't know who is better that they are going to bring in?

Young players (Johnson, Heiskanen, Robertson) have taken massive leaps under him and they have been incredibly successful turning Duchene and Benn around again late in their careers. The more I think about it, the more I am mad that we didnt wait and end up with him. He had done a hell of a job with Dallas.
- MacPatty

Dallas is a good fun team with an almost perfect mix of youth and vets. They ran into high end star power that really wants it for legacy reasons. I think this is a very bad decision

In his last eight years coaching he’s gone to the Confrence finals six times and has a Stanley cup appearance (against us and that team wasn’t losing). He’s very obviously good but just hasn’t gotten over the hump
- Victoro311

It definitely wasn’t just the goalie pull and those comments after I can say that for sure.
Sounds like the players got him fired. Like 10 or more of the players including Benn.
Again same thing as Vegas. Remember the picture of the knife in the back of Fleury sent out by Fleurys own agent? Agents don’t do that unless the player knew it was being sent out.
Coaches call out players literally every second or third game in the rooms but to do it constantly to the media… that’s never gonna fly.
He’s been fired like 5 times in 15 years and it sounds like things were extremely bad at the end of the year to the point were some team leaders wouldn’t even talk to him. I think they lost there last 8 regular season games….

Dallas is a good fun team with an almost perfect mix of youth and vets. They ran into high end star power that really wants it for legacy reasons. I think this is a very bad decision
- Victoro311

Edmonton just getting coaches canned everywhere lol

Muse has the head of a monstar from space jam, but nothing else to go with it.

It definitely wasn’t just the goalie pull and those comments after I can say that for sure.
Sounds like the players got him fired. Like 10 or more of the players including Benn.
Again same thing as Vegas. Remember the picture of the knife in the back of Fleury sent out by Fleurys own agent? Agents don’t do that unless the player knew it was being sent out.
Coaches call out players literally every second or third game in the rooms but to do it constantly to the media… that’s never gonna fly.
He’s been fired like 5 times in 15 years and it sounds like things were extremely bad at the end of the year to the point were some team leaders wouldn’t even talk to him. I think they lost there last 8 regular season games….
- pens4life-66

That’s fair. Just like in any other industry if you’re impossible to work with it doesn’t really matter if you’re great at your job, no one’s gonna work with you

Edmonton just getting coaches canned everywhere lol

Muse has the head of a monstar from space jam, but nothing else to go with it.
- 10inchTerror

Hahaha

He looks almost exactly like love, but then again, all skinny bald white dudes look the same (Dean Craig from community)
- Victoro311

Mitch love has the look on his eyes like he’s seen some poop, done some poop. This guy doesn’t.

Yeah, this Muse guy is going to be hard to look at for the next few years. He better be a good coach.

Yeah, this Muse guy is going to be hard to look at for the next few years. He better be a good coach.
- madmike71

Jeez you need your coach to have a Brazilian butt lift and Double D’s?

I couldn’t possibly care less about what they look like.

Jeez you need your coach to have a Brazilian butt lift and Double D’s?

I couldn’t possibly care less about what they look like.
- Brownsoldier

It's just a joke.

Jeez you need your coach to have a Brazilian butt lift and Double D’s?

I couldn’t possibly care less about what they look like.
- Brownsoldier

Well one guy slugged it out in juniors and the minors for years. One guy played D3 hockey. Tell me there isn’t a character difference there.

Ponomorov to the khl…1 less prospect

What happened to this site?

Ponomorov to the khl…1 less prospect

What happened to this site?
- sammy87

Seems like a writers dispute. Trying not to say much or else this blog will get deleted like the last ones lol

Ponomorov to the khl…1 less prospect

What happened to this site?
- sammy87

So for anyone who didn't see it tonight because it wasn't widely covered, Dubas said they expect Ponomarov to go to the KHL. He apparently wasn't staying unless guaranteed an NHL spot.

Well one guy slugged it out in juniors and the minors for years. One guy played D3 hockey. Tell me there isn’t a character difference there.
- Grinder47

No I don’t think one guy being an inherently better hockey player than another guy is indicative of character. Some pretty great people out in this world that have never even played hockey! Wild!

So for anyone who didn't see it tonight because it wasn't widely covered, Dubas said they expect Ponomarov to go to the KHL. He apparently wasn't staying unless guaranteed an NHL spot.
- Tojo.

He's no longer waiver exempt...right? Honestly, it probably works in our favor. We keep his rights and he develops over there. He was no lock to make the roster. He's done nothing to earn a guarantee.

He's no longer waiver exempt...right? Honestly, it probably works in our favor. We keep his rights and he develops over there. He was no lock to make the roster. He's done nothing to earn a guarantee.
- madmike71

He seemed to be a good AHLer but the previous staff didn’t seem to have any interest in him whatsoever as an NHLer. Would have liked to see the new coaches get a fresh set of eyes on him but agree that if he were really any good he would have given Dubas no choice but to call him up. He didn’t.

He seemed to be a good AHLer but the previous staff didn’t seem to have any interest in him whatsoever as an NHLer. Would have liked to see the new coaches get a fresh set of eyes on him but agree that if he were really any good he would have given Dubas no choice but to call him up. He didn’t.
- Victoro311

Entirely agree.

Wow... Great hockey game!!!

Well one guy slugged it out in juniors and the minors for years. One guy played D3 hockey. Tell me there isn’t a character difference there.
- Grinder47

Working your way up from a D3 hockey player to an NHL head coach probably takes some character. I can't imagine doors opened quickly for him.