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Red Wings move on from Blashill

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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by Matt » Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:56 pm

Great news!


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Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:08 pm

Can't do worse than who they had.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:31 pm

He was able to send the Walleye to the Kelly Cup finals in '16, and the Lightning to the Stanley Cup Finals the past few years, so hopefully it's an improvement over Blashill.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by MasterB » Fri Jul 01, 2022 12:56 am

I like the hire I knew it was going to be from the Lighting coaching staff.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by Bobbert » Fri Jul 01, 2022 12:50 pm

A GM always wants to hire his own guy. This looks a lot better than the Quinn/Patricia marriage because Yzerman came in with experience as a GM and Lalonde probably had more authority at Tampa Bay than Patricia had at New England.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by Matt » Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:31 am

Blashill just got hired in Lalonde's old spot.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by MichMash » Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:35 am

Just announced: the three-time defending Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning hire Jeff Blashill as assistant coach. Somebody there must think he's a decent coach.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/li ... assistant/


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by Matt » Sat May 06, 2023 7:46 pm

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑
Wed May 18, 2022 11:51 am
 It's not puzzling at all. I've explained my rationale already.

Not hiring an experienced head coach would be a mistake, in my opinion.

Also not holding my breath that a dramatic roster reshaping will occur this summer.

I do agree that the rebuild showed some signs of life this past season.
Gallant fired after 2 unproductive seasons by NYR.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by MWmetalhead » Sun May 07, 2023 6:49 am

The Rangers' playoff performance this year was disappointing certainly but I have no idea how you could call last season "unproductive". Last season was the Rangers' best in many years. A conference finals appearance is nothing to sneeze at.

No one wants to hire Blashill as head coach evidently. He will probably do fine as an assistant.

Maybe in another two or three years the Wings can actually qualify for the playoffs.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by Matt » Sun May 07, 2023 7:06 am

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑
Sun May 07, 2023 6:49 am
 Their playoff performance this year was disappointing certainly but I have no idea how you could call last season "unproductive". Last season was the Rangers' best in many years.

No one wants to hire your boy Blashill as head coach evidently.

Maybe in another two or three years the Wings can actually qualify for the playoffs.
Blashill is not my boy - my point is that Gallant never lasts long at a spot and would have been a TERRIBLE hire for the Wings.


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Re: Red Wings move on from Blashill

Post by MWmetalhead » Sun May 07, 2023 7:09 am

So was Larry Brown a terrible hire for the Pistons back in the day? He moved around a ton, although he did have a decently lengthy stay in Philly.

I will say Gallant's refusal to shakeup line rotations when players underachieve is a big strike against him.


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