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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
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Zombie James
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Oh no no no no no no no no
Coldnoodle
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HUEHUEHUE
Unhandled Exception
Member
What in the fuck are you doing Toronto
Same thing they've always done. Just sit down and grab some popcorn, it's going to be an entertaining ride.
The feel-good story of the year! Unless you're Nathan Horton
Word was that if Toronto passed on the trade then the next call was going to be to LA for Mike Richards...
Coldnoodle
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They'll get it back when they trade Parenteau for something.
Zombie James
Banned
Maybe Babcock will get fired with three games left in the season because reasons. Who the fuck knows... what a huge mistake.
CreeperBlocks
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Babcock always said he always wanted to coach the Habs
he doesn't speak french, the Journal de Montreal overlords wouldn't let it happen
This all seems sound to me.
The way I also see it, Dubas gets to learn from a very experienced GM.
Zombie James
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This is the only positive. He'll get all the experience he needs when the time comes to rebuild the rebuild again.
May as well watch the NASA conference as well
bonesmccoy
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I don't think this a traditional GM hire.
Nor do I think the Lou of NJD is the Lou we will get in Toronto.
Nor do I think the Lou of NJD is the Lou we will get in Toronto.
The guy who had to be bought out because he couldn't be moved?
Coldnoodle
Member
Get your logic out of here.
No place for that at Trade Deadline.
Also, he only carries a $1 million dollar cap hit as opposed to a $4 million dollar one.
Zombie James
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Lou's history on coaches from Wikipedia:
Jim Schoenfeld: January 26, 1988 – November 6, 1989 (124 regular season games)
John Cunniff: November 6, 1989 – March 4, 1991 (133)
Tom McVie: March 4, 1991 – June 5, 1992 (93)
Herb Brooks: June 5, 1992 – May 31, 1993 (84)
Jacques Lemaire: June 28, 1993 – May 8, 1998 (378)
Robbie Ftorek: May 21, 1998 – March 23, 2000 (156)
Larry Robinson: March 23, 2000 – January 28, 2002 (141)
Kevin Constantine: January 28, 2002 – June 13, 2002 (31)
Pat Burns: June 13, 2002 – July 14, 2005 (164)
Larry Robinson: July 14, 2005 – December 19, 2005 (32)
Himself: December 19, 2005 – May 14, 2006 (50)
Claude Julien: June 13, 2006 – April 2, 2007 (79)
Himself: April 2, 2007 – July 12, 2007 (3)
Brent Sutter: July 12, 2007 – June 10, 2009 (164)
Jacques Lemaire: July 13, 2009–April 26, 2010 (82)
John MacLean: June 17, 2010–December 23, 2010 (33)
Jacques Lemaire: December 23, 2010–April 10, 2011 (49)
Peter DeBoer: July 19, 2011 - December 26, 2014 (212)
And then Adam Oates took over after DeBoer and John Hynes got hired a little while ago. The longest a coach has been in place is five years - second-longest was three - and half don't make it to 100 games. Unless Shanahan gets final say on matters like this, Babcock has nearly 30 years of history going against him.
Jim Schoenfeld: January 26, 1988 – November 6, 1989 (124 regular season games)
John Cunniff: November 6, 1989 – March 4, 1991 (133)
Tom McVie: March 4, 1991 – June 5, 1992 (93)
Herb Brooks: June 5, 1992 – May 31, 1993 (84)
Jacques Lemaire: June 28, 1993 – May 8, 1998 (378)
Robbie Ftorek: May 21, 1998 – March 23, 2000 (156)
Larry Robinson: March 23, 2000 – January 28, 2002 (141)
Kevin Constantine: January 28, 2002 – June 13, 2002 (31)
Pat Burns: June 13, 2002 – July 14, 2005 (164)
Larry Robinson: July 14, 2005 – December 19, 2005 (32)
Himself: December 19, 2005 – May 14, 2006 (50)
Claude Julien: June 13, 2006 – April 2, 2007 (79)
Himself: April 2, 2007 – July 12, 2007 (3)
Brent Sutter: July 12, 2007 – June 10, 2009 (164)
Jacques Lemaire: July 13, 2009–April 26, 2010 (82)
John MacLean: June 17, 2010–December 23, 2010 (33)
Jacques Lemaire: December 23, 2010–April 10, 2011 (49)
Peter DeBoer: July 19, 2011 - December 26, 2014 (212)
And then Adam Oates took over after DeBoer and John Hynes got hired a little while ago. The longest a coach has been in place is five years - second-longest was three - and half don't make it to 100 games. Unless Shanahan gets final say on matters like this, Babcock has nearly 30 years of history going against him.
$4 million versus $1.5 million. No difference there.
That's true, but I think his concussion has scared people away. If he has a big rebound year with Kadri maybe they can pump his value, but I doubt it happens.
The Lou hiring also makes me feel good once again that this front office doesn't have much leaks.
Poor Darren Dreger tho.
Wasn't the Shanny front office already pretty damn quiet? I can't imagine how they could leak less, short of Lou garroting Simmons or Cox as an example to all the TO media to respect the new rule of omerta.
I think everyone would be OK with that honestly.
wasn't he good last year though? Therrien just didn't use him. his possession numbers and scoring rates were solid, and he's going to get top 6 minutes in Toronto. i really don't think moving PAP will be a problem, unless he gets hurt or something.
He wasn't given a fair chance, but he was also bad defensively and was pretty one dimensional. Given a better chance and more PP time he could turn it up, but his game isn't well rounded enough to make up for when he's not scoring.
Simon Belmont
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I'm going to say there is zero chance Lou has the authority to let Babcock go.
I suppose we'll find out. No point in arguing about it now. He'll get the opportunity to produce, though.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Remember when Parenteau was lighting it up on Tavares' wing?
The Lou hiring sounded like an April Fool's joke.
The Lou hiring sounded like an April Fool's joke.
I will allow it
Coldnoodle
Member
Fuck Lamoriello, Kepler-452b!
Unhandled Exception
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SFV beta starts tonight ya'll.
BigJonsson
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Glendale worked it out
sorry dopey
2 year lease lol
Like I said...
Also... They dropped $9 mil per year on the AMF...
CreeperBlocks
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:LOL