Quinn Fired.
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I have mixed emotions in the MLSE’s decision to let Quinn go. He’s a good guy, but it seems that his time was up in Toronto.
Quinn was powerless
Pat Quinn could have made a difference with any other team. What was the problem? The hierarchy running the franchise (Ferguson and the Ontario Teacher's Pension) As long as the team is making money, no one has any interest in building a contender. I think Quinn finally became tired and gave up.
This is the first NHL season (since being a toddler) that I didn't watch most of the games. It's time to rebuild. Sundin may be the next to go. The Leafs need to spend the next couple of years creating a new team. In the meantime, Ferguson should go!
Pat Quinn could have made a difference with any other team. What was the problem? The hierarchy running the franchise (Ferguson and the Ontario Teacher's Pension) As long as the team is making money, no one has any interest in building a contender. I think Quinn finally became tired and gave up.
This is the first NHL season (since being a toddler) that I didn't watch most of the games. It's time to rebuild. Sundin may be the next to go. The Leafs need to spend the next couple of years creating a new team. In the meantime, Ferguson should go!
O'Neil was traded to Columbus for David Vyborny.21pro said:
Maurice already has the wheels in motion...
yeah, i know... i was just making comment to those that tuned into leafs lunch today... they were poking fun at how O'neil's fear of flying is going to lead to him calling it a career possibly this week.
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When a coach shows such uncertainty with constant top line juggling, the players play with uncertainty.
Imagine being bumped around from line-
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...only to hear the man that is in charge say he is just trying to find the right combinations again and again? Win or lose, and all accolades aside, I think Quinn foolishly coached himself into the Bermuda triangle many a night.
Imagine being bumped around from line-
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...only to hear the man that is in charge say he is just trying to find the right combinations again and again? Win or lose, and all accolades aside, I think Quinn foolishly coached himself into the Bermuda triangle many a night.
Does The Puck Stop At Quinn???
Pardon the pun. If Toronto wants to hoist the Stanley Cup once or twice in the foreseeable future, why not do a better and more thorough house cleaning job now?
Pardon the pun. If Toronto wants to hoist the Stanley Cup once or twice in the foreseeable future, why not do a better and more thorough house cleaning job now?
One would have to assume that this is just the start of things. You can't negotiate with other teams free agents until after July 1.Scenicdrive said:Pardon the pun. If Toronto wants to hoist the Stanley Cup once or twice in the foreseeable future, why not do a better and more thorough house cleaning job now?
I just watched JFjr on Leafs TV.. he doesn't give out much info but he did mention free agents and that Toronto has a lot of money available under the cap.
I like Quinn. He's been a good coach for a long time and I don't think he got stupid ovenight. But as others have said, it's probably time for a change.
I really don't like Ferguson. He hasn't made one successful big time move in 3 years. I hope they fire him but they won't do that unless the Leafs have another bad (non-playoff) year. So now I'm not sure whether to cheer for or against the Leafs next year.
Say the Leafs hire Maurice, then do poorly because of who Ferguson gives him to work with. Then Feguson gets canned and they hire a new GM. Then that new GM will want to hire "his own" coach. Seems like a never ending cycle.
I really don't like Ferguson. He hasn't made one successful big time move in 3 years. I hope they fire him but they won't do that unless the Leafs have another bad (non-playoff) year. So now I'm not sure whether to cheer for or against the Leafs next year.
Say the Leafs hire Maurice, then do poorly because of who Ferguson gives him to work with. Then Feguson gets canned and they hire a new GM. Then that new GM will want to hire "his own" coach. Seems like a never ending cycle.
it should be noted that Pittsburgh's GM Craig Patrick was refused a new contract as well, meaning there will be changes there as well.
You are certainly correct in that regard. Having a lot of money to play with is certainly very convenient also. My point is simple: It is unfair to blame Toronto’s collapse entirely on Quinn alone. Yes, Quinn does not live up to Toronto’s expectations. Toronto has such a tremendous hockey tradition and pride that makes one wonders if the hockey god lives there. The good doc is sure that among the many reasons they dismissed Quinn are: 1) He failed to coach the team to playoffs this season and 2) the Stanley Cup eluded him and the Leafs during his seven season tenure with Toronto.A-ROD said:
It is time for the owners of Toronto to reaffirm their vision and mission for the team, namely, the Leafs want to hoist the Stanley Cup again! So leave no stone unturned, get rid of the rascals, and address the needs of the team. Don’t just blame it on Quinn. May be the talent judging team (Personnel department) is not good enough? May be the GM did not do a good job...? Don’t do a half-hearted job in fixing an ailing patient. Don’t let the puck stop at Quinn. Keep the puck moving until it stops at the Stanley Cup.
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The only vision the ownership have is dollar $ign$. Leafs Nation deserves what it's got for mindlessly buying tickets and merchandise to fuel the ownership's neglect of the product.Scenicdrive said:
Maybe Quinn should be fired but who signed all those players last year, was it Quinn, not likely. Number one problem is not Quinn but the fact that the Leafs have a shitty upper management team who dont know a nutsack from a ballsack. Maybe next year they will try to resign Cujo or maybe they can bring back the dynamic duo of Niewendyk and Roberts. The Toronto team is a joke and has been for years. Sure they have made the playoffs for nearly the last 10 years but they were never once a contending team. My choice for a big fat firing would be Ferguson with a Toronto Star quote of "Nice guy, I dont think so and he was a shitty GM on top of that"
So Quinn probably should have been fired but the Leafs are still going to blow next year.
So Quinn probably should have been fired but the Leafs are still going to blow next year.
Very simple
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JFJ you make me fuking sick.....listening to him today made me want to throw up..the man with richard is an idiot.....one is stupider then the other
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JFJ you make me fuking sick.....listening to him today made me want to throw up..the man with richard is an idiot.....one is stupider then the other
