If he's 20, yes
- Big_Lightnin

nope, just 19.

Maybe they think he has a chance at cracking the lineup?

Our NHL depth doesn't make that such a long-shot...

Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke
. @schocker17 according to Shanahan, Carlyle and Nonis are picking the assistants



LOL...Ya thats who should do it....
- Fruitcakenipple

It's exactly who should be. Who else would?

4C depth and leadership for a young marlies team. Nothing wrong with that.
- Big_Lightnin

are you kidding me? this is the greatest travesty ever!


Just wait till the president hears about this!

It's exactly who should be. Who else would?
- burn

honestly

And a funny little side-story to the book:

I recommended the book to my goalie. He was interested, because he has played a few times against Dave Bidini.

A few months later, my goalie is in the bookstore and sees the book, so he buys it and reads it.

Turns out my goalie is mentioned in the book - he was playing in the tournament Bidini writes about, and got into a tussle with him. Bidini describes it.

Small, funny world.
- Atomic Wedgie

Looking forward to it.

Wish I was 20 again
- Yeti1181

I'm going to be 8 squared in a couple years.

Depends.

If they hate ties, then yea, they might lose interest.

If they won't sit through continous overtime, then the ratings drop as the game goes on, and the advertising $$s don't look as nice for the league(and the networks might just cut away, pissing off everyone).

It's not our place to say what people should like about the game, or how they should enjoy it. It's the NHL's place to make decisions that they think will make the most money for their franchises, and their shareholders.

Catering to non- and casual fans, to expand their revenue base is exactly what they need to be doing to meet their goals.
- Feeling Glucky?

If they hate ties, let them keep playing. I doubt people have a problem with continous OT because I don't see people leaving when it happens in the playoffs. If people like the game, they'll like to watch more of it. It seems to work in the other major sports.

I think as fans, it is our place to say what we like, especially the loyal fans. As for the casual fans, I think the NHL had to worry about it more after the lockouts but moving forward, the game should be strong enough to sell itself on it's merits rather than gimmicks.

It's exactly who should be. Who else would?
- burn

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To pick up on @mirtle's point earlier, hard to attract assistant coaches when everyone knows Carlyle's on hot seat. Not a lot of security


Neither one of them(RC/Nonis) will be with the leafs next summer...Why let them or is Shanny planning on looking for assistants again next summer...

They signed the 3rd round pick defenseman already. That's a little odd, isn't it?
- BetterCallSaul

Did they? Haven't heard that.

If they hate ties, let them keep playing. I doubt people have a problem with continous OT because I don't see people leaving when it happens in the playoffs. If people like the game, they'll like to watch more of it. It seems to work in the other major sports.

I think as fans, it is our place to say what we like, especially the loyal fans. As for the casual fans, I think the NHL had to worry about it more after the lockouts but moving forward, the game should be strong enough to sell itself on it's merits rather than gimmicks.
- JohnFergusonJr

It's not selling the gimmick.

The gimmick is an exciting way to end the game quickly without a tie... that's all.

Ties are boring to people who don't know the intricacies of the game. And the playoffs are just a short part of the season. Imagine the scheduling nightmares with all the different networks if you had the potential for any one of 1230 games played in a season to go on for hours more than it's supposed to?

Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke
To pick up on @mirtle's point earlier, hard to attract assistant coaches when everyone knows Carlyle's on hot seat. Not a lot of security


Neither one of them(RC/Nonis) will be with the leafs next summer...Why let them or is Shanny planning on looking for assistants again next summer...
- Fruitcakenipple

Because the guys running the show deserve the chance to pick guys to work with. If you are going to give rc another year to show himself, he needs to be able to pick his assistants.

Only makes sense.

Did they? Haven't heard that.
- burn

yup. announced with smith by the Leafs.

Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke
To pick up on @mirtle's point earlier, hard to attract assistant coaches when everyone knows Carlyle's on hot seat. Not a lot of security


Neither one of them(RC/Nonis) will be with the leafs next summer...Why let them or is Shanny planning on looking for assistants again next summer...
- Fruitcakenipple

Wouldn't that be more incentive to come because you could have a head coaching job out of it.

Because the guys running the show deserve the chance to pick guys to work with. If you are going to give rc another year to show himself, he needs to be able to pick his assistants.

Only makes sense.
- burn

Indeed.

Wouldn't that be more incentive to come because you could have a head coaching job out of it.
- Yeti1181

aren't assistants usually fired with the coach?

I guess if it was the president picking, it'd be a different story.

nope, just 19.

Maybe they think he has a chance at cracking the lineup?

Our NHL depth doesn't make that such a long-shot...
- Feeling Glucky?

Morrison was talking about how the whl team may not want him to take up 2 exemptions.... Overages and import.

I'm going to be 8 squared in a couple years.
- Woderwick

Get a ball lift make you feel young again.

aren't assistants usually fired with the coach?

I guess if it was the president picking, it'd be a different story.
- Feeling Glucky?

Not always look at edmonton when they brought in eakins

yup. announced with smith by the Leafs.
- Feeling Glucky?

Oh ok, so just recently.

Wouldn't that be more incentive to come because you could have a head coaching job out of it.
- Yeti1181

Not when the GM gets replaced as well...Chances are he will have his own coach that he wants...

Good signing in smith. 4C depth and can help the Marlies out.

Oh ok, so just recently.
- burn

Couple hrs ago

aren't assistants usually fired with the coach?

I guess if it was the president picking, it'd be a different story.
- Feeling Glucky?

Not always look at edmonton when they brought in eakins and kept the old assistants

Not when the GM gets replaced as well...Chances are he will have his own coach that he wants...
- Fruitcakenipple

Think he has a longer leash then RC does.

It's not selling the gimmick.

The gimmick is an exciting way to end the game quickly without a tie... that's all.

Ties are boring to people who don't know the intricacies of the game. And the playoffs are just a short part of the season. Imagine the scheduling nightmares with all the different networks if you had the potential for any one of 1230 games played in a season to go on for hours more than it's supposed to?
- Feeling Glucky?

I could say the exact same thing about baseball. They could end tie games with a home run derby.