Colin Delia signed a minor league deal last week.
- rpeters01

Delia opted to pursue a career abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Swedish club, Brynäs IF of the SHL, on July 11, 2025.[15]

Delia opted to pursue a career abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Swedish club, Brynäs IF of the SHL, on July 11, 2025.
- wiz1901[15]

Frondell is going to get a hattie against him.

Frondell is going to get a hattie against him.
- Chunk

All you have to do is fake the shot, he flops and then shoot it 4 inches high over his shoulder.

Gallant whining he didn't get a chicago interview and criticizing Blashill shows why he constantly gets fired. Maybe a great hockey mind but no people skills. Or was that SFG talking about Gallant? I forget...
- rpeters01

Doug Maclean told me at the draft that Gallant called him after Blashill got hired and complained he did not get a call.

I don't know if he criticized Blashill but Blashill is 57 games under NHL .500 with 72 OT losses and won 1 playoff game in 537 games.

Gallant is 107 games over NHL .500 with 70 OT losses and is 31 -29 in 5 playoff years.

I've always thought the NHL was a results oriented business. Maybe it is a people skills business business now.

Doug Maclean told me at the draft that Gallant called him after Blashill got hired and complained he did not get a call.

I don't know if he criticized Blashill but Blashill is 57 games under NHL .500 with 72 OT losses and won 1 playoff game in 537 games.

Gallant is 107 games over NHL .500 with 70 OT losses and is 31 -29 in 5 playoff years.

I've always thought the NHL was a results oriented business. Maybe it is a people skills business business now.
- stevefrmglencoe

Gallant historically, while having a winning record, has a history of having a short shelf life. For what reason, i don't know, maybe you do.

I can't see a positive about hiring a coach with a short shelf life right in the middle of the rebuild.

We'll have to wait to see how Blashiell does, i certainly can't predict it, but i just don't think a short shelf life coach is what's needed now.

To me, you hire Gallant when you need to get over the last hump, and you're willing to go with someone you know you may need to fire in 2 to 3 years, but you're OK with it to get a cup

Crev signs a 2 year deal (one way). Meet your new 7th D-man unless he's traded.
- Chunk

Lame

Unrelated to the Draft.

This kid is commesso's back-up, that's all.
- wiz1901

Reports that he'll stay in Russia for another season before coming over. Hope Kyle sees something to warrant an ELC for an undrafted backup goalie from the VHL

Lame
- Assman22

Actually it's great we won't have to hear how bad Brodie is and how much he's overpaid

Gallant historically, while having a winning record, has a history of having a short shelf life. For what reason, i don't know, maybe you do.

I can't see a positive about hiring a coach with a short shelf life right in the middle of the rebuild.

We'll have to wait to see how Blashiell does, i certainly can't predict it, but i just don't think a short shelf life coach is what's needed now.

To me, you hire Gallant when you need to get over the last hump, and you're willing to go with someone you know you may need to fire in 2 to 3 years, but you're OK with it to get a cup
- vabeachbear

Point well taken. Gallant has a short shelf life. He had the reputation of being all motivation and very little x and o's.

They all have short shelf lives. The average tenure is something along the lines of 2.1 years and that was with Sullivan and Cooper's years. Sullivan is back to 0.

Red Wings were very patient with Blashill.

Bedard is now starting his 3rd season with his 3rd head coach. Not sure if that hurts his development or enhances it by having had the opportunity to learn the game from 3 coaches instead of just hearing the same things over and over.

I am afraid that Blashill is set up to fail. The summer isn't over but the roster is very weak. The NHL is not forgiving to young players and "play the kids" sounds great till they lose 5-1 game after game. Perhaps this is the plan. Keep losing and drafting high for a few more seasons and with just average drafting there should be a handful of top 50 type players eventually.

Unlike Gallant or any of the really accomplished retreads, it is hard to picture Blashill marching into Davidson's office and demanding better players or going public with complaints about the roster construction. They have a guy who lost for years and seemingly was content on the 1st and 15th to do it.

Doug Maclean told me at the draft that Gallant called him after Blashill got hired and complained he did not get a call.

I don't know if he criticized Blashill but Blashill is 57 games under NHL .500 with 72 OT losses and won 1 playoff game in 537 games.

Gallant is 107 games over NHL .500 with 70 OT losses and is 31 -29 in 5 playoff years.

I've always thought the NHL was a results oriented business. Maybe it is a people skills business business now.
- stevefrmglencoe

Gallant to Blashill is apples and oranges.

Point well taken. Gallant has a short shelf life. He had the reputation of being all motivation and very little x and o's.

They all have short shelf lives. The average tenure is something along the lines of 2.1 years and that was with Sullivan and Cooper's years. Sullivan is back to 0.

Red Wings were very patient with Blashill.

Bedard is now starting his 3rd season with his 3rd head coach. Not sure if that hurts his development or enhances it by having had the opportunity to learn the game from 3 coaches instead of just hearing the same things over and over.

I am afraid that Blashill is set up to fail. The summer isn't over but the roster is very weak. The NHL is not forgiving to young players and "play the kids" sounds great till they lose 5-1 game after game. Perhaps this is the plan. Keep losing and drafting high for a few more seasons and with just average drafting there should be a handful of top 50 type players eventually.

Unlike Gallant or any of the really accomplished retreads, it is hard to picture Blashill marching into Davidson's office and demanding better players or going public with complaints about the roster construction. They have a guy who lost for years and seemingly was content on the 1st and 15th to do it.
- stevefrmglencoe

Was not excited about Blashiell, have to admit, after i heard him, was better with it, but, it really doesn't matter what i think, it matters what the team does, and probably more, how younger players develop under him.

I'll kind of look at him as the Hawks Ricky Renteria. We'll see.

While we say play the kids, there's still a lot a vets, and admittedly, average ones. Some mix of kids needs to play at some point. I'm assuming most weren't happy with the first couple years of Keith and Seabrook.

I'm someone who was all for this type of rebuild, so i'm patient, but i can understand why others aren't.

Gallant to Blashill is apples and oranges.
- rpeters01

I would also add, if Gallant is so great, he'd be employed somewhere in the NHL. There are 32 teams.

I would also add, if Gallant is so great, he'd be employed somewhere in the NHL. There are 32 teams.
- breadbag

GMs generally hire people they feel they can work with. Gallant having to take a taxi when he was fired on the road doesn't help his image as being GM friendly

I would also add, if Gallant is so great, he'd be employed somewhere in the NHL. There are 32 teams.
- breadbag

The guy lasts about 2 or 3 years with an NHL team and then is invited to leave. Agree that he doesn’t really seem like the ideal coach for a rebuild.

The guy lasts about 2 or 3 years with an NHL team and then is invited to leave. Agree that he doesn’t really seem like the ideal coach for a rebuild.
- HawkintheD

Boy have you been drinking the Kool Aid. Accept the fact KD doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing.

The guy lasts about 2 or 3 years with an NHL team and then is invited to leave. Agree that he doesn’t really seem like the ideal coach for a rebuild.
- HawkintheD

The whole league was dumb enough to let the Great Gallant escape to Mother Russia. If the hockey coach thing doesn't work, maybe he'll find success on the front lines against Ukraine, eh?!?

Hope you're well, D. You, too, Paulie, and all the rest of the Hockeybuzz short bussers!

The whole league was dumb enough to let the Great Gallant escape to Mother Russia. If the hockey coach thing doesn't work, maybe he'll find success on the front lines against Ukraine, eh?!?

Hope you're well, D. You, too, Paulie, and all the rest of the Hockeybuzz short bussers!
- mohel

Cheers Mo and hope the same for you…ok Paul too.

Boy have you been drinking the Kool Aid. Accept the fact KD doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing.
- paulr

I'll give him one period. First exhibition game of course.

Point well taken. Gallant has a short shelf life. He had the reputation of being all motivation and very little x and o's.

They all have short shelf lives. The average tenure is something along the lines of 2.1 years and that was with Sullivan and Cooper's years. Sullivan is back to 0.

Red Wings were very patient with Blashill.

Bedard is now starting his 3rd season with his 3rd head coach. Not sure if that hurts his development or enhances it by having had the opportunity to learn the game from 3 coaches instead of just hearing the same things over and over.

I am afraid that Blashill is set up to fail. The summer isn't over but the roster is very weak. The NHL is not forgiving to young players and "play the kids" sounds great till they lose 5-1 game after game. Perhaps this is the plan. Keep losing and drafting high for a few more seasons and with just average drafting there should be a handful of top 50 type players eventually.

Unlike Gallant or any of the really accomplished retreads, it is hard to picture Blashill marching into Davidson's office and demanding better players or going public with complaints about the roster construction. They have a guy who lost for years and seemingly was content on the 1st and 15th to do it.
- stevefrmglencoe

Why do you think that is?

They made the playoffs his first year with a 37 yo Datsyuk and a 35 yo Zetterberg. That was Datsyuk’s last year.

Holland was running the team like it could still compete and was clinging to a somewhat silly record Wing fans and local news would crow about…think it was 28 consecutive years of playoff appearances, something like that.

Blashill didn’t have much to work with after his first year. Holland in an effort to keep the record going brought in a bunch of UFA’s; however, with the Core from their glory days pretty much mostly retired at that point, that team wasn’t competing for anything other than possibly squeaking into the playoffs.

Look at the teams after that. They were awful…but I’m sure Gallant could’ve had them competing for a Cup.

Point well taken. Gallant has a short shelf life. He had the reputation of being all motivation and very little x and o's.

They all have short shelf lives. The average tenure is something along the lines of 2.1 years and that was with Sullivan and Cooper's years. Sullivan is back to 0.

Red Wings were very patient with Blashill.

Bedard is now starting his 3rd season with his 3rd head coach. Not sure if that hurts his development or enhances it by having had the opportunity to learn the game from 3 coaches instead of just hearing the same things over and over.

I am afraid that Blashill is set up to fail. The summer isn't over but the roster is very weak. The NHL is not forgiving to young players and "play the kids" sounds great till they lose 5-1 game after game. Perhaps this is the plan. Keep losing and drafting high for a few more seasons and with just average drafting there should be a handful of top 50 type players eventually.

Unlike Gallant or any of the really accomplished retreads, it is hard to picture Blashill marching into Davidson's office and demanding better players or going public with complaints about the roster construction. They have a guy who lost for years and seemingly was content on the 1st and 15th to do it.
- stevefrmglencoe

Sturm
Muse
Foote
Tocchet
Gulutzan
Lambert

He's got a better resume than all of these guys and yet his name wasn't even mentioned as rumored to be in the running with these teams. What does that tell you about how the league views the guy?

Regardless of which coach is demanding better players, KD isn't going to change his plan. Like it or not, he's sticking to it (which should be commendable considering how detrimental scrapping a rebuild midway through is to the long term future).

I don;'t like that KD didn't get some notable help (yet) for Bedard. I've been female doging about this for months (just ask Dots). That said, it's not like we don't have a crystal clean view of what the plan for the team is this year. KD flat out stated to the medial that they want to make room for some of the kids that are showing they are ready. That's the plan - full stop. There is no way in hell Blashill didn't know about this coming in and he still said thet Chicago was the job that he personally wanted and turned down the Kraken interview so that he could take it.

I like this coaching staff better than any of them in the last six years. Not a high bar at all, but the minds they have leading the team are top notch. Bedard has two almost full seasons, Nazar looks like he's poised to break out, and the back end has some actual blue chip talent. The kids have to learn somehow and this this team, this is the only way.

Sturm
Muse
Foote
Tocchet
Gulutzan
Lambert

He's got a better resume than all of these guys and yet his name wasn't even mentioned as rumored to be in the running with these teams. What does that tell you about how the league views the guy?

Regardless of which coach is demanding better players, KD isn't going to change his plan. Like it or not, he's sticking to it (which should be commendable considering how detrimental scrapping a rebuild midway through is to the long term future).

I don;'t like that KD didn't get some notable help (yet) for Bedard. I've been female doging about this for months (just ask Dots). That said, it's not like we don't have a crystal clean view of what the plan for the team is this year. KD flat out stated to the medial that they want to make room for some of the kids that are showing they are ready. That's the plan - full stop. There is no way in hell Blashill didn't know about this coming in and he still said thet Chicago was the job that he personally wanted and turned down the Kraken interview so that he could take it.

I like this coaching staff better than any of them in the last six years. Not a high bar at all, but the minds they have leading the team are top notch. Bedard has two almost full seasons, Nazar looks like he's poised to break out, and the back end has some actual blue chip talent. The kids have to learn somehow and this this team, this is the only way.
- Chunk

Obviously any of the six would have been a better choice. Unless of course KD chose one of them in which case Blashill would have been the best selection.

Obviously any of the six would have been a better choice. Unless of course KD chose one of them in which case Blashill would have been the best selection.
- paulr

How many years have you been here you finally figured it out!

Long live the hockeybuzz motto: "SECOND GUESS, IT'S WHAT WE DO BEST!"

Actually it's great we won't have to hear how bad Brodie is and how much he's overpaid
- BetweenTheDots

We were already past Brodie without re-signing Louis to a guaranteed spot on the NHL roster. Too many better d-men to keep him up.

We were already past Brodie without re-signing Louis to a guaranteed spot on the NHL roster. Too many better d-men to keep him up.
- Assman22

That is why I think he will get traded.