Peter Tessier: Interview: Talking Paul Maurice So with all the talk around Maurice I spoke with some one who has seen two tours of duty with the Jets head coach.

The interview speaks the truth. Maurice is known for running his top players into the ground. Scheifele and Wheeler are already showing signs of fatigue. Its only going to get worse come playoff time.

Good reporting on this Pete. Sums Mo up well, pretty much what most hockey fans knew when he was hired. He refuses to adjust and if he does it takes him about a month after it was clear as day to most fans. The problem for the Jets is that he's so bloody stubborn and set in his ways, as is Chipman, therefore, it would take a massive collapse for them to make a change.

Well Maurice sure fooled Chevy and Chipman but he didn't fool you or Doug Abrams!

Abrams is the lawyer but you were leading these questions and nice plug at the end for his twitter followers! Hey you scratch my back, I will scratch yours. I am not saying that Maurice is not stubborn and is not adjusting but you have to call out a "staged" character assassination when you see one.

I really liked the not so subtle "anyone who doesn't agree with us is obviously an uneducated hockey fan." lol

Well Maurice sure fooled Chevy and Chipman but he didn't fool you or Doug Abrams!

Abrams is the lawyer but you were leading these questions and nice plug at the end for his twitter followers! Hey you scratch my back, I will scratch yours. I am not saying that Maurice is not stubborn and is not adjusting but you have to call out a "staged" character assassination when you see one.
- CharlieDog

I've followed him on Twitter for years- this was not staged it was me reaching out to him on Weds night to see if he could shed some info on the brewing controversy surrounding Maurice.

Biggest problem with Maurice is his development of young players.

Say what you will about Petan and Dano but they had value 3 years ago and now they are nothing more than waiver pickups.

Laine and Roslovic have shown no improvement this year in terms of points

He has two prospects in Lemieux and Appleton getting under 8 minutes a game

The AHL defenseman of the year (NIku) can't crack the lineup

Biggest problem with Maurice is his development of young players.

Say what you will about Petan and Dano but they had value 3 years ago and now they are nothing more than waiver pickups.

Laine and Roslovic have shown no improvement this year in terms of points

He has two prospects in Lemieux and Appleton getting under 8 minutes a game

The AHL defenseman of the year (NIku) can't crack the lineup
- BWJumper

This

Biggest problem with Maurice is his development of young players.

Say what you will about Petan and Dano but they had value 3 years ago and now they are nothing more than waiver pickups.

Laine and Roslovic have shown no improvement this year in terms of points

He has two prospects in Lemieux and Appleton getting under 8 minutes a game

The AHL defenseman of the year (NIku) can't crack the lineup
- BWJumper

I wish I could like this many times over.

Biggest problem with Maurice is his development of young players.

Say what you will about Petan and Dano but they had value 3 years ago and now they are nothing more than waiver pickups.

Laine and Roslovic have shown no improvement this year in terms of points

He has two prospects in Lemieux and Appleton getting under 8 minutes a game

The AHL defenseman of the year (NIku) can't crack the lineup
- BWJumper

So Scheifele, Ehlers, Connor, Morrissey, Hellebuyck all developed "despite" Maurice?

So Scheifele, Ehlers, Connor, Morrissey, Hellebuyck all developed "despite" Maurice?
- Pastor_Matt

How much credit are you going to give Maurice for those players?

Hellebuyck won the best goaltender award in college and has had 1 good season in 3 under Maurice

Conner should have won the Hobey Baker award put up 30 goals playing on the top line in his rookie season

Scheifele has a famous work ethic but would probably still be the second line centre if Little didn't get hurt

Ehlers and Morrissey I'll grant you have shown improvement. But at the same time they were never given only 8 minutes a game or were in the press box for 10 plus games

So Scheifele, Ehlers, Connor, Morrissey, Hellebuyck all developed "despite" Maurice?
- Pastor_Matt

Scheifele only got a shot, once Little got injured. Maurice had no intention on putting him on the top line but did it only out of necessity.

Ehlers got his shot, once Ladd decided to hold out for an aditional $500,000.00. Jets had no one to fill that left wing position, especially with Perreault being injured on and off.

Connor got his shot once Perreault got injured (notice a theme here). Maurice did not believe him and that is why he was sent to the minors at the beginning of last season.

Morrissey got his shot, once Trouba decided to hold out. Jets were initially auditioning him at the right side, because at the time they felt they were deep on the left. He most likely would have started the season off in the minors three years ago if Trouba had been signed.

Hellebyuck got his shot, b/c Pavelec decided to p*ss off Maurice by being inappropriate at training camp. Otherwise Hellebyuck would not have had his shot.

Scheifele only got a shot, once Little got injured. Maurice had no intention on putting him on the top line but did it only out of necessity.

Ehlers got his shot, once Ladd decided to hold out for an aditional $500,000.00. Jets had no one to fill that left wing position, especially with Perreault being injured on and off.

Connor got his shot once Perreault got injured (notice a theme here). Maurice did not believe him and that is why he was sent to the minors at the beginning of last season.

Morrissey got his shot, once Trouba decided to hold out. Jets were initially auditioning him at the right side, because at the time they felt they were deep on the left. He most likely would have started the season off in the minors three years ago if Trouba had been signed.

Hellebyuck got his shot, b/c Pavelec decided to p*ss off Maurice by being inappropriate at training camp. Otherwise Hellebyuck would not have had his shot.
- TheUltimateJet

Really? Those are almost all "strawman" arguments. You know what would have happened "if"? Why not go with what actually DID happen? All of those players developed under Maurice.

How much credit are you going to give Maurice for those players?

Hellebuyck won the best goaltender award in college and has had 1 good season in 3 under Maurice

Conner should have won the Hobey Baker award put up 30 goals playing on the top line in his rookie season

Scheifele has a famous work ethic but would probably still be the second line centre if Little didn't get hurt

Ehlers and Morrissey I'll grant you have shown improvement. But at the same time they were never given only 8 minutes a game or were in the press box for 10 plus games
- BWJumper

I don't think Maurice is the only cause for some players not developing according to your plans, nor do I think he should get all the credit for developing the players that have developed. I just don't think its reasonable to give him ALL the blame and NONE of the credit. That's all I'm saying.

Really? Those are almost all "strawman" arguments. You know what would have happened "if"? Why not go with what actually DID happen? All of those players developed under Maurice.
- Pastor_Matt

It actually did happen! Look back at when he made his line-up changes. Prove me wrong!

I've followed him on Twitter for years- this was not staged it was me reaching out to him on Weds night to see if he could shed some info on the brewing controversy surrounding Maurice.
- Peter.Tessier

Pete, you are the "brewmeister"!

I just hope that when Maurice gets canned that Chevy and Chipman have the brains to check in with you and Doug Abrams first before hiring another coach.

Edit: I forgot to add Twitter. So, I hope that Chipman and Chevy check with you, Doug Abrams and Twitter, lol, lmao

It actually did happen! Look back at when he made his line-up changes. Prove me wrong!
- TheUltimateJet

Correct, those things did happen, but how do you know that your logic is the cause, vs Maurice's work? It can't be proven. My point was not to show how Maurice caused all those things to happen but to refute that your "chance and happenstance" isn't a great argument.

We could just as easily say, "just at the time Connor got sent down he received an encouraging email from his mother and that was the cause of his development."

I was simply arguing for a little balance. If you want to blame him for all the problems, it would be reasonable to give him some credit for the success.

Today @ 12:50 PM ET
Well Maurice sure fooled Chevy and Chipman but he didn't fool you or Doug Abrams!

Abrams is the lawyer but you were leading these questions and nice plug at the end for his twitter followers! Hey you scratch my back, I will scratch yours. I am not saying that Maurice is not stubborn and is not adjusting but you have to call out a "staged" character assassination when you see one.

spot on.

there are journalists in every town for every sport that takes the angle that the coach has to go and they ride that angle until the coach goes. It's low-road journalism... controversial, doesn't take as much work and even for a 0.600 team they are right 40% of the time.

Correct, those things did happen, but how do you know that your logic is the cause, vs Maurice's work? It can't be proven. My point was not to show how Maurice caused all those things to happen but to refute that your "chance and happenstance" isn't a great argument.

We could just as easily say, "just at the time Connor got sent down he received an encouraging email from his mother and that was the cause of his development."

I was simply arguing for a little balance. If you want to blame him for all the problems, it would be reasonable to give him some credit for the success.
- Pastor_Matt

Thank you for acknowledging my post!

Correct, those things did happen, but how do you know that your logic is the cause, vs Maurice's work? It can't be proven. My point was not to show how Maurice caused all those things to happen but to refute that your "chance and happenstance" isn't a great argument.

We could just as easily say, "just at the time Connor got sent down he received an encouraging email from his mother and that was the cause of his development."

I was simply arguing for a little balance. If you want to blame him for all the problems, it would be reasonable to give him some credit for the success.
- Pastor_Matt

And furthermore, Maurice would have looked like a genius if he done the moves without having to be coerced into doing them by circumstances.

Thank you for acknowledging my post!
- TheUltimateJet

Happy to help

I think everybody knows, based on Chipman's belief in loyalty above all else Maurice is not going anywhere.

But don't tell me that the you honestly believe that the Jets who have returned 20 players from last years squad have improved in any area this year.

Good reporting on this Pete. Sums Mo up well, pretty much what most hockey fans knew when he was hired. He refuses to adjust and if he does it takes him about a month after it was clear as day to most fans. The problem for the Jets is that he's so bloody stubborn and set in his ways, as is Chipman, therefore, it would take a massive collapse for them to make a change.
- foxbat

Didn't they make it to top 4 in the NHL last year with Maurice as the coach? Not a deep run though, "semi-deep" right Peter?

I much prefer your potential trade list this week compared to last.

spot on.

there are journalists in every town for every sport that takes the angle that the coach has to go and they ride that angle until the coach goes. It's low-road journalism... controversial, doesn't take as much work and even for a 0.600 team they are right 40% of the time.
- 2.0

I think the Jets have too much talent to lose. I have said this before, Paul Maurice is the Dwayne Casey of the NHL.