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oldleftylong
Blash? Red Wings?
oldleftylong
Blashill? Red Wings?
Brett Scharnhorst
Right you were about Capuano…but all the same, you said Claude Julien’s (Boston) job is at risk, but you don’t mention Jeff Blashill (Detroit Red Wings)? At least Boston’s sitting pretty secure in a playoff spot right now; the Red Wings are staring down the barrel of missing their first playoffs in 26 years, and both Arizona AND Winnipeg – two teams you listed whose head coaches are at risk – have beaten the Wings soundly this year. The Wings have been anything BUT consistent this season, and while the natural tendency is to point to injuries (and true, they HAVE had their share), it remains that 1) Detroit’s power play is worst in the NHL; 2) past the halfway point, only 4 teams have less points than Detroit so far this season; 3) Detroit is 24th is goals/per games played; 4) of the 21 games he’s started, Petr Mrazek – Detroit’s (questionable) #1 goalie – has allowed 4 or more goals in 9 games; and finally, 5) Detroit is 21st in the league with a goals allowed per game average of 2.89. Victories against Montreal and Pittsburgh are tempering calls in Motown for Jeff’s head, but after 25 years, Red Wings have become spoiled, and if they don’t get a 26th playoff berth, they may very well seek blood.
jerseykid67
Jeff Blashill is in same boat as Flyers Head Coach both will get a pass years 1 and 2; by year 3 your players should know and be playing well under your system