StormChaserBH
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Still rooting for the meteor in the East, but yeah, FLA would be more palatable to me than NYR to lose in the SCF to whomever. Recency bias and all.
2023-24 NHL Misc. Thread
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Winnipeg promoted associate coach Scott Arniel to head coach, replacing Rick Bowness who retired. Since being fired after a season in change as head coach by Columbus in 2012, he spent 1 season as head coach of the Chicago Wolves then 5 years as an assistant with the Rangers, 4 years as an assistant with the Caps and the last 2 years as associate head coach in Winnipeg.
Well, he’s 61 which is semi-dinosaurish. But his one and only NHL head coaching job ended 12 years ago and he’s worked with Vigneault, Reirden, Laviolette and Bowness since then.
Fayettenamcanesfan
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I didn’t need another reason
Bottom line, I feel like the Rangers pretty much had to empty the tank to claw out an OT win at home. And once again, nothing really changed for them tactically. They did the Lavy thing and came out with the pedal to the metal early but that only got them the lead. They couldn't keep it, and ended up in yet another frustrating slugfest. The series may be tied, but I'm still calling it advantage Panthers.
NoMich
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The depths of my hatred is endless..
CanadaCanes
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That prick escapes suspension every time…leads with his elbows and the NHL calls him a clean player. One of the biggest mysteries in hockey…
Pucking Lamplighter
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...Gary Bettman needs to taste those elbows firsthand, then changes might be made faster. I would also sleep better.
Jim
perfectstormhits
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I'm pulling for Florida so Maurice will have another chance to win the Cup.
Aaron Portzline and others are writing that Waddell will be both President of Hockey Operations and GM, at least temporarily. The expectation is that he’s bringing Ken Holland in once his contract in Edmonton expires. He’ll also be allowed to sit at the Jackets table for the draft, since he had little input into the Canes plans, with all amateur scouting and the draft being run by Darren Yorke.
I didn't read that, but does that mean that Davidson is stepping down? I can't imagine having Holland, Waddell AND Holland in the same front office. Then again, this IS the Blue Jackets we're talking about so ...
cmaleski2
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Good for Don Waddell. This sounds like a promotion which almost certainly means more $$$. He deserved hazard pay for all the work he had to do for the Canes as the GM and handling negotiations about the new lease and future of the areas around PNC Arena. He had a awful lot on his plate here and was probably not getting paid as much as he should have been given all of the work he had to do.
This says that Davidson is expected to retire. He turned 71 in February, maybe it’s time.
Blue Jackets Poised to Hire Don Waddell to Run Hockey Operations Per Report
According to a report from The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun, Don Waddell is set to become the Columbus Blue Jackets' new head of hockey operations.