Dom angle perhaps. Never thought of that but with it being Burke (wasn't he part of team Canada with Price) it sounds more MB and Price related.WTF is a Director of Goaltending vs goalie coach?
Wonder if MBs sending a message Price’s way...or did Dom Dom want him out?
https://theathletic.com/2424005/202...ch-stephane-waite/?source=user_shared_articleBergevin replaced Waite with Sean Burke, who was already a pro scout and goaltending consultant with the Canadiens, but now becomes the team’s first director of goaltending. In the long term, that likely means more of a management-type role for Burke overseeing a number of coaches and consultants like the Florida Panthers recently set up under Roberto Luongo. But for right now, Burke will be taking over from Waite once he completes his 14-day quarantine after flying to Montreal from his home base in Arizona.
From The Athletic article I posted above:Is Burke any better? Highly doubt...
Ilya Bryzgalov was 30 when Burke was hired as the goaltending coach in Arizona in 2010-11 and put up the best save percentage of his career at .921, allowing him to sign a nine-year free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Flyers worth nearly $42 million. Bryzgalov was never the same goalie again.
The following season, Mike Smith arrived in Arizona at age 29 and put up the best season of his career with a .930 save percentage. Devan Dubnyk showed up in the desert at age 28 in 2014-15 and resurrected his career. But most importantly, there is Burke himself, who was floundering through his 30s before finding something at age 34, putting up the best save percentage of his career at .922 playing for the Coyotes.
It’s not a question of “better”. Having the same coach for 8 years is probably about 3 too many. You need fresh perspectives every few years.Is Burke any better? Highly doubt...
weird Price & the GM..
i see what you are sayingFrom The Athletic article I posted above:
equipment changes 4 years ago?Goaltending hasn’t been a strength since equipment changes. Waite didn't adapt.