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***2018-19 NHL General Discussion Thread***

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Jimtown guy
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The Buffalo Sabres have reportedly fired head coach Phil Housley, according to Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News.

Under Housley, the Sabres managed just 62 points last season and 76 points this campaign, missing the postseason in 2018-19 by 22 points. They were 33-39-10 overall this season.
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Jimtown guy wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:26 pm The Buffalo Sabres have reportedly fired head coach Phil Housley, according to Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News.

Under Housley, the Sabres managed just 62 points last season and 76 points this campaign, missing the postseason in 2018-19 by 22 points. They were 33-39-10 overall this season.
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Hornets wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 1:12 pm
Jimtown guy wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:26 pm The Buffalo Sabres have reportedly fired head coach Phil Housley, according to Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News.

Under Housley, the Sabres managed just 62 points last season and 76 points this campaign, missing the postseason in 2018-19 by 22 points. They were 33-39-10 overall this season.
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Jimtown guy wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:26 pm The Buffalo Sabres have reportedly fired head coach Phil Housley, according to Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News.

Under Housley, the Sabres managed just 62 points last season and 76 points this campaign, missing the postseason in 2018-19 by 22 points. They were 33-39-10 overall this season.
Although I have no problem at all with the Wild entering the early stages of a full or partial rebuild this is a reminder that simply being piss poor for an extended period of time doesn't guarantee shit. For every Tampa, Toronto and Winnipeg (although they were never actually that bad and the year they picked Laine at 2 they were slotted to pick like 10th) there is a Buffalo, Edmonton, and Florida.
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From The Score:

The Florida Panthers are moving quickly in their quest to replace Bob Boughner behind the bench and have reportedly received permission from the Chicago Blackhawks to speak to Joel Quenneville about the vacancy, a source told ESN's Greg Wyshynski.

The Panthers have offered Quenneville a multi-year deal worth more than $6 million per season with bonuses, Wyshynski added. Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock is the league's highest-paid coach at around $6.25 million annually.

The Panthers fired Boughner on Sunday after two seasons without making the playoffs, while Quenneville was let go in November after 11 seasons with the Blackhawks. He has one season remaining on his contract with Chicago at $6 million.

Quenneville has a long relationship with Panthers general manager Dale Tallon, winning the Stanley Cup together with the Blackhawks in 2010. Tallon joined the Panthers' front office that same year, while Quenneville went on to win two more championships in Chicago.

In a statement, Tallon said the Panthers want a "transformative, experienced head coach with Stanley Cup pedigree," to right the ship in Florida.

Quenneville is by far the most experienced coach available on the open market with 22 years behind an NHL bench. He also ranks second all-time with 890 wins.
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Interesting. If I were him I'd hold out for a job with a team that has a goalie and doesn't habitually miss the playoffs but maybe that's just me?
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Ron Burgundy 4 President wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:21 pm Interesting. If I were him I'd hold out for a job with a team that has a goalie and doesn't habitually miss the playoffs but maybe that's just me?
They have Bob coming! Not that Bob has really shown anything in the playoffs and is coming off a down season for him, but...
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Done deal

The Florida Panthers got their man.

The club announced the hiring of three-time Stanley Cup champion Joel Quenneville as head coach Monday morning.

Quenneville's resume is second to none among active coaches - he trails only Scotty Bowman on the NHL's all-time wins list - and he'll be paid accordingly. He'll earn $5.25 million per season with bonuses that could hit $7 million over five years, a source told The Athletic's George Richards. That would potentially make Quenneville the league's highest-paid coach, as Toronto Maple Leafs boss Mike Babcock currently leads the way at around $6.25 million per season.

Meanwhile, Quenneville already has a working relationship with Panthers general manager Dale Tallon, who hired him to coach the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2008-09 season.

While leading the team that Tallon built, Quenneville went on an unparalleled run of success in the Windy City, making the playoffs in nine straight years and winning the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013, and 2015.

Tallon stated less than two weeks ago that Florida would "be aggressive this summer." Along with landing a future Hall of Fame coach, the Panthers have been linked to pending free agents Sergei Bobrovsky and Artemi Panarin. The latter played under Quenneville for two seasons in Chicago.

Each time Quenneville has been hired to coach a new team, he's made the playoffs in his first season. The Panthers have made just two postseason appearances in the last 18 years.

In Florida, Quenneville replaces Bob Boughner, who was relieved of his duties Sunday after a two-year stint behind the bench.
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I've wanted Torts and coach Q. Both swings and misses by the Wild.

Will be cool to see Stevie Y back in Red.
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in case you ever forget that in the nhl once you get into the playoffs anything's possible.


It’s taken just nine games for both No. 1 seeds from their respective conferences to be ousted from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Nine. And the team that tied an NHL record for wins in a regular season went out in four. The 107-point Calgary Flames resisted for an addition game as the eighth-place Colorado Avalanche dispatched them in five games after a 5-1 win on Friday.

In the NHL’s storied history, over 100 years of existence, never have the top seeds from each conference from the regular season been put out in the first round.

After the Columbus Blue Jackets shocked the hockey world earlier this week, the Avalanche sent similar tremors when they fanned the Flames, Colorado’s first series win in 11 years

It’s hard to imagine.
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Karlsson signs an 8 year deal worth 88 million with the Sharks. Good luck signing Pavelski and others. Ouch
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The Flyers have signed pending UFA Kevin Hayes to a seven-year deal with a $7.14 million AAV. Earlier Tuesday, they acquired defenseman Justin Braun in a trade with the Sharks, sending a second-round pick in this year’s draft (No. 41) and a 2020 third-round pick in exchange to San Jose.
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