Four Metropolitan Division teams are battling for third place. Which of the New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers do we think will earn that spot?<\/p>\n
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Well, yeah, the short term is gonna be what they’re hoping for is, is the coach’s bump, which has happened a couple times this year with, with Bonus and, and Tortorella now in Vegas.<\/p>\n
Well, yeah, the short term is gonna be what they’re hoping for is, is the coach’s bump, which has happened a couple times this year with, with Bonus and, and Tortorella now in Vegas.<\/p>\n
I think Vegas is 3-0 now, with Tortorella behind the bench, and that’s really in the very, very short term is exactly what the Islanders need.<\/p>\n
I think Vegas is 3-0 now, with Tortorella behind the bench, and that’s really in the very, very short term is exactly what the Islanders need.<\/p>\n
They need a short boost right now to get into the playoffs and so I think that that probably, you know, as, as shortsighted as it seems, might have gone into the, the thought process of doing it this late in the season like, “Hey, we, we need this boost, and if we get it, we can get over the hump and get to the playoffs.”<\/p>\n
They need a short boost right now to get into the playoffs and so I think that that probably, you know, as, as shortsighted as it seems, might have gone into the, the thought process of doing it this late in the season like, “Hey, we, we need this boost, and if we get it, we can get over the hump and get to the playoffs.”<\/p>\n
you know, Pete, he’s, he’s an all-around game, obviously defensive.<\/p>\n
you know, Pete, he’s, he’s an all-around game, obviously defensive.<\/p>\n
You know, all good coaches are, are kind of on that defensive side, but he coached a very good Dallas team very close to the Stanley Cup final.<\/p>\n
You know, all good coaches are, are kind of on that defensive side, but he coached a very good Dallas team very close to the Stanley Cup final.<\/p>\n
he’s, he’s coached many different rosters.<\/p>\n
he’s, he’s coached many different rosters.<\/p>\n
He knows Again, he’s a veteran guy, that knows what he’s gonna have to deal with.<\/p>\n
He knows Again, he’s a veteran guy, that knows what he’s gonna have to deal with.<\/p>\n
I think that, the fact that they don’t play till Thursday is big.<\/p>\n
I think that, the fact that they don’t play till Thursday is big.<\/p>\n
he can have a actual chance to implement some stuff.<\/p>\n
he can have a actual chance to implement some stuff.<\/p>\n
You look at Tortorella jumping in there.<\/p>\n
You look at Tortorella jumping in there.<\/p>\n
I mean, he even said he was just kinda relying on the assistant coaches in that first game trying to figure out who’s who and who plays where and what.<\/p>\n
I mean, he even said he was just kinda relying on the assistant coaches in that first game trying to figure out who’s who and who plays where and what.<\/p>\n
so Pete DeBoer is gonna have a little more time here, but I think that, that the timing-wise that it- they, they probably already were leaning heavily against making this decision in the off-season barring some sort of magnificent playoff run, so it’s kinda one of those things, why wait?<\/p>\n
so Pete DeBoer is gonna have a little more time here, but I think that, that the timing-wise that it- they, they probably already were leaning heavily against making this decision in the off-season barring some sort of magnificent playoff run, so it’s kinda one of those things, why wait?<\/p>\n
You have that combination of needing the boost.<\/p>\n
You have that combination of needing the boost.<\/p>\n
You have Pete DeBoer being available and obviously interested, and so things can change quickly.<\/p>\n
You have Pete DeBoer being available and obviously interested, and so things can change quickly.<\/p>\n
They can change any time.<\/p>\n
They can change any time.<\/p>\n
So if you have Pete DeBoer who’s the guy that you want, who’s ready to put pen to paper, why wait and ha- maybe after the season another team come along and say, “Hey, Pete, look at this.<\/p>\n
So if you have Pete DeBoer who’s the guy that you want, who’s ready to put pen to paper, why wait and ha- maybe after the season another team come along and say, “Hey, Pete, look at this.<\/p>\n
Maybe this looks a little nicer, a little, little nicer weather, a little nicer tax,” whatever it is, right?<\/p>\n
Maybe this looks a little nicer, a little, little nicer weather, a little nicer tax,” whatever it is, right?<\/p>\n
Just don’t even let that happen, and so I think a lot of those things played into this, kind of snap decision.<\/p>\n
Just don’t even let that happen, and so I think a lot of those things played into this, kind of snap decision.<\/p>\n