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I am not an expert on this (or really anything, but I'll save that for the couch), but I would think he is a good candidate to avoid, or have a minimal, sophomore slump. I am thinking it is because of his versatility - he performed in many different roles and was not necessarily shielded from situations. I don't know that he would be asked to do all that much more next year. I think his ability to play so many games in a relatively physical manner this year is a great sign. I can see three potential scenarios where he could "slump" He puts too much pressure on himself to do significantly better. His role changes dramatically. New Coach either scales back his role or dramatically increases it. The fictional SabreSpace Owen Power Regression. Fans expect a significant step forward and when it does not come, the player is declared a bust even tho they are arguably played just as well or even slightly better their second year. JJ avoid "the slump". He was a little "up and down" or "streaky" in his rookie year and that continued this year, but both the highs and lows were higher.

doesn't matter, torts is a tart.

I think he emphatically struck the podium with at least one finger whilst saying it.

I will say, if Q knew (the official report was inconclusive on how much he knew and when) and "upper management" - which a HC is not part of, nor would the HC have the actual ability to quash an investigation (though he could have advocated to "push it off" during the Cup run) - if management decided to do nothing and he had any integrity, he absolutely should have taken it public. No doubt. Thinking about it more - for the NHL to essentially ban Q from coaching, I don't see how Q's public account of the facts can be true. I will now jump off the Q train - I don't like this.

Speedy response, I see where you get your name. Good on ya!

If there was a "heart" reaction, you would have had mine. Hooli machine won't let me do gifs, so you get 🥰 for now.

Are there any coaches that could get canned if they flunk out in the first round? Beyond that? No sarcasm - genuinely curious how warm/hot some of those seats might be. I'd think after the first round, not too many? In which case, GMKA (not sure if I am fully comfortable diving right into using GM Howdy Doody) could start now, dilly dally just a little, see what round 1 holds, then full speed ahead?

Unless Carolina flames out spectacularly in the first round, there is no way in any universe Rod The Bod is available. And if that happens, do we really want him? Hated him as a player, won't like him as a coach. Can the Mods set some sort of filter that changes any mention of Rowdy Roddy Brindy into the infamous "*******" string??

That is not really an even remotely accurate account. I am not saying Q was clean in all of it, but I think many layers of the Blackhawks' organization failed before Q. If your VP tells you there is some sort of incident involving inappropriate texts in another division of the company, but says they have it under control ... it is not at all unreasonable to think they do. Only angle on Q is since the kid was a prospect with the team's minor league affiliate, he could have taken a larger role in ensuring the team actually took care of it properly instead of burying it. All accounts say the club's HR knew about it in 2010. 11 years before the lawsuit and 11 years before Q can be directly tied to definitive knowledge of the allegations. What bothered me about his account ... he says he only learned about the details on the plane on his way to get shitcanned by the NHL ... but he had sat for interviews months before with the independent firm hired to investigate. Either his is lying, 'misremembering', or that deposition was vague as hell ....

I did some reading on the subject - I think Q coulda handled it differently - but nothing in the official report suggests he knew what was going on. He was the Head Coach of the NHL team - the video coach allegedly (but based on the fact he got arrested 2 years later for assaulting a 16 yr old, "alleged" is a courtesy that POS likely does not deserve) assaulted a player with the 'Hawks minor league affiliate. The player was not on the big club roster. It is a gray area, but I don't know that any HC would have done more since Q was supposedly only told about an inappropriate text or two at the time. It is not ideal, but I can sorta see how this might seem like something you could address "later" if you are busy with the playoffs trying to win a Cup. I get the opposition, but at the same time - he took his lumps and walked away as he was asked to do. No big "witch hunt" tour or "Poor me" pitty parties.

That's GM Howdy Doody - put some respect on his title!

He did specifically state he wanted previous NHL head coaching experience, did he not?

He seems pissed. Just speculating (no basis at all) - I wonder if maybe DG sold him on a certain style and because it worked a little after RK left, GMKA bought it and is now totally angry about it.

he HAS been reading the forum!!!!!

says competitive begins in practice...sounds like another disagreement he had with DG ... compete first, show your skill second.

I don't feel like he is holding back - he has criticisms of the team ...

Paging @Thorny "Playoffs are absolutely the expectation." From TPegs on down.

"No more talk about this being a young team." 🙃

Tangential to the topic at hand ... If the NHL decides to give the Hawks Cellebrini to pair with Bedard ... can we call them Bellini?

In the context of the article, Levi would be a "prospect" - under 23, not full time NHL. Right or wrong - that was the parameter used for the rankings.

not sure if someone else shared this, yet: This was in the "free" part of the article before you hit the pay wall.

Plz no. If for no other reason than finally settling the "so-and-so coach could whip these [insert toxic masculinity slander here] into a playoff team!" argument.

It was the same audio on the ESPN+ feed ... I really thought someone was being murdered.

Is this the slide deck they will be passing around to potential candidates? How's the insurance? Dental? What about 401k matching? lol

I had the same reaction to including him in the tweet (or is it an X?), so I asked my wife and she also thought it was a ***** move to publicly out him like that.