Lindy Ruff named one of the three Jack Adams Finalists

[Brawndo]

Per NHL 

 

[BCAS Baritone]

Ruff should be unanimous

[steveoath]

Yeah, Ruff all the way and it isn’t even close. 

Why no Brindamour? 

[inkman]

12 minutes ago, BCAS Baritone said:

Ruff should be unanimous

 

10 minutes ago, steveoath said:

Yeah, Ruff all the way and it isn’t even close. 

Why no Brindamour? 

He’s not winning. The NHL never gets anything right.  I don’t care if it’s writers voting.  They will get it wrong. Like always. Everything with this Mickey Mouse garage league. 

[shrader]

21 minutes ago, steveoath said:

Yeah, Ruff all the way and it isn’t even close. 

Why no Brindamour? 

They finished exactly where the were supposed to. He has no shot at the award ever. It’s a regular season and the only measure of success/failure for Brindamour is the playoffs. 

[Pimlach]

Cooper is getting tiresome.  Cooper fatigue is setting in.  

[inkman]

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

Cooper is getting tiresome.  Cooper fatigue is setting in.  

Be prepared for it to happen again 

[Archie Lee]

I don't have any objection to the finalists, but it may be seen by some in the West as Eastern-bias.  Quenneville, Hynes, Bednar, Tourigny, and Gulutzan, all could be in there as easily as Muse or Cooper, in my view. 

[Doohickie]

One looks like a used car salesman, one looks like Dark Helmet version of Jeff Bezos, and only one, Lindy, looks like an actual coach.

[shrader]

34 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:

I don't have any objection to the finalists, but it may be seen by some in the West as Eastern-bias.  Quenneville, Hynes, Bednar, Tourigny, and Gulutzan, all could be in there as easily as Muse or Cooper, in my view. 

Bednar is where he was supposed to be with Colorado and then all the rest fall victim to how bad the west as a whole sucked this year.

[PASabreFan]

If Ruff had take over on Dec. 9, he's the hands down winner. But he didn't. Was he one of the worst coaches before that?

These candidates don't seem to fit the classic definition of the Jack Adams. See Nolans, Ted, 1996-97.

[Carmel Corn]

I appreciate everything that Ruff has done for this franchise (for decades), but regardless of who wins the award….I hope this is Lindy’s last season as HC.  I would like to see some new blood (as long as it is not Appert).  

The Sabres have finally broken the curse and it is time for the organization to move onward to the next level with new coaching leadership, preferably one with no previous ties to the organization.

[Eleven]

7 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

I appreciate everything that Ruff has done for this franchise (for decades), but regardless of who wins the award….I hope this is Lindy’s last season as HC.  I would like to see some new blood (as long as it is not Appert).  

The Sabres have finally broken the curse and it is time for the organization to move onward to the next level with new coaching leadership, preferably one with no previous ties to the organization.

Yeah, that was the consensus among a certain group of posters about 16-17 years ago (before the drought started).  How did that work out?  Any coaches during the drought that you'd commend?

Edited May 1 by Eleven

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

Cooper is getting tiresome.  Cooper fatigue is setting in.  

Someone has to finish 2nd and 3rd. The voting is already done and these are the top 3. 

[Archie Lee]

1 hour ago, shrader said:

Bednar is where he was supposed to be with Colorado and then all the rest fall victim to how bad the west as a whole sucked this year.

Tampa was 2nd in the Atlantic last year with 102 points.  This year 2nd with 106.

Colorado was 3rd in the Central last year, tied with Tampa for 7th overall, with 102 points. This year they are 1st overall with 121 points. 

Was Colorado the runaway favorite for the President's trophy this year?  Was Tampa projected to fall significantly in the standings?   

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Archie Lee said:

Tampa was 2nd in the Atlantic last year with 102 points.  This year 2nd with 106.

Colorado was 3rd in the Central last year, tied with Tampa for 7th overall, with 102 points. This year they are 1st overall with 121 points. 

Was Colorado the runaway favorite for the President's trophy this year?  Was Tampa projected to fall significantly in the standings?   

With that team, yes, Colorado is expected to be right at the top of the league.  We've seen it over the years, that's never going to be the guy that wins this award.  I've quit looking after going back about 10 years.  As for Cooper, I'd imagine many people thought Tampa was a bubble team at the start of the year.  Then they were way up prior to the Olympics and he was the early favorite for the award, particularly because he never won it before.  Some of that lingers after he's overtaken by Ruff.

 

But like I said, someone has to finish second place.

Edited May 1 by shrader

[Pimlach]

5 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

If Ruff had take over on Dec. 9, he's the hands down winner. But he didn't. Was he one of the worst coaches before that?

These candidates don't seem to fit the classic definition of the Jack Adams. See Nolans, Ted, 1996-97.

Why was he a worse coach prior to Dec 8?

Are you saying that coaching results are instantaneous?   

 

Edited May 1 by Pimlach

[Sabre The Cup]

What’s with the Cooper talk? Even ESPN mentions him first in their article. 
 

Was this pre-determined months ago and now voters don’t want to change their opinion? 

[Taro T]

2 hours ago, shrader said:

Bednar is where he was supposed to be with Colorado and then all the rest fall victim to how bad the west as a whole sucked this year.

Would be very surprised if Quenneville ever wins a leaguewide award.  There'd be reminders about his history brought up and the league doesn't want to do that.

[Trettioåtta]

Would be funny if Cooper won, despite finishing lower than Ruff's team and having a higher-end roster.

[bob_sauve28]

Oh, when is the GM of year award voting?? That's the one that should be interesting

[Nacho Libre]

3 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

If Ruff had take over on Dec. 9, he's the hands down winner. But he didn't. Was he one of the worst coaches before that?

These candidates don't seem to fit the classic definition of the Jack Adams. See Nolans, Ted, 1996-97.

Bold is true 

Still, he deserves to win as is. Easily, imo

1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Oh, when is the GM of year award voting?? That's the one that should be interesting

In what way 

[TageMVP]

I dont understand Cooper being nominated, his teams are good every year. Any coach could get reults out of a team that talented. Pass 

I dont get the Pittsburgh nomination. They won 7 more games than last year, big deal, and he has Crosby. Pass 

Ruff nomination is fine but I dont care if he wins it or not 

Ill put up some other nominees 

Tocchet 

Utah coach 

Honestly, Marco Sturm. The Bruins were worse than the Sabres last year and were picked by many analysts to continue to slide 

[bob_sauve28]

53 minutes ago, Nacho Libre said:

 

In what way 

Oh, I don't know. Just wondering if the award will actually go to the GM who built the best team. 

[triumph_communes]

40 minutes ago, TageMVP said:

I dont understand Cooper being nominated, his teams are good every year. Any coach could get reults out of a team that talented. Pass 

I dont get the Pittsburgh nomination. They won 7 more games than last year, big deal, and he has Crosby. Pass 

Ruff nomination is fine but I dont care if he wins it or not 

Ill put up some other nominees 

Tocchet 

Utah coach 

Honestly, Marco Sturm. The Bruins were worse than the Sabres last year and were picked by many analysts to continue to slide 

Bruins played well despite having a total terrible roster. I agree.  They don’t win convincingly but they acquired far more than expected