When you give the GM the rope Nonis had and you get 5 wins in 42 games after you fire a Stanley Cup winning coach you do deserve to be fired.WestCoastJoe wrote:Nonis earned it. Not so sure the coach had a chance to succeed.TheLionKing wrote:The house cleaning has started in Toronto with the firing of GM Dave Nonis and coach Peter Horachek.
Would not be surprised if Nonis turns up in Calgary, with his mentor, Burke.
Now for the players ...
Each of the top core players might have talent but together this core in their team is rotten.
The assistant as HC has likely got fewer wins than Carlyle would have got as he comes across as a deer in the headlights type here.
Let's face it - some of these NHL coaches get so caught up in their 'systems' and line combos and how they want players to play a game that is simple that they do more harm than good. Like soccer (passing and ball control) the essence of hockey is passing and puck control. It isn't rocket science.