Blues Fire Payne...

[sbb122]

...and bring in Hitchcock.

I thought Payne was doing a decent job. I guess Arniel is safe for the time being.


http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=599197


/dash beat me to it, this thread can be whacked...

 

[dash]

Doug Armstrong and Hitch worked together in Dallas - I thought Payne was doing okay as well, but maybe they wanted to make a move and beat Columbus to the punch.

 

[sbb122]

Doug Armstrong and Hitch worked together in Dallas - I thought Payne was doing okay as well, but maybe they wanted to make a move and beat Columbus to the punch.

I like the Blues and want them to do well. Not a big fan of Hitch personally, but he normally gets the job done.

 

[dash]

Did Hulsizer buy the Blues?!? I think it was close to being a done deal.

 

[sbb122]

Last i heard there was a verbal agreement in place but nothing has been made official.

 

[puckhead]

Ken Hitchcock is not the answer.
I don't even know what the question was.

~ fat joke goes here. ~

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

The one positive for Hitchcock is the Blues don't really have a Superstar for him to tick off. At some point he'll rub the team the wrong way though. It's just a matter of time.

 

[sherbert1421]

bit surprised by this move. I would of thought the jackets would of been the first team to make a coaching move

 

[mattola]

yeah that is a surprising move but I like JD making this move. problem with Hichcock is you usually get a 1 1/2 years of solid play then his message/style gets pretty stale fast. going to be interesting to see how this plays out

 

[Automattic]

Uh oh Babs, shouldn't of let him sit in during training camp.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

bit surprised by this move. I would of thought the jackets would of been the first team to make a coaching move

Upon seeing "Hitchcock" on nhl.com, my first thought was "No way - back in Columbus, huh?"

 

[dash]

Upon seeing "Hitchcock" on nhl.com, my first thought was "No way - back in Columbus, huh?"

Still being paid 1.3 million dollars not to coach the Blue Jackets...

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Still being paid 1.3 million dollars not to coach the Blue Jackets...

It's a good job if you can get it.

 

[dash]

It's a good job if you can get it.

No kidding...Similar to the Isles paying Cashin Yashin millions through 2015 not to play for them.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

No kidding...Similar to the Isles paying Cashin Yashin millions through 2015 not to play for them.

Johnny Yash?

I fell in to a freezin' ring of ice.
I went down, down, down
but the money sure was nice.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

No kidding...Similar to the Isles paying Cashin Yashin millions through 2015 not to play for them.

Yashin was bought out. He's already been paid. All the Islanders have is a 2.3 million dollar cap hit. Which for Wang makes it easier to reach the floor. The Islanders are only spending something like 40 million in actual salary this season.

 

[dash]

Yashin was bought out. He's already been paid. All the Islanders have is a 2.3 million dollar cap hit. Which for Wang makes it easier to reach the floor. The Islanders are only spending something like 40 million in actual salary this season.

That's right, my bad, he has been paid, it's just the cap hit that still is on the books.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Has discipline been a problem for the Blues this year? I know Halak hasn't played very well. Hitchcock is good at weeding guys out. It will be interesting to see who ends up dealt.

 

[dash]

Has discipline been a problem for the Blues this year? I know Halak hasn't played very well. Hitchcock is good at weeding guys out. It will be interesting to see who ends up dealt.

I'd be interested in Patrick Berglund...

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I'd be interested in Patrick Berglund...

If Berglund becomes available he's going to be a hot commodity. I guess the Blues are still in win now mode. I don't know what it would take, but I imagine the price would be high.