Stars fire DeBoer

[dhsux]

Otter WAS NOT the REASON Dallas lost that series…and they are not in that series without him…to pull him after (2) goals in Game (7) on defensive lapses that were not his fault…and to throw him under the bus Post Game…is a Fireable Offense…IMO…guy just does not have a long shelf life…see ya…

Deboer set the tone of the loss by claiming before game 5 that they had to score first. Then when they found themselves down 1-0 early... it basically deflated the whole team, because he had just announced publicly they couldn't win without scoring first

Then he panicked because of it and pulled Otter... even though both goals were due to horrendous defensive lapses.

Then claimed Otter was at fault for losing 6 of 7 games to Edmonton -- he called it a large sample size. That's hilarious considering Deboer's 6 straight conference final defeats are a far bigger sample size of failure.

After the press conference... he was finished in that locker room. No players had his back, and nor should they have. He's a terrible leader when it counts.

Yep it wasn't just Otter.....he likely lost the whole room.

I hope he retires.

[theograce]

Yeah you could see this coming the moment he threw Oettinger under the bus.

With this, combined with the rumors of Robertson being available, Dallas might have a very rough off season.

The Oettinger quote was pretty wild for a coach to say publicly.

it's been a long time since I've seen a coach body a player publicly like that.

Thing is though he won't be unemployed for long. My guess is he is in Vancouver next year.

Hitchcock did it to Tarasenko and got fired. What Berube did/said about Thomas/Kyrou also played a part in his firing.

Berbube’s statements were far, far worse

None of that is true

You don’t follow very close.

[Harry York 37]

"There's only two things I hate in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch."

[Pink Freud]

The Oettinger quote was pretty wild for a coach to say publicly.

Reminiscent of Mike Keenan, interviewed after the Blues lost a playoff game blowout to Detroit with Jon Casey in goal replacing injured Grant Fuhr: "Oh, Jon was just awful."

Re hateful, abrasive coaches like DeBoer, Mike Tortorella, Peter Laviolette, Mike Keenan, et al, I'm reminded of Brendan Shanahan's famous quote about playing for Scotty Bowman in Detroit: "364 days a year we in the locker room plot Scotty's murder and where to hide the body. On Day 365 we get fitted for Stanley Cup rings."

I interviewed dozens of sports figures who talked about how far a jock can be pushed before breaking, or quitting on the abrasive coach. One such coach has a friend who's a chef, and compares coaching to making the perfect Fettucine Alfredo: "The trick is getting the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and butter hot enough to break it into an emulsion....without scorching."

Not that much different from being a demanding coach.

[DutchBlue]

"There's only two things I hate in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch."

Don’t we all… don’t we all

[TAFKAP]

The carousel does stop eventually. Nobody suggested Mike Babcock.

[Mr Novaks]

Reminiscent of Mike Keenan, interviewed after the Blues lost a playoff game blowout to Detroit with Jon Casey in goal replacing injured Grant Fuhr: "Oh, Jon was just awful”

You mean the Jon Casey that got us to double overtime in game seven of the second round? That Jon Casey?

I always thought Casey got a bad rap for that series. He played pretty outstanding to get us that far.

[BobbyBlue]

Reminiscent of Mike Keenan, interviewed after the Blues lost a playoff game blowout to Detroit with Jon Casey in goal replacing injured Grant Fuhr: "Oh, Jon was just awful”

You mean the Jon Casey that got us to double overtime in game seven of the second round? That Jon Casey?

I always thought Casey got a bad rap for that series. He played pretty outstanding to get us that far.

Better than The Great One taking Stevie Y for granted and not back checking him before that infamous blast outside the blue line.

[skilles]

The Oettinger quote was pretty wild for a coach to say publicly.

Reminiscent of Mike Keenan, interviewed after the Blues lost a playoff game blowout to Detroit with Jon Casey in goal replacing injured Grant Fuhr: "Oh, Jon was just awful."

Re hateful, abrasive coaches like DeBoer, Mike Tortorella, Peter Laviolette, Mike Keenan, et al, I'm reminded of Brendan Shanahan's famous quote about playing for Scotty Bowman in Detroit: "364 days a year we in the locker room plot Scotty's murder and where to hide the body. On Day 365 we get fitted for Stanley Cup rings."

I interviewed dozens of sports figures who talked about how far a jock can be pushed before breaking, or quitting on the abrasive coach. One such coach has a friend who's a chef, and compares coaching to making the perfect Fettucine Alfredo: "The trick is getting the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and butter hot enough to break it into an emulsion....without scorching."

Not that much different from being a demanding coach.

I train athletes for a living and it doesn't matter if you are abrasive or the nicest person on the planet they quit listening eventually. You could be the best coach/trainer in the world or the worst and they quit listening. The big difference in pro sports is there is less player turnover, the players don't age out every few years. If I'm coaching in college or high school the shelf life is automatic and in pro sports it has to be managed.

[theograce]

The Oettinger quote was pretty wild for a coach to say publicly.

Reminiscent of Mike Keenan, interviewed after the Blues lost a playoff game blowout to Detroit with Jon Casey in goal replacing injured Grant Fuhr: "Oh, Jon was just awful."

Re hateful, abrasive coaches like DeBoer, Mike Tortorella, Peter Laviolette, Mike Keenan, et al, I'm reminded of Brendan Shanahan's famous quote about playing for Scotty Bowman in Detroit: "364 days a year we in the locker room plot Scotty's murder and where to hide the body. On Day 365 we get fitted for Stanley Cup rings."

I interviewed dozens of sports figures who talked about how far a jock can be pushed before breaking, or quitting on the abrasive coach. One such coach has a friend who's a chef, and compares coaching to making the perfect Fettucine Alfredo: "The trick is getting the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and butter hot enough to break it into an emulsion....without scorching."

Not that much different from being a demanding coach.

I train athletes for a living and it doesn't matter if you are abrasive or the nicest person on the planet they quit listening eventually. You could be the best coach/trainer in the world or the worst and they quit listening. The big difference in pro sports is there is less player turnover, the players don't age out every few years. If I'm coaching in college or high school the shelf life is automatic and in pro sports it has to be managed.

That’s cool you do that. Be lots of psychology involved in that.

[skilles]

The Oettinger quote was pretty wild for a coach to say publicly.

Reminiscent of Mike Keenan, interviewed after the Blues lost a playoff game blowout to Detroit with Jon Casey in goal replacing injured Grant Fuhr: "Oh, Jon was just awful."

Re hateful, abrasive coaches like DeBoer, Mike Tortorella, Peter Laviolette, Mike Keenan, et al, I'm reminded of Brendan Shanahan's famous quote about playing for Scotty Bowman in Detroit: "364 days a year we in the locker room plot Scotty's murder and where to hide the body. On Day 365 we get fitted for Stanley Cup rings."

I interviewed dozens of sports figures who talked about how far a jock can be pushed before breaking, or quitting on the abrasive coach. One such coach has a friend who's a chef, and compares coaching to making the perfect Fettucine Alfredo: "The trick is getting the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and butter hot enough to break it into an emulsion....without scorching."

Not that much different from being a demanding coach.

I train athletes for a living and it doesn't matter if you are abrasive or the nicest person on the planet they quit listening eventually. You could be the best coach/trainer in the world or the worst and they quit listening. The big difference in pro sports is there is less player turnover, the players don't age out every few years. If I'm coaching in college or high school the shelf life is automatic and in pro sports it has to be managed.

That’s cool you do that. Be lots of psychology involved in that.

There is for sure and its all girls ages 8-18

[theograce]

The Oettinger quote was pretty wild for a coach to say publicly.

Reminiscent of Mike Keenan, interviewed after the Blues lost a playoff game blowout to Detroit with Jon Casey in goal replacing injured Grant Fuhr: "Oh, Jon was just awful."

Re hateful, abrasive coaches like DeBoer, Mike Tortorella, Peter Laviolette, Mike Keenan, et al, I'm reminded of Brendan Shanahan's famous quote about playing for Scotty Bowman in Detroit: "364 days a year we in the locker room plot Scotty's murder and where to hide the body. On Day 365 we get fitted for Stanley Cup rings."

I interviewed dozens of sports figures who talked about how far a jock can be pushed before breaking, or quitting on the abrasive coach. One such coach has a friend who's a chef, and compares coaching to making the perfect Fettucine Alfredo: "The trick is getting the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and butter hot enough to break it into an emulsion....without scorching."

Not that much different from being a demanding coach.

I train athletes for a living and it doesn't matter if you are abrasive or the nicest person on the planet they quit listening eventually. You could be the best coach/trainer in the world or the worst and they quit listening. The big difference in pro sports is there is less player turnover, the players don't age out every few years. If I'm coaching in college or high school the shelf life is automatic and in pro sports it has to be managed.

That’s cool you do that. Be lots of psychology involved in that.

There is for sure and its all girls ages 8-18

I work with that population as well. That’s cool