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Post by Islesfan90 - Former Hawks GM on Jul 16, 2009 21:06:49 GMT -5
Joel Quenneville Fired, Peter Laviolette Named Coach Press Release: The Chicago Blackhawks have announced the firing of head coach Joel Quenneville. GM Islesfan90 has hired former Islanders' and Hurricanes' head coach Peter Laviolette as Quenneville's replacement. Press Conference scheduled for later tonight. Press Conference: (Islesfan90 and Laviolette in attendence) Islesfan90: Thank you all for coming. This was an extremely difficult process but we feel we made the right decision. This team has severely underperformed this year and has failed miserably in meeting my expectations and I felt that it was due to the poor job Joel has been doing as the head coach. It came to my attention that Joel had lost the locker room from key players and leaders on this team, so I knew the timing was right. The fact that this team is in last place is a disgrace to me and this city. On that note I would like to apologize to the city of Chicago for this pathetic effort this team has showed thus far. Peter Laviolette has my complete trust and confidence in his ability to right the ship. Peter is an accomplished coach, he has won a Stanley Cup, coached Olympic team and is the U.S.'s all time wins leader. The pieces are on place on this team. There are no more excuses. This team will either make an incredible comeback or be known as one of the most underachieving teams of all time. With that I will open up to any questions for myself or Mr. Laviolette.
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Post by New York Islanders GM on Jul 17, 2009 9:21:09 GMT -5
or be known as one of the most underachieving teams of all time. Thats a pretty strong statemant for a team with Andrew Raycroft in goal. Maybe hes the problem.
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Post by Islesfan90 - Former Hawks GM on Jul 17, 2009 13:44:28 GMT -5
Our goals against hasn't been bad. We haven't played to our potential, we need someone who can kick start this team.
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Post by Nemits - Former Minnesota GM on Jul 17, 2009 15:00:59 GMT -5
A good kick start would be a new goalie, have you heard DiPietro is available in auctions? Are you going to use Raycroft to go after him?
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Post by Islesfan90 - Former Hawks GM on Jul 17, 2009 15:03:33 GMT -5
We are always looking to improve our team.
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