Quinn is not being fired after the season either. He will be the coach next season unless the team collapses down the stretch. You can take that to the bank. As for Knoblauch, it really comes down to head coaching experience in the AHL or assistant coach in the NHL, which is the better path (if he has a choice). You could argue both, and coaches come from both places, but considering he has been a head coach for a while in his career, 1 year or so in the AHL with the stops and starts, you could argue being on Quinn's staff in the NHL is the better path right now. I will also add this, and I don't want to start a debate just pointing it out, 3 of the 4 wins under Knoblauch have been against maybe the 2 worst teams in the NHL currently (the Sabres are definitely the worst - Flyers may be the 2nd worst team currently). That doesn't mean the team is not playing well and rolling in those wins, we are, but that is the case. We have to at least be somewhat mindful of that. Overall though I would have zero issue keeping Knoblauch up to support Quinn, that's what good organizations do, and coaches that are confident in their abilities and comfortable in their own skin welcome it.
I think I remember hearing that Knobloch was an assistant with the Flyers not long ago. I forget who the head coach was at the time, maybe Laviolette?
He was definitely with the Flyers but thought it was more recent than Laviolette. I went back to check his Wikipedia to get the dates and looks like he served under Hakstol for 2 years in that dumpster fire of a regime from 17-19. Not sure if he stuck around after Hakstol got fired midseason. Not exactly a stellar line on his resume. Whether he'd take the job or not is pure speculation. But in my opinion it would be a good fit for our staff as it is currently constructed, while also better serving his own career getting more NHL time. He's already proved himself as a successful juniors head coach. If the team continues to play like this after he took over and then stuck around, that's a hell of a resume builder - even in potential interviews with JG and JD at some point....
Don't be so sure Prod. If the vets on the team say get rid of Quinn and keep Knoblauch, he's fucked and will be fired in days. I think it's headed that way. If people don't think that 9-0 game was a message to management and ownership as to how they dislike this coach, they have their head up their ass. Zibanejad's words were very telling. He might as well have just come out and said get rid of this assclown.
How about making Knoblauch a head coach now and kick Quinn out the door? Yeah, I know it won't happen. He has paid his dues already and coached successfully at different levels. He is exactly the guy they need.
Gotta love this argument from certain posters. They beat up on the two of the worst teams under Knoblauch. Well, when they played those teams under Quinn, they did not beat up on those teams.
Quinn sucks ass. Zibanejad will lead the way to get this asswipe fired. I’ve wanted Knoblauch from day one this year.
Your maudlin tempest in a teapot reactions never get old dumbpy but this constant sexually charged innuendo you insert into each of your posts leads me to believe that you were used like a golf ball washer as a lad.
Have you wanted Knoblauch from the moment you started an Official Fire Quinn thread 4 months into his tenure? I wish we could actually focus on the exciting young team with a bright young future instead of post after post whining about the coach. Maybe if we did that, and your grand leader stopped his cursing and vulgar comments, we'd have more than 8 posters on the board. I know you guys love your echo chamber, but come on now.
I suspect we might see Quinn removed after the tradeline unless the team continues to play for him like they are doing for Knoblauch. I don't see that happening. Generally when you go to multiple sites and you see the majority of the fan base turning against a coach, it's not long until he's getting fired.
At this point its pretty clear that only 3 or 4 (including IWanttoSpeaktoYourManager) regular contributors here feel like Quinn should be fired. The rest don't. By nature of the position, he will be fired at some point. When the GM and President of the Rangers feel like he is not meeting expectations he will be fired. At this point in the season, I don't see how the Rangers are doing any worse than expected. In this division they are not a top 4 team so finishing in 5th or somehow better would be seen as a success is my guess. We have seen improvement in several young players at both ends of the ice. However, others are not at the level many expected, in particular Kakko. Well, the good news is he just turned 20 (20!!!) and LaF just 19 so their development and growth is far from over.
Of course Grey. Their grand leader lives in his own fantasy world. I know some of the sites he claims are turning against the coach, and it's the exact opposite. They also don't allow him to take over the boards as he has here. They pound on him all the time, and he is a lone voice in the woods. He doesn't have his followers like he does on this board. So the other boards are not destroyed, as this one is where all he does in post after post is curse, make vulgar comments, whine about the coach, and kill any real hockey talk. Shame.
OK then, so we can expect another 5+ goal victory over the Flyers today if Knoblach is coaching again? Am all for it, but I don't expect that to be case. It's a pretty small sample size for Knoblach. He is 4-1 which is fantastic for any coach over a 5 game span. But if you don't think Quinn is capable of doing the same thing against teams of similar quality you don't have to go back very far to realize you are wrong.
Participating on one Rangers message board is enough for me, I couldn't be bothered to seek out any others. I was on ESPN back in the day and came here when they discontinued the service. This is plenty.
Knoblauch has been successful primarily because of the Breadman's return and Mika finally waking the eff up. Thursday night Laf and Kakko had 0 points, zero SOG and Gauthier had 2 SOG but was -1. If you want to advance the theory that Knoblauch is like Glenn Close in the Natural so be it. The mistake dumpy Darren and the fire Quinn Karens make is thinking it's going to bother me or others if Quinn gets fired, I don't believe he's done anything remotely close to deserve it and I haven't read anything from players released/traded by the Rangers knocking Quinn but rooting for negative things to happen can be fun for some.
Mike certainly loves playing the Flyers. The point on Quinn has been made regardless of what camp you're in. The constant beating of that dead horse is just trolling to garner a reaction.
First critique of Knoblauch Stop putting Blackwell out. He fucking sucks Gorton needs to trade the shit head right away
