The Caps really blew it by letting a proven coach go. You wait forever to win the Cup then let the coach go? For a $1-2M savings? Really. This has really backfired and our owner looked cheap when he should have been soaking the sunshine of an amazing victory. It is clear Rierdon has zero respect in the locker room. He looks lost. This is not going to change, at least not here. We need to go out and get a real coach (which will end up costing more that what Trotz would have taken). Love this team, but a second Cup will never happen with Rierdon.
Welcome to the boards!!
Most of us here are in complete agreement with you to say the least. Letting a HOF caliber coach that just won our first Cup go for another with no head coaching experience is absurd, if winning is still your primary goal.
However I’ve doubted that winning is the primary, or even a goal at all. I’m fairly convinced that Ovie chancing the all time goal record is the Caps primary goal, above Cups and playoff wins. This could explain why they wanted a young, controllable, players coach instead of a superior, old school hard ass that could probably of gotten us another Cup or two before he retired.
Anyway, welcome again!
