edicius 3,269 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Yowch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinWing 26 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 A bold move at this point of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Yowch. Man, they're brutal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cirov19 1 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Well that sucks. Don't really think its Paddocks fault though. Imagine if they fired Babcock for this slump. I would start a riot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim 5 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 idiotic move. Murray could never seal the deal as coach, even with an all-star roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsfan75 2 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 No suprise to me though. He's been slated for the chopping block for a little while now. I don't think Murray's the answer but he may be able to get the ship righted over there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted February 27, 2008 No suprise to me though. He's been slated for the chopping block for a little while now. I don't think Murray's the answer but he may be able to get the ship righted over there. Murray isn't the answer. He's just the best option for now, bringing in someone new at this point of the season would be suicide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRW Dominance 255 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 After a 15-2 start they are 21-20-6. They should be better but they really need to dump Emery. Apparently their locker room atmosphere is in shambles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Just finished reading through the article... It maybe just tsn, but being someone who knows little about him as a coach it sounds like I wouldn't have hired him in the first place. From what the article explains, he's done nothing but put teams into a decline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 TSN is amazing. One of the guys said last night that he imagined he'd be fired if they lost last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 No way! Sucks for him. This is definitely going to be a turning point in their season. Will they take off and rock the end of the season thereby shooting past us in the standings? Or will they implode and become the laughing stock of the league thereby shifting focus from Gary Bettman? Or will they kind of remain the same and ruin my mental soap opera? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Never_Retire_Steve 35 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 What's happening with the top teams that used to be so much superior to everyone in the league??? Anyways, never thought Paddock was a good coach but anytime you do this at this point in the year it is a gamble. However, I don't think you can ruin the team chemistry in Ottawa much more than what has been done already so I don't think it's a horrible move (although I'm not sure how good it is either). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turkey 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 This is dumb. I also think it is the sort of panic move that gives the lie to Ottawa's claim to being a Stanley Cup contender. No real contender is making emergency moves like this at this late a date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I guess Murray figured he had nothing to do until after the playoffs since the trade deadline has passed, so now is a good time to coach the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Not much of a surprise....there was plenty of speculation that this was going to happen. Rough nonetheless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lets go pavel 2 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 i think i saw murray on tradecentre yesterday on the nhl network and someone asked him if paddock's job was safe ... his response was "as long as we're winning" ... so no real surprise ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslogo19 281 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I guess it was just a matter of time before he got canned.. rough time to get fired, oh well.. Im sure emery will be late for pracky no matter who's coaching Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Never_Retire_Steve 35 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 It's almost as if at the start of the season Paddock signed a contract saying..... "As long as the Sens are first in the East, your job is safe" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Joke team. Joke Organization. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim 5 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 No suprise to me though. He's been slated for the chopping block for a little while now. a while now?? this was his first season! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnipeShow 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Joke team. Joke Organization. I don't know why you would say that? It's been a downward spiral for the last month or two for that team. Emery missing practice, Heatley and Alfredssion going down with injuries, acquiring Commodore and Stillman. When Emery missed practice twice in a month everyone was pissed at him. Teammates kind of turned on him from what I can see. Emery has kind of rolled over and hasn't been the same goalie this year. They didn't put that top line together last night from what I saw and I couldn't figure out why. The trade with Carolina seems to have upset some team chemistry or something. Anyway you look at it, they just aren't clicking. Easier to fire one coach than 20some hockey players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/02/27/paddock_fired/ Didn't see this posted anywhere. I guess it's not that big of a deal, but still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 Wow. I'm an idiot. I just made a thread on this. I didn't even see this one. My bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 I didn't see there was another thread. Can one of the mods delete this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 This was actually speculated last week on XM Home Ice, but it was more of just a topic of conversation and possible outcome than something actually rumored. I guess it came true after all, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
