Boston GM Peter Chiarelli fired

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Not surprised this one happened

Claude Julien is probably next

http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/746097

Edited April 15, 2015 by haroldsnepsts
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[amato 3,210]

It'll probably be up to the next GM if Julien stays or goes.. I won't be surprised when he goes too.

[kipwinger 8,522]

I absolutely hate the Boston Bruins and I want them to fail. Still, this is stupid. They should definitely not have done this. It's not too different that L.A. firing Lombardi because they missed the playoffs this year. Who's available that's better than Chiarelli and Julien?

[trule23 119]

I absolutely hate the Boston Bruins and I want them to fail. Still, this is stupid. They should definitely not have done this. It's not too different that L.A. firing Lombardi because they missed the playoffs this year. Who's available that's better than Chiarelli and Julien?

My 11 year old brother and my dog max?

JK i agree they had a bad year is all it was i think no need to tear apart the team. it will make them worse on the long run

[kipwinger 8,522]

My 11 year old brother and my dog max?

JK i agree they had a bad year is all it was i think no need to tear apart the team. it will make them worse on the long run

Agreed. If Ottawa doesn't go on the insane run that they did, Boston would have made the playoffs without a problem. You're not going to finish tops in the conference every year. Sometimes you're going to be at the bottom end. And usually you're pretty safe, barring some kind of insane Cinderella season from a bottom feeder. No need to s*** can a (reasonably) competent GM over it. Hell, there's a real possibility that we would have missed the playoffs the last couple years if any team below us had gone on a run like that. It happens.

Edit: If I was San Jose I'd hire him tomorrow. Since they're stuck with Thornton and Marleau, might as well get a GM who knows how to build a team around them.

Edited April 15, 2015 by kipwinger

[frankgrimes 1,836]

Needed to happen, his post cup record speaks for itself:

Seguin, Iginla, Boychuck and not doing anything at the trade dead line although Charlie's message couldn't have been more clear other than saying: playoffs our you are fired.

Julien's future will depend on the new GM.

Bruins should have stayed true to their big bad Bruins vision instead off trying to play the skilled game it's just not their style.

[mvanpop 98]

In a way Chiarelli did handicap his team. Yes they won a cup and got to another final but he created some serious cap problems which led to Iginla leaving and Boychuk being traded

[kipwinger 8,522]

In a way Chiarelli did handicap his team. Yes they won a cup and got to another final but he created some serious cap problems which led to Iginla leaving and Boychuk being traded

Sure, but that's a risk they seemed willing to take in order to win a Cup. He delivered their Cup by (in part) sacrificing the "later" for the "now", which everyone seemed fine with when Chara was hoisting Lord Stanley.

And as I've said already, all of this is immaterial because he didn't get fired for losing Boychuk or Iginla. He got fired for missing the playoffs. If Andrew Hammond doesn't go all "Rain Man" in net, Boston makes the playoffs, and Chairelli keeps his job.

[kipwinger 8,522]

Per some smartass on twitter...

"Bad day to be a Boston sports figure who made a horrible mistake when they pulled the trigger in 2013"

Lol.

[DickieDunn 2,571]

I think it has more to do with all the bad contract extensions he's handed out. Lucic and Smith are particularly bad, and losing some of the other guys he's let go instead led directly to their sub par record.

[kipwinger 8,522]

I think it has more to do with all the bad contract extensions he's handed out. Lucic and Smith are particularly bad, and losing some of the other guys he's let go instead led directly to their sub par record.

So you think that he'd have been fired for anything short of another Cup this season?

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Wow! Chiarelli, along with Lombardi, has been the best GM of the last 5 years. Ironic they both missed the playoffs, but this is an overreaction.

[frankgrimes 1,836]

I absolutely hate the Boston Bruins and I want them to fail. Still, this is stupid. They should definitely not have done this. It's not too different that L.A. firing Lombardi because they missed the playoffs this year. Who's available that's better than Chiarelli and Julien?

Agreed.

Had it not been a hot Sens, the injuries, and having to move some players due to cap woes - the Bruins would've made the playoffs.

Seems like a knee-jerk reaction by Neely, or whomever.

You can't trade a gift like Seguin for spare parts. Bring in a guy who fits like a glove, has all the intangibles in the world, is tough as nails and led the team in scoring and then not resign him. Follow that up by not waiting to get a better return come trade dead line for Boychuck. Bruins needed help at the trade dead line and Chiarelli did again nothing.

This is not a knee jerk reaction by Boston I think they didn't trust him anymore.

Edited April 15, 2015 by frankgrimes

[wings4thecup06 504]

Sorry, but while Chiarelli has made some mistakes, this is purely a 'what have you done for me lately' - i.e. miss the playoffs by one point because several guys on our team weren't pulling their weight - decision that epitomises the problems with our generation and pro sports in general. If the bruins had made the playoffs, even if they went 7 games in the first round, I doubt you'd see the same situation.

[PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935]

Chiarelli to Toronto? I think that would be good for them. Hey, if Julien's fired too they should take him as well.

[kipwinger 8,522]

You can't trade a gift like Seguin for spare parts. Bring in a guy who fits like a glove, has all the intangibles in the world, is tough as nails and led the team in scoring and then not resign him. Follow that up by not waiting to get a better return come trade dead line for Boychuck. Bruins needed help at the trade dead line and Chiarelli did again nothing. This is not a knee jerk reaction by Boston I think they didn't trust him anymore.

Yeah, but how hot are their girlfriends? Because if Riley Smith and Loui Eriksson have hotter girlfriends then isn't it a wash?

Also, who's better at math?

[RedWingsRox 614]

Brutal business.

[mvanpop 98]

Chiarelli to Toronto? I think that would be good for them. Hey, if Julien's fired too they should take him as well.

Yeah but that's not what they'll do. They want the number 1 free agent in Babcock and I'm sure Julien won't want to be their fall guy. Also if they want Babcock they'll hire a pushover gm

[cnot19 191]

Too many mistakes with trades signings and capanagement. It does seem tough for a gm who really helped bring the bruins into consistent contender status

[Guest Playmaker]

Seems like it wasn't that long ago that Chiarelli and Lombardi were the gold standard of GMs by those who wanted Holland to go. I think Holland doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves for the cap management and how critical that is to keeping a team competitive.

Also not buying the "if only Ottawa hadn't". But they did. They were breathing down everyone's necks for weeks. Boston needed a few timely wins and didn't get them. All those who say playing well early in the season means nothing may need to rethink that.

Nothing was ever confirmed on Seguin, but he was considered too "soft" for the big bad Bruins, floated too often, had a big contract (at the time) and partied too much for the Bruins liking.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Hey, at least the Bruins have high standards and their owner isn't in a pizza-induced coma.

[frankgrimes 1,836]

Please forgive my ignorance...

I recall there were some 'issues' with Seguin, but what exactly was it that led Chiarelli make the trade?

Boston media made up stuff like him being late all the time (1 time actually *lol*), being too involved in partying and not doing enough on the ice (which is difficult if you are a rookie tasked with third line duties). I think the fans and management would have accepted that huge mistake but following that up with Iginla and Boychuck and people can say what they will about Shawn Thornton but that guy was beloved there (not only by the fans) I think taking those 3 guys out really changed the dynamics of that locker-room and maybe some players were (rightfully) pissed at Chiarelli.

That being said Chiarelli is a good and very smart man, he will land another job in no time

[WingsallTheway 383]

Every single Bruins fan I've seen respond to this seems to be in extreme favor of the decision so it must have been warranted.

BOS has been on an obvious decline though, and don't seem to have the prospects to keep pushing kind of like we've done.

[PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935]

Hey, at least the Bruins have high standards and their owner isn't in a pizza-induced coma.

What high standards? They didn't make the playoffs. Maybe if we didn't make the playoffs Holland would be gone.

Don't know what the pizza-induced coma comment is about. You know that he's dealing with colon cancer. And, also, you know that Ilitch's son took over long ago.

Edited April 15, 2015 by PavelValerievichDatsyuk

[frankgrimes 1,836]

What high standards? They didn't make the playoffs. Maybe if we didn't make the playoffs Holland would be gone.

Don't know what the pizza-induced coma comment is about. You know that he's dealing with colon cancer. And, also, you know that Ilitch's son took over long ago.

I've liked their Big Bad Bruins style but their ownership while filthy !! rich is also known for being very tight with the NHL front office and having an essientiell role in some **** decisions. I bet a lot of money if we didn't have a cap the Bruins wouldn't be anywhere aclose to the same atmosphere the Wings would be in salarywise..I#d be shocked if they'd go over 90 mill. On the other hand I'm 100 % sure Mr. I would provide a blank check and task Holland with getting the best players possible, Jacobs would not do that.

Edited April 15, 2015 by frankgrimes