Granato possibly renegotiating contract with Wings

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames 3m3 minutes ago

Tony Granato has told the Red Wings he will not be exercising the option he has on his contract. Spent 1 year as assistant to Mike Babcock.

[marcaractac 3,963]

[Euro_Twins 4,485]

Everyone is leaving now that Babs is gone

[Jacksoni 418]

Ohno this is not good. He was the perfect aid for Blashill.

Can have serious impact on this season.

[derblaueClaus 1,668]

Not good. First Hiller now Granato. I hope Blash is able to get replacements that are as good these two. Our excellent special teams are one of the main reasons we made the playoffs and if they fail to be as good we might have a big problem.

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Someone asked Ansar about this in his mlive article... about him leaving

Ansar Khan | akhan1@mlive.com

26 minutes ago

@Frightening McMean Not necessarily. Granato declined his option but is working on a new contract with the Wings and said he "absolutely" wants to stay. We'll see.

[marcaractac 3,963]

Someone asked Ansar about this in his mlive article... about him leaving

Ansar Khan | akhan1@mlive.com

26 minutes ago

@Frightening McMean Not necessarily. Granato declined his option but is working on a new contract with the Wings and said he "absolutely" wants to stay. We'll see.

Perhaps working on a 3 year deal to keep the coaches and gm all in sync

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 32s33 seconds ago

Wings, assistant coach Tony Granato working on new contract after he declined option for 2015-16. Granato said he "absolutely" wants to stay

[Buppy 1,720]

Not as bad as losing Hiller I think. Though our PK started off on fire, it ended up being our worst season since '08-09. Defense wasn't anything special either. I'm sure we can find a good replacement.

[wings87 1,290]

Everyone is leaving now that Babs is gone

Not everyone... Cleary is staying.

[Euro_Twins 4,485]

Not everyone... Cleary is staying.

Damn it. I would murder someone right in the yambags

[sputman 1,268]

Not as bad as losing Hiller I think. Though our PK started off on fire, it ended up being our worst season since '08-09. Defense wasn't anything special either. I'm sure we can find a good replacement.

Was Hiller the one who started that goofy backpass-at-the-blueline move?

I hated that move.

[wings87 1,290]

Damn it. I would murder someone right in the yambags

If you know the whearabouts of Holland's yambag, you need to inform the JLA lost and found RIGHT AWAY!

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

Meh. Never liked seeing that cowardly pest behind our bench.

[Dave 324]

Was Hiller the one who started that goofy backpass-at-the-blueline move?

I hated that move.

That's been going on for at least 5 years.

[Echolalia 2,961]

That's been going on for at least 5 years.

Yeah, a lot of other teams have adopted it, too. Kronwall is just a klutz sometimes and doesn't always think to take advantage of the open ice in front of him when the opposing fore-checker drops behind him in anticipation.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

So it looks like he might be back.

[Buppy 1,720]

Was Hiller the one who started that goofy backpass-at-the-blueline move?

I hated that move.

That's been going on for at least 5 years.

It's also one of the few things that are somewhat effective against the semi-trap 3-man front most teams use on the PK these days. Not sure why everyone hates it so much.

[marcaractac 3,963]

The entire coaching staff leaving is fine by me.

I happen to be of the opinion that Blashill needs to hire his own assistants.

It has been said Blash wants Granato to stay. Something about having someone who has been in the league for a while on his staff.

[Rivalred 630]

Wings have the chance to retool and become stronger, do it now

[Hack & Whack Rule! 160]

I want to see Blash build his own squad for behind the bench. We can call it a rebuilding year and then Oilers fans will like us too.

[bulletoobinary 2]

CBS just announced a report that chelios will be joining the redwings coaching staff....

[Holmstrom96 347]

Not everyone... Cleary is staying.

Maybe Commodore will come back?

[kipwinger 8,807]

I don't know where else to put discussion of the vacant GR head coaching job...

But former Griffin, and former Oilers coach Todd Nelson is in the running for the top spot in GR. Along with Derek LaMonde, coach of the Toledo Walleye, and Kris Knoblauch of the Erie McDavids...errr....Otters.

Not really sure who I like out of these three given that I haven't seen much of them. First impressions about Nelson and Knoblauch aren't great. They both coached world class players to underwhelming results. But I'm not sure if there's mitigating circumstances in each case. I know the Oilers are a dumpster fire, but how do you not win big with McDavid and Strome in Erie?

[DickieDunn 2,571]

Nelson would be great