11/05/24
June 01, 2006
Gretzky signs on for five more years as the Coyotes head coach: Never one to back down from a challenge, Wayne is back for the long haul. The Dogs have some cap room so personel might improve but will the Great Ones coaching ability?
5 years is a long ass time with any one team (unless your Lindy) I think they have a huge personel problem on that team. If they think Oleg Kavasha or Cujo are the answer they are severly fucked.
posted by HATER 187 at 10:31 AM on June 01, 2006
Yes, we are all aware of the fact that these contracts aren't worth the paper they're printed on in terms of term of service, but I still think this shows how much commitment Wayner has to this franchise. He's not in there because he's bored, or needs to be in the spotlight. He wants to grow the franchise and win. He's a model guy. Hate him if you must - but you're probably an idiot.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:00 AM on June 01, 2006
The 'wife/bet/gambling' comments are redundant and boring. Sometimes the sarcastic posts are funny but these are not.
posted by Termite at 11:01 AM on June 01, 2006
Wayner?
posted by qbert72 at 11:06 AM on June 01, 2006
Q- don't make me revoke your Hoser status card. (I'm pretty sure you need it to cross the border these days)
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:11 AM on June 01, 2006
Is that the one that looks like a prayer card and has a halo'd Wayner standing over 12 members of the Edmonton Oilers?
posted by yerfatma at 01:19 PM on June 01, 2006
he's never failed at anything hockey-related in his life Except putting together a kick-ass 2006 Olympic hockey team...
posted by fabulon7 at 02:06 PM on June 01, 2006
The man who saw the game better than any other player views the coaching job as yet another challenge to be met, another problem to be solved. I give Wayne mad props for standing up to the challenge. You would think that he would make a great coach in the "new NHL". The only problem is, natural ability, is not something that can be taught. You either have it or you don't. On the flip side, if The Great One was my coach, whenever he spoke, I would be listening. What if Pheonix didn't want him to coach again, would he have to sell his share of the team before he could coach somewhere else?
posted by MrFrisby at 06:38 PM on June 01, 2006
(Ignore the trolls.) You knew he wasn't going to quit after one year. If he can't make the Coyotes into a consistent competitor in another two or three years, I'm sure he'll step down or be fired, but right now, he's their biggest selling point, and he's never failed at anything hockey-related in his life, so this is no surprise.