Hurricanes Relieve Paul Maurice of Coaching Duties

[RedMage138]

RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has relieved Paul Maurice of his duties as head coach. The team will announce a new head coach later today.

Maurice completes his second stint with the Hurricanes with a career NHL coaching record of 460-457-167. He served 920 games behind the bench for the Hurricanes organization, going 384-391-14

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[boney]

:hurray::hurray::hurray:

Who do you guys think gets the job? I'm a fairly new hockey fan so I don't know anything about how this works/who is available...the goons on the 'Canes FB page seem to think Jeff Daniels?

[RedMage138]

TSN says Kirk Muller, currently the coach of the AHL affiliate for Nashville

[boney]

And what kind of team will that be?

“Very aggressive,” Muller said without hesitating.

“You have to be good defensively, you have to be good without the puck,” he added. “But since the lockout and no red line, you’ve got to be able to score and you’ve got to be able to score at the right time. So I really stress for the guys to be a very aggressive forechecking team, and I tell my forwards that if they want to play here they gotta work … they’ve got to be workers and do a lot of skating and tracking down and heavy forecheck.”

Muller laughed when I suggested he wants his guys to play just like he did, earning the well-deserved nickname “Kirk is Work”.

“Everyone has to know how to play without the puck, but when it’s a turnover I want it to be a real quick transitional team that’s aggressive,” he said. “And I challenge the guys that even if you feel like you’re a defensive defenceman or a defensive forward, I think everyone’s capable of offence and trying to get everybody involved.

“I just feel it comes down to one word at this level, and it’s accountability. If you can get a bunch of guys that are willing to play for each other and understand that there’s no free passes and you’ve got to earn your ice and be accountable, then I’m going to be totally fair to everybody. If you work and you play hard, then you’ll play. I said: ‘It’s a two-way door. I’m here to communicate with you guys, but don’t come see me if you’re not ready for the answer. But you’ll always know where you stand, and I’ll be honest with you.’ I think it’s all about communicating with your guys.”

http://www.montrealgazette.com/touch/story.html?id=5589763

[Stumpy]

Woo woo! About effing time!

:party:

I wish they would hand the team over to Francis, but Muller sounds like a pretty hard nosed coach and that is what this team needs.

[Floppin]

Thank god, Maurice was a pussy.

[The Other Colbert]

finally!!

[KillerKat]

Woo hooo! I heard this on 99.9 on the way home for lunch break. Im really excited to see Maurice go. He was holding back the team. Now im really excited to see the Canes play the rest of the year. Go Canes! :party:

[boney]

Press conference live at 5 o'clock here

[Liminy]

Hell Yeah!!! Lets start poo out right and destroy Florida. Cant wait to see this team turn into the monster that it can be.

[Panthers128]

Hopefully we'll get more 50% discounts at Papa John's.

[cookinbrak]

Woo woo! About effing time!

:party:

I wish they would hand the team over to Francis, but Muller sounds like a pretty hard nosed coach and that is what this team needs.

I thought Francis was supposed to be the next coach.

At least Peter Laviolette already has a job.

[FuzzyDuck13]

Should have never let go of Laviolette in the first place

[carpanfan96]

Yay, bout time.