Sharks feel like a downgrade for him though, I think it's a tough sell and he's not even fired yet
Carolina's got a really solid team all around...except in net. There's no reason to hold Brind'Amour accountable for an overall strong team effort that was simply undermined by former Leafs netminding.
His contract expires at end of season.
That makes sense though I'd prefer to just move on from Zadina anyway and give younger players better opportunities.
It depends on what he wants/likes. Maybe Rod the Bod likes being able to take the lead of a young team that he can shape into his ideal sorts of players vs butting heads with grump old vets that don’t want to change the way they do things?
Older then Bordeleau and did a lot less with way more then Bordeleau. But some how Bordeleau is on your hit list and zadina is okay for you.
Zadina is much better suited to a bottom six role on a winning team than Bordeleau. He just needs to get it through his head that he’s not a scorer and focus on playing a responsible two way game. Maybe he can even reinvent himself offensively in his late 20s like Lehkonen. Either way the NHL is full of highly drafted forwards who settled into long careers as useful bottom six wingers. I would rather take the chance on finding out if Zadina is one of them than guarantee Bordeleau a roster spot when he’s waiver exempt.
We found out what zadina is and it was not pretty for a bottom 6 forward. Being the worst in the league defensively is not that good when you also do not bring offense.
Did I say he was old? No, I said give better opportunities to younger players. Argue the point and don't make straw mans.
Except he isn't much better suited to a bottom six role on a winning team because he doesn't do any of the things you're talking about any better than Bordeleau does. You don't need to take a chance on finding out if Zadina is one of them because he's already shown that he isn't.
I meant in the sense of a hard working player who hustles every night maximizing what limited talent he has
Just tells me it either wasnt planned or they are waiting for a shoe to drop
It seems pretty clear that there was something going on with the locker room and Quinn and he needed to be excised immediately.
I bet that’s the case. Guy is a great talker and seems like a decent person, but it’s clear that he had absolutely no system at all. I made this complaint multiple times during the season, because it was so obvious that even an amateur like me could see it. I also think the fact that the team basically gave up and quit every time they gave up a goal or two early reflects very poorly on Quinn.
