07-01-2003, 09:57 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Six-Pack
Because he's doing such a bang up job as GM, why not give him more responsibility and coach the team as well.
Do you think his GM self ever had a conversation with his coaching self to figure out if he'd be a good fit for the team?
if not Slats then who?
this is what I ask myself...and this is why I'll TOLERATE this decision.
He finished with an above .500 record last season with the team...above .500 for the entire season USUALLY means playoff contention...and it's been reported previously that the players enjoy playing for him.
So, again - if not Slats then who?
(don't you dare mention Nolan, Melrose, Brooks or Keenan...or Bowman - all of those choices are either unrealistic or just plain no good...can't go with former Islander coach Laviolette either, not after last years Ex-Islander coaching debacle)
And by the way - Like I mentioned before, Slats would most definitely force the head coach to have a walkie talkie system in place so that Slats could communicate during the game to his coach and what respectful coach would tolerate that?