NJDevs4978 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Oh well, best of luck to him. Edited June 26, 2012 by NJDevs4978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Figured that was coming. Good luck Oatsie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I thought Adam Oates couldn't be made head coach because he's got Irish blood. In order to be made, you've got to be 100% Italian so they can trace your family back to the Old Country. This place just started liking him and now he's leaving. Shame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Good luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormJosh Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hopefully he has someone to coach the powerplay for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCroMag Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I thought Adam Oates couldn't be made head coach because he's got Irish blood. In order to be made, you've got to be 100% Italian so they can trace your family back to the Old Country. As far back as he could remember, he always wanted to be a head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMazz Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Who would be a candidate to replace Oates? Mike Haviland is the only person I could really think of - then again I'm not too keen on assistant coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Best of luck to him, I really liked him as an assistant coach. Add 'find special teams coach' to Lou's to-do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazer Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 so caps have our number now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Funny reading all the posts now after halfway through this season this board was ready to kill him for all the shorthanded goals against. Best of luck to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Damnnnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteyvegas Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I thought Adam Oates couldn't be made head coach because he's got Irish blood. In order to be made, you've got to be 100% Italian so they can trace your family back to the Old Country. This place just started liking him and now he's leaving. Shame. Nope. It's either or. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Pride 26 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Zach to Washington! e4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Puck Daddy just re tweeted this.. OMG HE SAID "US" #StillGoingToPitt RT @JoshRimerHockey Parise on Oates hiring, "He will do a great job there. It is a big loss for us... OMG HE SAID "US" #StillGoingToPitt RT @JoshRimerHockey Parise on Oates hiring, "He will do a great job there. It is a big loss for us... — Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) June 26, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Puck Daddy just re tweeted this.. OMG HE SAID "US" #StillGoingToPitt RT @JoshRimerHockey Parise on Oates hiring, "He will do a great job there. It is a big loss for us... OMG HE SAID "US" #StillGoingToPitt RT @JoshRimerHockey Parise on Oates hiring, "He will do a great job there. It is a big loss for us... — Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) June 26, 2012 He says too many subtle things to be leaving for another team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravityFat Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 here we come powerplay goals and face off wins, cup=ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adavid Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 As far back as he could remember, he always wanted to be a head coach. Once he gets there, he'll order some spaghetti with marinara sauce, and all he'll get is egg noodles with ketchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grcenter47 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I wouldnt mind seeing Haviland but what did he coach in Chicago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion15 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 didn't take long for news to propagate. not surprised though with this. Twitter probably knew in milliseconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Once he gets there, he'll order some spaghetti with marinara sauce, and all he'll get is egg noodles with ketchup. Thanks Henry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilinLA Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) So when does the parade of ex-Devils potential coaching suggestions kick off.... Brylin Holik Fetisov Please Lou - someone from the outside with no ties to NJ! Edited June 26, 2012 by DevilinLA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Does Mike Haviland count as having ties to NJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 So when does the parade of ex-Devils potential coaching suggestions kick off.... Brylin Holik Fetisov Please Lou - someone from the outside with no ties to NJ! You mean like Larry Robinson, who's been here and back as many times as Billy Martin was with the Yankees? Or Dave Barr, who played for NJ for 2 seasons and is widely credited with running the penalty kill, which ended up with the best results of all-time? Or even Mike Haviland who was drafted by the Devils ages ago. Lou's been in the business for 25 years. It's just more likely that he hires someone with ties to the organization for this job. And I don't see why it would be a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsadvoc8 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't have enough of an insiders view to know if the loss of Oates is big or not. Regardless, he was part of the team which had a great run and I would never hold it against an assistant coach to leave to take on the head coach position. Wish him well except in a few games a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 You mean like Larry Robinson, who's been here and back as many times as Billy Martin was with the Yankees? Or Dave Barr, who played for NJ for 2 seasons and is widely credited with running the penalty kill, which ended up with the best results of all-time? Or even Mike Haviland who was drafted by the Devils ages ago. Lou's been in the business for 25 years. It's just more likely that he hires someone with ties to the organization for this job. And I don't see why it would be a bad thing. See Maclean, John (head coach of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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