Apples Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Coach Adam Oates and general manager George McPhee will not be back with the Washington Capitals, the club announced Saturday morning. McPhee, in the last year of his contract, will not be renewed. Oates, in his second year as coach, was fired. The moves were announced by owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick in a release saturday morning. The Capitals went 38-30-14 this season, but finished three points outside the final spot for Stanley Cup Playoffs qualification in the eastern Conference. "George has been a terrific, longtime executive for our franchise, and I'm grateful for his commitment to the Capitals organization for the past 17 years," said Leonsis. "Under his leadership the Capitals won seven division titles, twice were the top team in the Eastern Conference, earned a Presidents' Trophy and competed in the playoffs 10 times. He was a highly effective manager who is extremely well regarded within our organization and around the NHL. We have the utmost respect for him and his family and wish them nothing but the very best. "We are also appreciative of Adam's efforts and thank him for his devotion, work ethic and contributions to the Capitals the past two seasons. He is a smart, tactical coach who improved the performance of several of our players. He is a Hall of Fame player who we believe will be a longtime coach in the NHL. We will help him in whatever way we are able and wish him well. This is an important time for our organization, and I feel a change is needed in order to get us back to being a top echelon team that competes for the Stanley Cup." http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=716604&navid=nhl:topheads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 wooow I didnt see them firing oates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Ovie is a bum. He's gotta learn how to play 5v5 if the caps want to ever do anything. He's their captain and best player and he seems to only matter during a power play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 3 NHL teams looking for a new GM now! There will be lots of competition for Benning now Linden does have ties to McPhee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 3 NHL teams looking for a new GM now! There will be lots of competition for Benning now Linden does have ties to McPhee Screw McPhee but I wouldn't mind Rutherford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskatchewan Canucks Fan Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Keep McPhee away from us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Oh please don't hire McPhee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOgRook Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Regarding Ovi, notice how the sedins said it's their responibility MG and AV lost their jobs. I don't believe Ovi has ever said something like this yet how many coaches and gms has he been through. Sedins are true leaders! I don't care if Ovi puts up 100 goals, he'll always suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Trev, please don't hire McPhee!!! Here's hoping that Benning from the West Coast gives us the advantage there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Who wants to see Gillis going to Washington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Who wants to see Gillis going to Washington? I would love to see him try and convince Ovi to take a home town discount. Obviously he's signed for a while but that'd be a conversation I'd want to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Arm Canuck Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I would agree that I would stay away from both McPhee and Rutherford. I truly believe Gillies will have a shot at both of those markets if he wants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Who wants to see Gillis going to Washington? along with torts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I'm a little surprised to see Oates gone as Ovi has returned to his old scoring ways with him as coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Gillis would actually be a pretty good fit in Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes McGoats Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Ovechkin is the problem. How you Score 51 goals, and still end up a -35 ... who the hell knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Gillis is not a bad general manager and I could see him with either Carolina or Washington in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Linden's also got a connection to Oates via a brief stint together in Washington (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes McGoats Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Gillis is not a bad general manager and I could see him with either Carolina or Washington in the future. Am I the only one that sees the irony in you saying Gillis isn't a bad GM while you have a Sig with Cory and Luo walking away from an exploding Vancouver team? Who do you think made that situation happen? Foolish, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3KBieksa Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Am I the only one that sees the irony in you saying Gillis isn't a bad GM while you have a Sig with Cory and Luo walking away from an exploding Vancouver team? Who do you think made that situation happen? Foolish, that's all. if u let him handle Washington he will trade away ovie and backstrom for a bag of puck and then sign some big free agent like vanek to replace them #gmmglogic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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