Lou out. Darche in.
Albelin and MacLean out. Roy and Desrosiers still in.
Bridgeport coaches all out.
CLam reportedly still in, as there is a rumor that Lou extended him just before leaving. We'll see.
Palmieri & Boqvist re-signed.
Palmieri- 2 years, $4.75M AAV. Full NTC first year, 16 team M-NTC the next year. He'll be 36 at the contract's end.
Boqvist- 1 year, $850k. He'll still be an RFA at the end. He showed he can play in the NHL, but the question was "consistently?". We'll see.
2025 Off-Season
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2025 Off-Season
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Re: 2025 Off-Season
No word on CLam yet. Or who the new Bridgeport coaches will be.
Darche has said fans shouldn't expect him to blow up the roster, but to expect slow, methodical changes and he expects them to be a playoff team. Not a legit contender, but a playoff team. If they just straighten out the special teams they could make the playoffs, so I get that. Could have done it last year with anywhere near league average special teams, instead of both being cellar dwellers.
Darche has said fans shouldn't expect him to blow up the roster, but to expect slow, methodical changes and he expects them to be a playoff team. Not a legit contender, but a playoff team. If they just straighten out the special teams they could make the playoffs, so I get that. Could have done it last year with anywhere near league average special teams, instead of both being cellar dwellers.
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Re: 2025 Off-Season
Actual news! Ray Bennett & Bob Boughner hired as assistant coaches.
I believe Bennett was fired by Colorado recently.
I believe Bennett was fired by Colorado recently.
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Re: 2025 Off-Season
You would be correct.Chris18 wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 2:48 pm Actual news! Ray Bennett & Bob Boughner hired as assistant coaches.
I believe Bennett was fired by Colorado recently.
I was going to say that Boughner and Roy were briefly teammates in Colorado but that's not the case, Boughner showed up in 2004, Roy retired the year before. Didn't realize Boughner ended his career as an Av. It reportedly came down to him and Bednar back in 2016 for the head coaching job in Colorado and they went with Bednar because his contract demands were lower.
Bennett certainly had his share of detractors in Denver, and yeah, it was definitely time after this year's failure where the power play went 3 for 22 in the postseason (though I don't really know how you fix a power play when you don't run formal practices). He's got a pretty substantial track record of power play success, but now he'll be asked to craft a viable offense, both even strength and on the man-advantage, without the benefit of a Cale Makar or Nathan MacKinnon. Roy generally doesn't like getting too technical with the offense, at least that's the way he was as Avalanche HC. He said he wanted to allow them their creativity, it was at the other end of the ice he demanded they play within a structure.
Re: 2025 Off-Season
I read Bennett's PP plan was basically "unnecessary pass on perimeter, into another unnecessary pass on perimeter..." which sounds like exactly what the Isles have been doing. So he'll fit right in! It would be funny if it wasn't so frustrating. I know fans often don't get the idea of needing to get a goalie or defender out of position to create a real scoring chance and just scream "shoooooot", but hearing that was like finding a turd in my morning tea.
And then I read Boughner was fired by the Wings, who ended with the only PK worse than the Isles. Aiming high! This should be a great season.
And then I read Boughner was fired by the Wings, who ended with the only PK worse than the Isles. Aiming high! This should be a great season.
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Re: 2025 Off-Season
LeBrun reporting that Darche spoke to Barzal & Horvat to assure them they aren't being traded. Apparently there were lots of rumors (that I hadn't heard) that Darche was going to completely blow up the team, starting with them. Horvat's NTC doesn't kick in for a few years. Barzal's is a 22 team to-trade list.
Darche has said a few times that he is confident they'll be a playoff team. Make the playoffs? Maybe/probably. Win even one round? Doubtful unless they somehow get a good matchup. I don't see them being contenders this year unless he pulls lightning in a bottle out of his ass while wearing a magician's hat that has a 4-leaf clover embroidered on the front.
Darche has said a few times that he is confident they'll be a playoff team. Make the playoffs? Maybe/probably. Win even one round? Doubtful unless they somehow get a good matchup. I don't see them being contenders this year unless he pulls lightning in a bottle out of his ass while wearing a magician's hat that has a 4-leaf clover embroidered on the front.
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Re: 2025 Off-Season
Isles are having a draft party. Butch Goring, John Tonelli, Shawn Bates, Eric Cairns, Steve Webb, Benoit Hogue, Ryan Pulock, Casey Cizikas, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Scott Mayfield will make guest appearances according to the team.
It is somewhat notable that Pulock, Cizikas, Pageau and Mayfield are attending, since there were rampant rumors that Pageau would be traded and Mayfield bought out. Not sure if this is who is available or if it's Darche's way of telling fans these guys aren't going anywhere. Although if any team would trade a guy while he was meeting with fans, it would be the Isles. They just have a knack for doing weird things.
It's also notable just that they're having a draft party. Lou never allowed fun stuff like that.
It is somewhat notable that Pulock, Cizikas, Pageau and Mayfield are attending, since there were rampant rumors that Pageau would be traded and Mayfield bought out. Not sure if this is who is available or if it's Darche's way of telling fans these guys aren't going anywhere. Although if any team would trade a guy while he was meeting with fans, it would be the Isles. They just have a knack for doing weird things.
It's also notable just that they're having a draft party. Lou never allowed fun stuff like that.
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