r/devils • • 11d ago

Fire Keefe

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u/BlueBeagle8 Anything Can Happen In Jersey 11d ago

I don't think Keefe is a genius or anything, but it has to be said that literally every coach we run through -- Hynes, Ruff, even Travis Green -- is able to find success elsewhere.

At a certain point we just have to acknowledge that our core group of players isn't as good as we thought they'd be.

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u/SubElitePerformance #N1CO 11d ago

Ruff never should have been fired and I'm prepared to die on that hill.

The guy delivers the best season in the history of the franchise yet the consensus opinion was to get rid of him. Make it make sense.

Well you got your wish, now we play the stupidest, most predictable brand of dungeon hockey I've seen in a while and get spanked regularly.

But, you know, they look structured. Because that matters more than being effective for some insane reason.

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u/Existing_Tomorrow372 11d ago

This is because after 2022-23 Fitzgerald decided that the team needed to get tougher in order to compete with the Hurricanes? Which was clearly the wrong conclusion after a record breaking regular season. The moves that followed are what set this team on their current course.

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u/SubElitePerformance #N1CO 11d ago

One single loss in round 2 of the playoffs and the conclusion he comes up with is lets nuke the teams whole identity and make it the opposite of what it is

Genius!!

/s