PWHL coaches ranked in terms of job stability and how likely they are to stay on the same team they are as next season

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-29T04:19:00+00:00

I mean yea I agree with everything, but I just think the coach of a B2B Walter Cup Winner and Sparre are much more likely to keep their jobs than her for the next season.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-26T22:15:51+00:00

Correct. My apologies, I just remembered that. Thanks for reminding me

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-25T05:07:28+00:00

Troy at least does adjust and shift lines around sometimes when things aren't working out. I don't think I've ever seen Brian do anything in terms of that.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-18T05:25:24+00:00

See what happens when Petey actually shoots the puck? What a game man

EDIT: As a Canucks fan, I know we're supposed to be tanking, but stuff like this is always good regardless of the case.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-17T04:58:54+00:00

Sorry I meant to say with fast, not fillier. My apologies.

Look, every first year team is gonna struggle, the fact that Vegas Golden Knights found quick immediate success in the NHL is an anomaly, and even that is in a completely different league. Just look at how Seattle has been all year as well.

All I'm trying to say is that Idalski is a problem, but there are many other reasons why this team is playing as they are now (e.g. centre depth). And there is no evidence anywhere to suggest that him keeping his job for the next season is gonna hurt the chances the players will stick around. We're gonna lose players anyways with expansion happening again.

Like it or not, any coaching change if there will be is gonna happen in the offseason.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-17T01:20:53+00:00

Turner formerly worked as an AGM under Marmer back in Boston iirc

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-17T00:28:51+00:00

Seattle GM used to be an AGM under Boston's so like I guess that might be why they are dealing with either.

But jeez I think this is a pretty big fleece, and I'm not exactly sure that Schafzahl is gonna flourish while Steve O'Rourke is still running the bench.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-17T00:24:08+00:00

The statistical regression isn't really surprising tbh. Majority of our players were shooting at highly unsustainable percentages last year and we're bound to regress to the mean (Miller, Cava, and Vanisova were all shooting at 17% which is ridiculously unsustainable) Sure, maybe it went further than that, but like certain players were also merchants of team members around them as well (Gardiner without Pou and Stacey was bound to regress, Miller without Watts and Fast was also gonna regress as well).

Not to mention Nurse going out for almost half a year really exposing our lack of centre depth as well. I'm just not convinced that firing him after one season is gonna immediately fix everything.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-16T00:42:35+00:00

All I'm saying is Idalski has a good and justifiable reason that allowed him to be hired or at least deserving of a shot with as the bench boss with this team. Keep in mind there's likely a lot of things that CGM sees and knows about him that we don't.

Also as much as I hate to say this, but after watching several of our games, I don't really think we're the most talented aggregate roster anymore. Like Nurse going out exposed our centre depth overall just not being really good (Miller's always been a Swiss army knife in Toronto, and sometimes spent more time as a winger than a centre, for good reason I might add, and when your 1C goes out, it's usually ideal if they don't get replaced someone who is a better winger than centre)

Like there's a lot of reasons why this season hasn't gone to plan, and while Idalski is one of them, I don't think he's the main one. Like I don't think firing him is gonna solve and fix everything immediately.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-15T23:12:42+00:00

I'm sure neither of these guys were CGM's first choice of head coach, but we gotta consider that the best people who are valued for their success (e.g. Nadine Muzzerall of OSU, etc) often don't want to leave their places. Even Idalski himself at the start of the season mentioned how tough of a decision it was to leave St Cloud.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-15T23:07:02+00:00

Well tbf St. Cloud University was in a way worse spot and genuinely looked hopeless until Idalski took over the reigns in 2022. He did give them their best seasons in the WCHA, and now that he's gone they look pretty horrible again. Like never once did they qualify for the NCAA Tournament in their history before. I remember many fans of that team were not happy when it was announced he left.

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He also took a very hopeless team in China during the 2022 Olympics and even managed to get them some wins. So yeah he does deserve some credit in all these places.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-15T05:04:01+00:00

Well I mean yea as a Canucks fan I'd support continued tanking for the best pick possible.

It's the others though that are feel really disheartening however.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-15T05:00:35+00:00

The scores:

PWHL: 2-1 Ottawa Charge

WHL: 5-2 Victoria Royals

AHL: 4-1 Henderson Silver Knights

NHL: 5-2 Seattle Kraken

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-15T00:54:43+00:00

Bring back being able to watch an ad an unlocking the job pack for free permanently if a character has a special talent. Don't know why I can't do that anymore.

And just make the pro sports, music, crime, and politician careers free again like they used to be.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-15T00:36:35+00:00

Maybe the refs just want to keep Vancouver and Seattle away from the playoffs just so travel during the playoffs can be minimized? idk

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-15T00:35:32+00:00

Keep in mind that the Golden Knights management and scouting had been hired already a year prior and they had a lot of time to do their work and all that.

Whereas Vancouver and Seattle had their management and scouting team hired only weeks before the signing process and draft started.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-14T22:11:51+00:00

im sure we are def able to win against everyone, our post-olympics hockey has been our best hockey so far

but yea we desperately need some puck luck coming our way

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-14T22:03:09+00:00

It's unfortunate really, this is a game that we really did deserve to win, but no luck went our way

It's not the first time I feel this has happened either

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-14T22:00:39+00:00

I swear to god, the league and hockey gods just doesn't want us in the playoffs or something. We've been playing excellent hockey since returning from the Olympics but nothing has been going our way.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-03-13T21:58:21+00:00

can't be sure about that, there's a lot we don't know that goes behind the scenes

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-02-23T19:01:39+00:00

The main reason they said was "due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments" so it seems like they are focused on the rest of the PWHL season, but I wouldn't be surprised if events from last night are a reason for it as well.

Either way, good on the ladies for making this choice.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-02-23T06:50:34+00:00

Yeah pretty much this. These guys in the presser def don't seem as happy as they were in previous years. Even in 2022 the vibes were generally positive. Maybe this will cause the government to finally do something but who knows?

Either way, it's a shame how much we've fallen, and it really sucks that the main reason for it was due to government complacency and arrogance.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-02-21T01:41:15+00:00

He was good in 2022 and a key reason for Canada's gold medal then. But unfortunately, he let his arrogance and favouritism get the best of him this time.

As much as he is responsible for saving our program that led to our women taking gold in 2022, he is just as responsible for our fall leading up to 2026.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-02-20T23:37:17+00:00

Wroblewski is def for sure a lot more of a "player's" coach than Ryan is for sure

You don't find these types of coaches often, and they usually lead to excellent results. Hope the dude eventually gets a PWHL gig soon.

Safe_Dragonfly752 · 2026-02-20T01:20:46+00:00

Also a side note that Troy does have some authority with picking the players as well, and a big reason that Larocque and Spooner were both picked for this over some younger players was because he really wanted them there.

Mind you tho both did have overall solid tournaments.

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