Wild pass on Tippett. Moog/Barnes to stay with Dallas
June 15th, 2009 by BradExcellent choice, Minnesota. Dave Tippett’s Stars often floundered about in March and then had very disappointing playoffs. Todd Richards of San Jose Shark fame can surely top Tippett because, after all, who knows more about playoff disappointment then the San Jose… Ah never mind.
In all seriousness, the Wild need to learn to score goals. They need to score them badly. Dave Tippett, praised though he is, isn’t the right man for a club that has trouble scoring goals.
Meanwhile in Dallas, Marc Crawford confirms that Stu Barnes and Any Moog will stay with the team. This is curious for a couple of reasons. First, I’m not sure what connection, if any, exists between Crawford and Barnes.
Stu spent half of the practices in last years injury plagued season skating drills in practice with the third and fourth lines, filling out the lineup wherever the need arose. It was his first season as an assistant, and he wasn’t behind the bench, but rather up in the General Managers box. It seems as though Stu(uuu) got a good word from Les Jackson, the players, or interviewed well on his own. I wonder what his duties will entail.
Andy Moog must be bound to Marty Turco by a very strong, other worldly force. Here comes a new coach and a new GM, and they fire Dave Tippett and keep the guy behind that rather interesting goaltending situation last year? Let’s assume it’s Moogs ability to bring along the young fellas that saved his job in Dallas. Then again, Moog has been leaving Turco alone in recent seasons, popping in only when there’s a problem that needs fixing. Maybe the new regime will prompt some more attention from him, and in turn a more focused Marty Turco.
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One Response to “Wild pass on Tippett. Moog/Barnes to stay with Dallas”
By Jason Chen on Jun 17, 2009
I can’t help but think that this is one more last ditch effort to get Gaborik back in the fold. He had less than cordial relationships with Riseborough, Lemaire, and Tom Lynn, and lo and behold, all three were fired/resigned this year. Richards, like McLellan, will no doubt try and implement an offensive system, very much unlike Lemaire or Tippett.