Monday, June 27, 2011

He's not good enough for the Islanders, but he's good enough for us

Ok that's unfair, but on a website with 400 views in almost a full calendar year you need bold headlines.  In a move akin to the hockey version of "The Odd Couple", the Leafs have hired Scott Gordon as an assistant coach to Ron "Snarky" Wilson.  Gordon, as you will recall, was head coach of the lowly New York Islanders last season before he was scapegoated and fired by the quirky Charles "Best friends with Alexei" Wang.

So what do you get when you mix a head coach who promotes run and gun, firewagon, pedal to the medal offensive hockey, with an assistant coach who specializes in a tight defensive style with no excitement or risk taking?  I think that's the hockey equivalent to what happens in Ghostbusters when they "cross streams".


As the Leafs continue their quest to become "Team America", will this latest gimmick in what surely must be a further attempt to gain Leafs support from south of the border pay off?  I'm so confused right now I have absolutely no idea.  Let's wait for October to find out.