[blueandwhite]

18 games left in the season and Bryam Murray hopes that by getting rid of Paddock, the freefall that Ottawa has been on might stop.
Paddock was in his sixth season with the Senators and had a 36-22-6 record in this his lone season as head coach (he was assis. to murray previousy).

Senators were first in the Eastern Conference until last weekend, when they were passed by New Jersey and then Pittsburgh as well in points.
They now hold a one-point lead in the Northeast Division over Montreal.
from Murray -

“There were some players that maybe took advantage of him not being a real hard person at times,” he said.
Let's see how it goes now - Murray coached the Sens to the finals last year so he knows what he is doing.
I have often wondered why the leafs never did this with Maurice. Turns out I think the big leaf win the other night over the sens (5-0) was the final straw for Murray. Here's where i insert my evil laugh (Bwawhahaha).

[Oli Jokinen!]

Well Murray is obviously better, but he is just plain evil. He hates many people I think.

[blueandwhite]

why do you say that?

[Oli Jokinen!]

He is mean. He yells at people. I see him yelling sometimes in the back round.

[blazinsabrez61]

i'm sure that being a coach of any team is strenuous, that's not to say i am defending anything that has to do with the senators
lindy yells A LOT himself and i know that he is a really good guy and a great coach at that
there would be a lot to yell at the senators for anyway
just kidding (maybe)

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, I'd say 99% of coaches like to get vocal to get their point across. Not really a good judge of their character.

[blazinsabrez61]

absolutely not
heck, if i was a coach myself, i would probably be a nervous wreck if my team ever had a bad night
i would probably start pacing around or moping like i normally do when the sabres really blow a game
i find it amazing that even in the worst games, coaches manage to keep their composure
if they didn't then the entire team would be in peril
by the way, playing floor hockey in gym, and let me tell ya, i got a few pretty sick moves and goals!! sorry very random just thought i should mention it here...on the ottawa blog...of all places

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by blazinsabrez61

by the way, playing floor hockey in gym, and let me tell ya, i got a few pretty sick moves and goals!! sorry very random just thought i should mention it here...on the ottawa blog...of all places

LOL! No sweat. Hey, you've got to get that shameless self promotion in where you can, right?

[blueandwhite]

regarding the yelling - I've never seen a coach not yell - you should have seen maurice when we lost that game to Florida 8-0 - his head was this little red ball on top of his neck and he was pointing and yelling at each and every leaf - and they deserved it. if he hadn't yelled at them, i would have caught the train in and yelled at them myself.

[blueandwhite]

and the first loss, 3-1 to the Flyers.
guess you can't expect immediate magic from Murray.
from yahoo:
—Jason Spezza raised his arms in triumph for his goal and celebrated a bit longer than Flyers goalie Martin Biron thought was necessary. So Biron shoved Spezza in the back, then the chest. Words were exchanged and the Ottawa center was tossed.
The Flyers had their nasty streak back. The Senators simply had another loss for their new coach.

I'm all for Biron giving Spezza a shove - forget nasty - some players need to be told, enough already. Although, I guess spezza hasn't scored in a while - haha.

Emery takes the loss.

[Oli Jokinen!]

Lindy yells when it is okay to yell. Like when we get a bull penalty. He yells. Murray sounds like a gay Donald Duck to tell you the truth. Not to be mean Murray.

[Oli Jokinen!]

Hey if a player wants to celebrate with his arms up, you don't try to assault him on the ice. You tell him to please stop.

Until he swears at you. Then you kill him.

[blueandwhite]

There are no 'pleases' in the NHL.
I will admit, i've always found Murray to be an odd duck. he's very twitchy, really nervous looking, although i don't think he is. He constantly moves his head in quick motions. And he does have a lisp.
He's a character for sure.
I got so used to pat quinn behind the bench - you had to check to make sure he's breathing most of the time - that became my norm for coaches. I like maurice, except for the fact the team has played horribly - he is a very passionate guy-lots of 4 letter words.
Lindy Ruff can be very animated - i enjoy him. Plus he's a great coach.

[Oli Jokinen!]

Still you don't beat up a guy for celebrating.

[Phils20]

Sure you can. Forwards and defensemen do it all the time, checking a guy after he raises his arms.

It wouldn't even be mentioned if it wasn't a goalie!

Not a big deal. I want my players to care, not just skate back and say, "oh well chaps, lets just let them celebrate, they earned it"