Randy Carlyle Fired - Dave Nonis Press Conference - January 06 2015

• published: 06 Jan 2015
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired Randy Carlyle. Randy Carlyle posted a 91-78-19 record in parts of 4 seasons behind the bench. Randy Carlyle was a polarizing coach for the Maple Leafs. He was the first coach to bring them to the playoffs in the shortened 2013-2014 season, but this was the start of a war between traditionalists and advanced stats proponents. The team, it was said, wouldn't have made the playoffs over the course of an 82 game season and that the season was mostly smoke and mirrors. At Maple Leafs Hot Stove, we analysed the Maple Leafs' systems and exposed enormous tactical flaws with how Carlyle employed systems; 4 and 5 players were taught to be below the goal line in their own zone, points were wide open and those ensuing shots were creating 2nd and 3rd shots which turned the Maple Leafs defensive zone into a mess. The Maple Leafs can score—we know that—but the team could never settled things down in their own zone with Carlyle as the coach and surrendered what were expansion team level shots against (and for) totals. Taking over is Peter Horachek, who is a traditional coach, who teaches traditional systems. It's a wait and see proposition whether or not he will be able to get such a soft team to be harder on pucks and more committed to one on one battles?