WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> It's an established fact that Dale Hunter did not
> want to coach in the NHL. He was approached by
> several teams but was having so much success in
> the OHL that he rebuffed everyone. How is that not
> a fact?
Hunter had been pursued as a NHL coach in the past, but would only accept coaching for one team, the Caps. He watched every Caps game since he retired as a player. That he didn’t “want” the Caps coaching job is a real stretch and not a fact.
You go on to state that this untruth is the reason the Caps aren’t playing well, which also a stretch.
Dale Hunter's one-year contract 'irrelevant' to Capitals players
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/capitals-watch/2011/dec/22/dale-hunters-one-year-contract-irrelevant-capitals/
Caps players: Hunter's one-year contract not an issue
http://washingtonexaminer.com/sports/loose-pucks/2011/12/caps-players-hunters-one-year-contract-not-issue/153496
> There's only one reason anyone would want a
> contract like that...they aren't 100% committed to
> being the team's long-term coach. He probably
> feels he is helping out the Caps in a time of
> crisis, but his passion is with his OHL team. If
> the Caps don't make the playoffs, I think it's
> about 90% certain he won't return. I think the
> only thing that makes a sure bet he returns is the
> team making it to the Final.
Could be, but there is more than one reason to have a one year contract. That Dale was the one who wanted/requested the one year deal is pure speculation. To me the one year contract may very well say as much about GMGM as it does Dale. I can see both of them being gone if this team misses the playoffs. That Hunter doesn’t want to be here makes for good radio fodder, and that’s about it.