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dbc
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 Posted - 07/08/2013 : 8:20:02 PM
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http://finishyourcheck.com/topic/76014-jarrod-skalde-rumored-to-be-ahl-head-coach/
"Cincinnati Cyclones head coach Jarrod Skalde is set to resign his position to accept an AHL coaching job. It is thought to be a head coaching position.
My guess is that Skalde will be coaching the Iowa Wild (formerly the Houston Aeros), the Minnesota Wild's AHL affiliate which was forced to relocate after losing its lease at Houston's Toyota Center. John Torchetti was the coach of the Houston Aeros last season and accepted an offer to coach in the KHL (Russia).
Skalde's Cyclones came an unfortunate injury, a horribly unlucky bounce and a sickening non call away from going to the Kelly Cup finals this past season. They likely would have won as easily as Reading did- the Royals rolled over Stockton. That aside, the Cyclones played exceptional hockey this past season and Skalde showed he had a lot of talent in developing players.
Skalde was never given a chance by most of the know-nothing Cincinnati Cyclones fan base. He was treated about as poorly as a low minor league coach could be treated from the second he was named to replace Chuck Weber in august 2010. He endured the abuse, suffered through a miserable first season saddled with whiny, over-the-hill veterans, and survived two years of watching his Cyclones team give up soft goals almost every game courtesy of failed first round pick G Chet Pickard. Finally rid of the refuse, he showed what he could do as a coach-aside from player development-this past season. The irony is that Skalde will now be a head coach of an AHL team while Cyclones fan icon Chuck Weber will not be. Weber was demoted to associate coach of the San Antonio Rampage recently. He had been the head coach of Florida's AHL affiliate for the past 3 seasons.
I couldn't be more happy for the guy. He's an excellent choice given that he was the textbook "tweener" as a player. He played for 8 NHL teams, but only 115 games in total. He was an organizational depth player who intimately understands the psychology of an AHL player |
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
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Posted - 07/08/2013 : 10:44:16 PM
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Originally posted by PsychFan
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Originally posted by KRLPhotos
the word through the grape vine is he is possibly taking the job as head coach of the Iowa Wild...good riddance if you ask me...
Kevin, you really are a fool. I admit I was not a big Skalde supporter at the beginning but to say "good riddance" to a guy who won a division title, got to the conference finals, and did it with a revolving door lineup makes you look like a moron. Guess the shoe fits.
Do us all a favor Kevin...just shut up.
With that said, I'm hoping if the rumors are true that we can get someone in place quickly. almost midway through July!
I third Kevin's good riddance thought. What makes him a fool or moron for speaking
his mind on how he feels about Skalde ? I did see improvement late in the season
but we lost to Reading as much of being outplayed as to not changing to try to
overcome our lack of speed against them. If he goes to the AHL and has success
then good for him. I'm just hoping he moves on from Cincinnati. |
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PsychFan
(Finally Got A Star!)
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Posted - 07/09/2013 : 09:49:31 AM
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Originally posted by bags
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Originally posted by PsychFan
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Originally posted by KRLPhotos
the word through the grape vine is he is possibly taking the job as head coach of the Iowa Wild...good riddance if you ask me...
Kevin, you really are a fool. I admit I was not a big Skalde supporter at the beginning but to say "good riddance" to a guy who won a division title, got to the conference finals, and did it with a revolving door lineup makes you look like a moron. Guess the shoe fits.
Do us all a favor Kevin...just shut up.
With that said, I'm hoping if the rumors are true that we can get someone in place quickly. almost midway through July!
I third Kevin's good riddance thought. What makes him a fool or moron for speaking
his mind on how he feels about Skalde ? I did see improvement late in the season
but we lost to Reading as much of being outplayed as to not changing to try to
overcome our lack of speed against them. If he goes to the AHL and has success
then good for him. I'm just hoping he moves on from Cincinnati.
Well then you and Kevin can sit around the house and pretend to know what you're talking about...losers. Have fun living in ignorance. |
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
USA
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Posted - 07/09/2013 : 11:57:40 AM
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Wow- Nine posts and already two to call another poster a name.
Gee I look forward to this season w/ you on the keyboard  ! |
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PsychFan
(Finally Got A Star!)
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Posted - 07/09/2013 : 1:56:10 PM
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Originally posted by bags
Wow- Nine posts and already two to call another poster a name.
Gee I look forward to this season w/ you on the keyboard !
Just stating facts my ignorant friend. It's pretty simple. If you say stupid things, I'm going to call you on it. |
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jevers
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BobbySac
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Posted - 07/09/2013 : 2:18:12 PM
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It always hard to replace the guy fans love. Even if you do a good job, which Skalde did considering the circumstances his first two years, you will never get the respect of some fans who hold on to the past. Hopefully the next coach will get a fair shake from the fans from the start, something Skalde never really had.
At least management saw what they had and rewarded him with an extension after this season. |
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
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Posted - 07/09/2013 : 2:20:25 PM
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Sorry Jim but didn't feel Kevin's post was out of line but the
responce was. I'll end this line of the post right here. |
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dbc
(Been Here Awhile)
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Posted - 07/09/2013 : 11:42:55 PM
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
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Posted - 07/10/2013 : 12:05:27 PM
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Okay back to the original topic of Skalde leaving.
I will give him credit on the team playing better down the
stretch but I was not happy about the Reading series. Yes it's
easy to say he wasn't playing himself, but I didn't see changes
in attemp to slow down Reading or change pressure (or lack of)
on their goalie. During the season two players come to mind as for
a gripe with Coach Skalde. First off, Michael Liambas was all on his
watch, not Weber's. Except for a brief period when he was playing a
solid defenseman, the man was a head-hunter playing for the drunk beer
crowd. Second was Michael Houser. The last two months through the
playoffs, this was our only goaltender. Even when Foster came back,
no rest was given. No goalie at ECHL level should have went through
that. Their is some of my reasons for not crying over him leaving.
Coach Skalde-good luck in the AHL and even good luck if later you
move to the NHL. |
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cMan2KellyCup
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Posted - 07/10/2013 : 12:59:06 PM
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Originally posted by dbc
Skalde was never given a chance by most of the know-nothing Cincinnati Cyclones fan base. He was treated about as poorly as a low minor league coach could be treated from the second he was named to replace Chuck Weber in august 2010. He endured the abuse, suffered through a miserable first season saddled with whiny, over-the-hill veterans, and survived two years of watching his Cyclones team give up soft goals almost every game courtesy of failed first round pick G Chet Pickard.
Yeah, your accurate in that... I include myself in the no-fair-shake department... I just hope the next coach is up to the task of mixing in good coaching WITH the player development, because in the end thats how an NHL team will see things. I think we all learned our lesson with Skalde and will give the new coach more slack... especially with the possibility of having that big rugged defensemen Seth Jones on our roster... I doubt he gets assigned to us though |
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PsychFan
(Finally Got A Star!)
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Posted - 07/10/2013 : 1:49:26 PM
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Originally posted by bags
Okay back to the original topic of Skalde leaving.
I will give him credit on the team playing better down the
stretch but I was not happy about the Reading series. Yes it's
easy to say he wasn't playing himself, but I didn't see changes
in attemp to slow down Reading or change pressure (or lack of)
on their goalie. During the season two players come to mind as for
a gripe with Coach Skalde. First off, Michael Liambas was all on his
watch, not Weber's. Except for a brief period when he was playing a
solid defenseman, the man was a head-hunter playing for the drunk beer
crowd. Second was Michael Houser. The last two months through the
playoffs, this was our only goaltender. Even when Foster came back,
no rest was given. No goalie at ECHL level should have went through
that. Their is some of my reasons for not crying over him leaving.
Coach Skalde-good luck in the AHL and even good luck if later you
move to the NHL.
Once again, bags, you baffle me. Liambas definitely had a major temper but the guy earned an AHL contract with Milwaukee if I'm not mistaken. I guess you know a lot more than GM's and scouts and the NHL level. That's why you're on here, right? To prove how smart you are. Liambas is a role player...and it's obvious that real hockey minds understood that and gave him a chance.
Oh, and if you feel like Reading was the better team in the last round, you are sorely mistaken...again. I don't know what game you were watching but it seemed to me like Reading got some hot goaltending and a few game changing bounces.
As for the goalies, I agree Houser was forced to play a ton in the playoffs and in March. I'm just not sure I would have wanted to see Foster come in cold turkey as he would have been. |
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
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Posted - 07/10/2013 : 3:49:13 PM
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Why are you taking my opinion personal ? I gave you my reasons for not
having a problem with him leaving. I also let everyone know that I do
hope he has success at what ever level he is at. I just didn't like
the way the club played these last three years. I'm sure all the Red's
fans don't think Joey Votto is the best choice for 1st base and that's
their right. As for Liambas maybe the need for an enforcer at the AHL
level is more important than I felt was needed for the Cyclones. I
never claimed to be an expert like some people have. I just can go by
what I've seen since year 2 of the Cyclone's existance. |
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PsychFan
(Finally Got A Star!)
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Posted - 07/10/2013 : 4:32:58 PM
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Originally posted by bags
Why are you taking my opinion personal ? I gave you my reasons for not
having a problem with him leaving. I also let everyone know that I do
hope he has success at what ever level he is at. I just didn't like
the way the club played these last three years. I'm sure all the Red's
fans don't think Joey Votto is the best choice for 1st base and that's
their right. As for Liambas maybe the need for an enforcer at the AHL
level is more important than I felt was needed for the Cyclones. I
never claimed to be an expert like some people have. I just can go by
what I've seen since year 2 of the Cyclone's existance.
Not taking it personally. Just baffled by your logic, or lack thereof in this case. If you're really comparing and contrasting previous years in Cyclones history, then your comments are even more off base. But hey, bags, you're entitled to an opinion - even if it's not based in fact. |
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
USA
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Posted - 07/10/2013 : 6:07:36 PM
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Thanks, that's all I ask. Maybe if Weber had moved to the AHL in an
assistant coach level a few years, his first head coaching attempts
would have been better. As for the Cyclones, I wasn't on the bench or
in the club house, so don't know if McDonald is ready to take over. The
team did seem to play much better defense. Maybe an assistant coach with
power-play ideas would be a good choice. |
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