Posts About "John Hynes"
Predators Will Soon See If Hynes Was the Right Choice
August 2nd, 2020 John Hynes will have a lot to prove in the 2020 NHL Playoffs. The salvaged conclusion to the season will be the head coach’s first shot in the postseason with the Nashville Predators, a team built to win now and expected to win now. Firing Peter Laviolette midseason demonstrated the state of the team and the perceived ceiling that...
Predators: Evaluating Matt Duchene's First Season in Nashville
April 8th, 2020 Matt Duchene’s first season with the Nashville Predators was not what general manager David Poile had hoped for when he signed the 28-year-old forward away from the Columbus Blue Jackets last summer. Duchene was without question the second-best unrestricted free agent on the market, after Artemi Panarin, and he was rewarded with a...
Predators' John Hynes: A Check-in
March 18th, 2020 Nashville Predators’ head coach John Hynes was approaching his 30th game for his new team. Yeah 30, time flies, right? The 30th time behind the Predators’ bench was scheduled for Mar. 14 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. But, with the league “on pause” due to health concerns, the milestone for Hynes will have to wait....
John Hynes Wins Revenge Game Against Devils
February 1st, 2020 He wouldn’t admit it, to the surprise of no one who has spoken with the former New Jersey Devils head coach, but it sure had to feel good for John Hynes and his Nashville Predators leave New Jersey with a 6-5 shootout win on Jan. 30. The Devils fired Hynes less than two months ago and he was hired by the Predators nine games ago...
Hynes, Predators Win 6-5 in Shootout in Return to New Jersey
January 31st, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. — Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene scored in a shootout, and the Nashville Predators gave coach John Hynes a win against his former team with a wild 6-5 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Forsberg scored two goals in regulation and Pekka Rinne made saves on Jack Hughes and Kyle Palmieri on the Devils'...
Devils Need to Find Ways to Improve Defense
January 11th, 2020 When the New Jersey Devils named Alain Nasreddine as their interim coach on Dec. 3, he made it clear he wanted the team to play faster. That's been the case so far, and it's benefited the offense, but the team's defense has taken a noticeable step backward. If the Devils want to win more consistently over the final 40 games of...
Predators Beat Blackhawks 5-2 for Hynes' 1st Win With Team
January 10th, 2020 CHICAGO — Pekka Rinne made 29 saves and scored an empty-net goal, and the Nashville Predators beat the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night for John Hynes' first win with the team. Hynes became the third coach in franchise history after Peter Laviolette was fired on Monday. Hynes dropped his debut when Nashville lost 6-2...
Predators Had to Fire Peter Laviolette
January 9th, 2020 After a disappointing 19-15-7 record, a 3.27 goals-against average, a 74 percent penalty kill rate, and 16.8 percent power-play efficiency, the Nashville Predators made a decision seldom seen in the Music City: they fired their head coach, the first time they have done so mid-season. Peter Laviolette was relieved of his duties on...
Predators Hire John Hynes as New Coach
January 7th, 2020 NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have hired former New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes as the third coach in franchise history after firing Peter Laviolette. The Predators announced the hiring Tuesday before a morning skate. Nashville hosts Boston on Tuesday night. “John Hynes is a bright young coach and great leader who has...
Devils Stuck in Hell After Disastrous Start Costs Hynes His Job
December 5th, 2019 On December 3 the New Jersey Devils fired Head Coach John Hynes after his team collapsed following their lone playoff appearance during his four-year tenure (150-159-45). GM Ray Shero was out of options, and firing all 23 of his underachieving players was obviously not one. During his press conference following the firing (and naming of...
Devils Won’t Save Their Season by Trading Hall
December 4th, 2019 The New Jersey Devils are admittedly little more than a flimsy house of cards at this point. With John Hynes fired as head coach, a solitary card has just been removed, adding to the instability. Even if a single gust of wind can bring the whole thing down at a moment's notice, it should still be a while yet before the one with Taylor...
Devils Had No Choice but to Part With Hynes
December 3rd, 2019 In what was a move that was nothing short of expected, the New Jersey Devils relieved John Hynes of his duties as head coach. After an offseason of much fanfare, the Devils got off to a terrible start to the season, with a 9-13-4 record in their first 26 games. Things came to a head when the Devils were blown out 7-1 by...
Devils Fire Head Coach John Hynes
December 3rd, 2019 NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have fired head coach John Hynes. The team announced the change less than three hours before the Devils's game Tuesday against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights. The team said Alain Nasreddine will take over as interim head coach and pro scout Peter Horachek, a former interim...
